★ 32 Cannon Street, Poughkeepsie NY

Your cart

Your cart is empty

Check out these collections

New Vinyl
Coming Soon
Back In The Bins

Brahms / Wallin / Pontinen- 5 Sonatas Violin & Piano 1 (CD)

SKU: 7318599923697
¥152.00
the album cover for Brahms / Wallin / Pontinen - 5 Sonatas Violin & Piano 1
the album cover for Brahms / Wallin / Pontinen - 5 Sonatas Violin & Piano 1

Asked the question 'How many sonatas for violin and piano did Johannes Brahms compose?', many lovers of chamber music would probably answer three, and maybe also add their respective keys and opus numbers. When pressed, a number of them would also remember the so-called F.A.E. Sonata, a collaborative effort by the young Brahms, Albert Dietrich and their mentor Robert Schumann. But very few would probably think of the two Opus 120 sonatas, composed in 1894 for clarinet (or viola) and piano, but a year later published in the composer's own version for the violin. As the range of the B flat clarinet goes a fourth lower than that of the violin, Brahms had been forced to make considerable revisions to the clarinet part - which in turned entailed changes in the piano part, and consequently the printing of a new piano score. The seasoned team of violinist Ulf Wallin and pianist Roland Pöntinen have now decided to record all the Brahms sonatas, and the results are being released on two albums, the first one including the first of the 'official' sonatas, No. 1 in G major, Op. 78, the F minor Sonata from Op. 120 and Brahms's Scherzo from the F.A.E. Sonata. Wallin and Pöntinen round off the programme with transcriptions of two of Brahms's more lyrical songs.

Tracklist:

  1. Clarinet Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Arr. For Violin & Piano): I. Allegro Appassionato
  2. Clarinet Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Arr. For Violin & Piano): II. Andante Un Poco Adagio
  3. Clarinet Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Arr. For Violin & Piano): III. Allegretto Grazioso
  4. Clarinet Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Arr. For Violin & Piano): IV. Vivace
  5. Violin Sonata In A Minor, Woo 2 "F-A-E": III. Scherzo. Allegro
  6. Violin Sonata No. 1 In G Major, Op. 78 "Regen": I. Vivace Ma Non Troppo
  7. Violin Sonata No. 1 In G Major, Op. 78 "Regen": II. Adagio
  8. Violin Sonata No. 1 In G Major, Op. 78 "Regen": III. Allegro Molto Moderato
  9. O Kühler Wald, Op. 72 No. 3 (Arr. For Violin & Piano)
  10. An Die Nachtigall, Op. 46 No. 4 (Arr. For Violin & Piano)
Format: New CD/Classical

Brahms / Wallin / Pontinen- 5 Sonatas Violin & Piano 1 (CD)

SKU: 7318599923697
¥152.00

Release Date: 06.07.2019

 
Shipping calculated at checkout.

> Due to the current limited nature of music titles, ALL CD & Vinyl purchases are limited to FOUR copies per customer, per item. If you place multiple orders for multiples of the same title, your subsequent orders will be canceled.

Asked the question 'How many sonatas for violin and piano did Johannes Brahms compose?', many lovers of chamber music would probably answer three, and maybe also add their respective keys and opus numbers. When pressed, a number of them would also remember the so-called F.A.E. Sonata, a collaborative effort by the young Brahms, Albert Dietrich and their mentor Robert Schumann. But very few would probably think of the two Opus 120 sonatas, composed in 1894 for clarinet (or viola) and piano, but a year later published in the composer's own version for the violin. As the range of the B flat clarinet goes a fourth lower than that of the violin, Brahms had been forced to make considerable revisions to the clarinet part - which in turned entailed changes in the piano part, and consequently the printing of a new piano score. The seasoned team of violinist Ulf Wallin and pianist Roland Pöntinen have now decided to record all the Brahms sonatas, and the results are being released on two albums, the first one including the first of the 'official' sonatas, No. 1 in G major, Op. 78, the F minor Sonata from Op. 120 and Brahms's Scherzo from the F.A.E. Sonata. Wallin and Pöntinen round off the programme with transcriptions of two of Brahms's more lyrical songs.

Tracklist:

  1. Clarinet Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Arr. For Violin & Piano): I. Allegro Appassionato
  2. Clarinet Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Arr. For Violin & Piano): II. Andante Un Poco Adagio
  3. Clarinet Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Arr. For Violin & Piano): III. Allegretto Grazioso
  4. Clarinet Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Arr. For Violin & Piano): IV. Vivace
  5. Violin Sonata In A Minor, Woo 2 "F-A-E": III. Scherzo. Allegro
  6. Violin Sonata No. 1 In G Major, Op. 78 "Regen": I. Vivace Ma Non Troppo
  7. Violin Sonata No. 1 In G Major, Op. 78 "Regen": II. Adagio
  8. Violin Sonata No. 1 In G Major, Op. 78 "Regen": III. Allegro Molto Moderato
  9. O Kühler Wald, Op. 72 No. 3 (Arr. For Violin & Piano)
  10. An Die Nachtigall, Op. 46 No. 4 (Arr. For Violin & Piano)