TSENGLO Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 I was attracted by Brahms violin sonatas recently, and start to work on #3. I have one copy of Ricci recorded long time ago. Could anyone suggest whose recording I should also collect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_A Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 I heard a rendition this fall that was fantastic -- probably the closest to how I feel this work (without my mistakes). Trouble is, I got it from the library and don't remember who. But I know it was either Szigeti or Heifetz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thom Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 Ilya Kaler did a good set for Naxos. They are inexpensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violinerrrz Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 Brahms sonata 3 is easly in my top 3 sonatas ever. There are many good recordings, I like Kaler's recording also, very eloquent and expressive I also like Chung/Frankl Szeryng/Rubenstein Oistrakh/Richter - sadly hard to find Mullova/Anderszewski I like Vengerov's recording also paired with the concerto, I hear pam frank's recording is good, havent heard it yet There used to be a perlman video of all 3 sonatas, someone at violinist.com said a long time ago they have it but Ive never foud it for sale on ebay or anywhere else. There is also a video clip of stern in the art of violin, maybe the complete stern video will come out later? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessed Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 Hi, I have just received the Brahms violin concerto DVD performed by Itzhak Perlman. Also included is the CD. You can order it through Amazon.ca. The cost was $23.99 CND plus shipping. Obsessed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toscha Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Quote: I was attracted by Brahms violin sonatas recently, and start to work on #3. I have one copy of Ricci recorded long time ago. The one with Julius Katchen on old Decca LP? If it is, it is a pretty good recording. There are a few recordings I like, such as Heifetz/Kapell, Kulenkampff/Solti, Stern/Zakin, Ferras/Barbizet and Kochanski/Rubinstein. If one wants something very strange, try the Gitlis/Anna Maria Vera or two recordings of Elman. I recently heard recordings by Alberto Lysy and also Gyorgy Pauk. Both of them are excellent. I did hear Pamela Frank/Peter Serkin as well. I did not find them particularly interesting. I would have love to hear her play the work with her father, the formidable Claude Frank. There is also a recording by Milstein and Horowitz. A rather tame and disappointing performance, considering what they were capable of doing. T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Song Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Not meaning to steal your thunder or anything, but can anyone suggest a recording for the Brahms A+ Sonata (#2)? I'm currently working on this one, and would like to know if there are any recordings that are worth listening too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thom Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 Kaler has done all three on one Naxos CD. It is very good and inexpensive. Does anyone out there know why Hahn's attempt to record the Brahms sonatas with Garrick Ohlsson never appeared? Did they have differences about which takes to use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLaBonne Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 There is indeed a superb recording by Szigeti and Egon Petri, which has been issued on a number of historical-reissue labels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fellow Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 Is " Brahms violin sonatas " different from " Brahms violin concerto" ? Two different titles? I want to try if it is not too difficult for me. (I can play Mozart concerto # 5. with some effort) Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thom Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 The Brahms violin sonatas are different from the violin concerto. Brahms wrote three sonatas and one concerto. The concerto is quite difficult, and if you are struggling with Mozart 5, you are likely not ready for the Brahms concerto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fellow Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSENGLO Posted January 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 Happy New Year! I have found out some very helpful information on American Brahms Society which is located UNH, please refer the url http://brahms.unh.edu/, there are some CD reviews on Violin Sonatas, I do not know if those reviews are business related or not, I don't think the data is good enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violinerrrz Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 ...and dont forget the scherzo from the fae sonata, i love the part in the middle where the time and the whole mood seems to completely change somehow, the kogan video "interpretations" is the most convincing performance i have seen or hard so far, you can get it at kultur.com Quote: The Brahms violin sonatas are different from the violin concerto. Brahms wrote three sonatas and one concerto. The concerto is quite difficult, and if you are struggling with Mozart 5, you are likely not ready for the Brahms concerto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSENGLO Posted January 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Collected 3 copies: Ricci, Stern, and Mutter. My ranking: a. Ricci: best in tone and tempo b. Stern: sweet as usual, best recording effects though. c. Mutter: too much vibrato in Op. 108(like to know what your opionion on vibrato..) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toscha Posted January 16, 2005 Report Share Posted January 16, 2005 Quote: Collected 3 copies: Ricci, Stern, and Mutter. My ranking: a. Ricci: best in tone and tempo b. Stern: sweet as usual, best recording effects though. Which versions are you referring to??? Ricci recorded the third sonata twice and Stern at least 3 times with different pianists. Ricci's first version with Katchen is pretty impressive, though I don't think it is hardly a definitive version. Ricci's second is nowhere near as good as the first. As for Stern, I am only familiar with the two recordings he made with Zakin, first in mono, then stereo. The earlier recording is more impressive, but the stereo is not bad. I saw him play this sonata in public and I was pretty impressed (his first half of the recital was considerably below his best playing, but he really "fired up" for the second half). T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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