Brahms: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3

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Rarely have I heard such unanimity of ensemble on disc. Tasmin Little and piers Lane’s fluid yet flexible approach to rubato and tempo fluctuation can only have been achieved after years of rehearsing... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2018, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 2nd Mar 2018
Catalogue No: CHAN10977
Label: Chandos
Length: 70 minutes

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Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78

Work length27:41

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Tasmin Little (violin), Piers Lane (piano)
Recorded: 13-15 June 2017
Recording Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, United Kingdom

I. Vivace ma non troppo

Track length10:28

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II. Adagio

Track length8:34

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III. Allegro molto moderato

Track length8:39

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Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100

Work length20:59

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Tasmin Little (violin), Piers Lane (piano)
Recorded: 13-15 June 2017
Recording Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, United Kingdom

I. Allegro amabile

Track length8:43

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II. Andante tranquillo - Vivace

Track length6:48

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III. Allegro grazioso quasi andante

Track length5:28

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Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108

Work length21:47

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Tasmin Little (violin), Piers Lane (piano)
Recorded: 13-15 June 2017
Recording Venue: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, United Kingdom

I. Allegro

Track length8:36

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II. Adagio

Track length4:52

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III. Un poco presto e con sentimento

Track length2:46

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IV. Presto agitato

Track length5:33

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This Brahms album with the internationally acclaimed duo Tasmin Little and Piers Lane will stand as a landmark in their already highly praised discography of romantic chamber music repertoire. Standing amongst the summits of the genre, the three violin sonatas by Brahms, his only ever published ones, are a pure demonstration of radiant effusiveness and romanticism in that they call for great virtuosity as well as empathy from both instruments equally. Although written twenty-five years later, they have their origin in 1853 when Brahms made the acquaintance of the Schumanns and, above all, of the great violinist Joseph Joachim, who would remain one of his closest and most musically influential friends. From the profoundly lyrical Op. 78 and Op. 100 to the more pianistic Op. 108, this recording reveals Brahms at his most intense, poetic, and melodic. Faultless support is delivered by a duo that has now established itself as a major force in romantic repertoire.

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June 2018

Rarely have I heard such unanimity of ensemble on disc. Tasmin Little and piers Lane’s fluid yet flexible approach to rubato and tempo fluctuation can only have been achieved after years of rehearsing together and exchanging musical ideas. Little’s intense and warm vibrato is matched by Lane’s wonderfully rich piano with its emphasis on the bass register, ideally suited to Brahms.

May 2018

The vivace sections of the second movement are quicksilver, with light and nimble playing from Little and the always- excellent Piers Lane. The slow movement is a seamless flow of intense, controlled emotion, and the finale has some splendid theatrical outbursts.

Classical Music April 2018

The second sonata, with its melodic links to Brahms’ song Wie Melodien zieht es mir, finds Little soaring splendidly, while the crepuscular Andante tranquillo theme is perfectly judged. The third sonata is the finest performance of the three, with Little infinitely touching in the Adagio and a wonderful Scherzo from both musicians.

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