All Brahms articles – Page 3
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ReviewMira Wang, Jan Vogler: Brahms, Harbison and Rihm double concertos
Poise and clarity in a trio of concertos for violin and cello duo
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Video
Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt: Brahms Viola Sonata No.2
Violist Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt and pianist Asiya Korepanova perform Brahms’s Sonata for Viola and Piano op.120, no.2, in E flat major. The video was filmed on 18 June 2017 at the Linehan concert hall, UMBC, Baltimore, as part of Festival Baltimore.
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Review
Tasmin Little, Piers Lane: Brahms Violin Sonatas
Weaving a little more magic in Brahms’s sonatas
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Masterclass: Jian Wang on Brahms's Cello Sonata No.2 in F Major, second and third movements
The Chinese cellist gives advice on how to play the middle movements of this colourful, passionate work, and calls on cellists’ capacity to play cantabile
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Review
Z.E.N. Trio: works by Brahms and Dvořák
Zhang Zuo, Esther Yoo and Narek Hakhnazaryan in an exploration of Zen and the art of chamber trios
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Masterclass: Julian Rachlin on Brahms's Viola Sonata in F minor
The Lithuanian-born violinist and violist discusses technical preparation, character and colour in the first and second movements of op.120 no.1
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Review
Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax: Brahms, the Piano Trios
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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Review
The Brahms Project: The Complete Piano Quartets
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
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 ...
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Ma, Kavakos, Ax - Brahms Piano Trio no.2 in C Major - third movement
Yo–Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax and Leonidas Kavakos performing Brahms’s Piano Trio no.2 in C Major, third movement ©2017 Sony Music Entertainment
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Blogs
Leonard Elschenbroich on Brahms's cello sonata no.1
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
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Augustin Hadelich performs his own Brahms cadenza
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 ...
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Masterclass: Vadim Gluzman on Brahms's Violin Sonata no.1
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
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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
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 ...
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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)
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 ...
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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)
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 ...
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Article
Kyung Wha Chung performs Brahms Violin Concerto at Verbier Festival 2016
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 ...
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Brahms: Complete Piano Trios; ‘Double’ Concerto in A minor op.102
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
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
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 ...
