All Brahms articles – Page 2

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Z.E.N. Trio: works by Brahms and Dvořák

2018-03-29T10:12:00Z

Zhang Zuo, Esther Yoo and Narek Hakhnazaryan in an exploration of Zen and the art of chamber trios

Focus

Masterclass: Julian Rachlin on Brahms's Viola Sonata in F minor

2018-02-27T12:51:00Z

The Lithuanian-born violinist and violist discusses technical preparation, character and colour in the first and second movements of op.120 no.1

Review

Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax: Brahms, the Piano Trios

2018-01-04T16:44:00Z

THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: January 2018 Description: Gloriously warm and eloquent Brahms from a trio of masters Musicians: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Emanuel Ax (piano) Works: BRAHMS Piano Trios: no.1 in B major op.8, no.2 ...

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The Brahms Project: The Complete Piano Quartets

2017-12-08T10:38:00Z

The Strad Issue: December 2017 Description: Splendid Spanish musicians share their passion for Brahms Musicians: The Brahms Project: Josep Colomé (violin) Joaquín Riquelme (viola) David Apellániz (cello) Enrique Bagaría (piano) Works: Brahms Piano Quartets: no.1 in G minor op.25, no.2 in A major ...

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Bartholomew LaFollette: Brahms – Works for Cello and Piano

2017-12-01T11:00:00Z

The Strad Issue: November 2017 Description: High-quality Brahms in cellist’s debut recording Musicians: Bartholomew LaFollette (cello), Caroline Palmer (piano) Works: Brahms: Cello Sonatas: no.1 in E minor op.37, no.2 in F major op.99; Four Serious Songs (arr. Shafran); Hungarian Dance no.20 in E minor ...

Video

Ma, Kavakos, Ax - Brahms Piano Trio no.2 in C Major - third movement

2017-10-12T15:06:00Z

Yo–Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax and Leonidas Kavakos performing Brahms’s Piano Trio no.2 in C Major, third movement ©2017 Sony Music Entertainment

Blogs

Leonard Elschenbroich on Brahms's cello sonata no.1

2017-10-12T11:17:00Z

For the German-born cellist, Brahms’s Cello Sonata in E minor op.38 brings back memories of childhood – and perhaps even further back than that

Video

Augustin Hadelich performs his own Brahms cadenza

2017-09-07T15:57:00Z

In this video recorded live on 1 June at the NRK Radio Concert Hall, in Oslo, Norway, Augustin Hadelich plays his own cadenza for the Brahms violin concerto. The Norwegian Radio Orchestra is conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya. Hadelich plays the 1723 Kiesewetter Stradivarius violin, on loan from Clement ...

Video

Masterclass: Vadim Gluzman on Brahms's Violin Sonata no.1

2017-08-23T11:37:00Z

The Israeli violinist discusses why colour, shading and restraint are key in the first movement of this often-misinterpreted work. From the September 2017 issue

Article

Brahms: String Quartet no.3 in B flat major op.67; Three Songs, Schoenberg: String Quartet no.2 in F sharp minor op.10

2017-02-16T00:00:00Z

The Strad Issue: February 2017 Description: The Kuss players continue to make ear-opening musical juxtapositions Musicians: Mojca Erdmann (soprano), Kuss Quartet Composer: Brahms, Schoenberg Catalogue number: ONYX 4166 The Kuss Quartet’s first disc for Onyx paired Schubert and Berg. This new ...

Article

Brahms: Cello Sonata no.2 in F major; Violin Sonata no.2 in A major op.100 (arr.Wispelwey), Schubert: Violin Sonata in A major D574 (arr.Wispelwey)

2017-01-28T00:00:00Z

THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: February 2017 Description: Wispelwey adopts and adapts Brahms and Schubert for the cello Musicians: Pieter Wispelwey (cello) Paolo Giacometti (piano) Composer: Brahms, Schubert Catalogue number: EVIL PENGUIN EPRC 0022 Assigning works written for one ...

