Yuko Shiokawa & Andras Schiff - Brahms:Violin Sonata No.1 / Schumann:Violin Sonata No.2 - Import CD

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Yuko Shiokawa & Andras Schiff

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Scheduled to be recorded 1-3) Brahms: Violin Sonata No.1 in G major, Op.78 (1st movement:Vivace ma non troppo/ 2nd movement:Adagio/ 3rd movement:Allegro molto moderato), 4-7) Schumann: Violin Sonata No.2 in D minor, Op.121 (1st movement:Ziemlich langsam-Lebhaft/ 2nd movement:Sehr lebhaft/ 3rd movement:Einfach, leise/ 4th movement:Bewegt) Performers Yuko Shiokawa (violin), András Schiff (Piano) Recording] December 2015 (1-3), January 2019 (4-7), Auditorio Stelio Moro RSI, Lugano Violinist Yuko Shiokawa and pianist András Schiff are pleased to present the third album in the ECM New Series. Their first duo album was Schubert's Fantasie.And the second is the 2017 Bach, Busoni and Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano, an album described by Strad magazine as "a deeply thought-out and determined program, each cleverly related to the other." The two sonatas on this album are Brahms' Violin Sonata No. 1 and Schumann's Violin Sonata No. 2. Brahms' Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, known as the "Rain Song" Sonata, is richly interpreted. Schumann's Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, on the other hand, is at times vigorous and driving, providing a thought-provoking contrast to Brahms' sonata. Shiokawa and Schiff have made the music of these two composers, who were close friends, completely their own, and once again they present their own interpretations throughout the album. Produced and recorded by Manfred Eicher. (UNIVERSAL MUSIC/IMS)