BRAHMS, J.: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 3 (Verbier Festival, 2013) (Kavakos, Yuja Wang)
Soloist:
Kavakos, Leonidas
Soloist:
Wang, Yuja
Composer:
Brahms, Johannes
Composer:
Schumann, Robert
Composer:
Dietrich, Albert
Date of Concert: 2013
Festival: Verbier Festival
Playing Time: 01:20:51
Television Director:
Ehrhardt, Bettina
Catalogue Number: EuroArts6067
A promising concert featuring two of the Verbier Festival's most iconic artists performing chamber music works by Brahms together! Now praised on the whole classical music planet, the Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos took the world by storm in 1985 when he became the youngest winner of the prestigious Sibelius Competition. Acclaimed for his phenomenal virtuosity and musicality, he here joins forces with the pianist Yuja Wang, an accomplished artist at only 26!
This programme features three sonatas by Brahms. The first one, the Regensonata, is written after the composer's Rain Song (Regenlied). The second one, the Thuner-Sonata is about the peaceful landscapes of the Swiss lake of Thun, and contrasts with the third and last sonata played here, the Sonata No. 3, characterized its by great, passionate and fiery themes.