Review

Brahms: Cello Sonatas: no.1 in E minor op 38; no.2 in F major op.99, Four Serious Songs op.121 (transc. Shafran/Baillie)

2016-09-29T00:00:00Z

The Strad Issue: October 2016 Description: A Brahmsian 60th-birthday present for cellist Alexander Baillie Musicians: Alexander Baillie (cello), John Thwaites (piano) Composer: Brahms Catalogue number: SOMM SOMMCD 0158 Using three different pianos offers ...

Article

Kyung Wha Chung performs Brahms Violin Concerto at Verbier Festival 2016

2016-09-16T00:00:00Z

Kyung Wha Chung performs Brahms's Violin Concerto with the Verbier Festival Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit on 22 July 2016. The full performance can be watched at Medici.tv . Read: Violinist Kyung Wha Chung postpones 2016 UK tour due to finger injury Read: 6 opinions ...

Review

Brahms: Complete Piano Trios; ‘Double’ Concerto in A minor op.102

2016-08-31T00:00:00Z

The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: Brahms’s three piano trios and the concerto for the same soloists Musicians: Hagai Shaham (violin) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) Arnon Erez (piano) Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie/Daniel Raiskin Composer: Brahms Catalogue ...

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Violinist Midori performs Brahms Violin Concerto

2016-06-30T00:00:00Z

Midori performs Brahms's Violin Concerto with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta on 13 February 2013. Antje Weithaas continues The Strad’s marked-up sheet music series in association with Henle Verlag with the Brahms Concerto's first movement – giving bowings, fingerings and ideas ...

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Janine Jansen performs Brahms Violin Concerto

2016-06-09T00:00:00Z

Janine Jansen performs Brahms's Violin Concerto with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe conducted by Bernard Haitink in 2014. Antje Weithaas continues The Strad’s marked-up sheet music series in association with Henle Verlag with the Brahms Concerto's first movement – giving bowings, fingerings and ideas for interpretation ...

Article

Masterclass with David Finckel: Brahms Piano Quartet no.1 in G minor

2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

There has to be enough definition to these four-note phrases for the audience to make sense of the music' Cellist David Finckel leads the Zelda Quartet in a masterclass at The Juilliard School's Paul Hall. The quartet play the Allegro non troppo from Johannes Brahms' ...

Review

Debut. Bloch: Prayer (arr. Shaw). Brahms: Cello Sonatas: no.1 in E minor op.38; no.2 in F major op.99. Britten: Solo Cello Suite no.3. Casals: Song of the Birds (arr. Shaw); Trad: A Brit in Denmark (a

2016-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Strad Issue: April 2016 Description: A quirky first recording for this Brit in Denmark Musicians: Jacob Shaw (cello) José Gallardo (piano) Musicians from the Confucius Institute Composer: Bloch; Brahms; Britten; Casals; Trad; De Wallensbourg; Wang Liping This is a rather unusual recording debut. The first disc, ...

Article

Gil Shaham performs Brahms's Violin Concerto

2016-03-17T00:00:00Z

Gil Shaham performs Brahms's Violin Concerto in rehearsal at the Paris Philharmonie conducted by David Zinman for performances on 3 and 4 February 2016. Read: Gil Shaham on the irresistible lure of 1930s violin concertos Watch: Gil Shaham gives Mozart masterclass  

Review

Brahms: Two Viola Sonatas op.120. Hindemith: Viola Sonata op.11 no.4. Weigl: Viola Sonata op.32

2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The Strad Issue: March 2016 Description: Vintage viola recordings that reveal a unique authenticity Musicians: Paul Doktor (viola) Nadia Reisenberg (piano) Composer: Brahms; Hindemith; Weigl These deliciously ‘old world’ readings were recorded around 60 years ago by a wonderfully well-attuned duo. The main drawback is the recording ...