New Music Albums: EHNES & ARMSTRONG PLAY BRAHMS & SCHUMANN (James Ehnes & Andrew Armstrong)

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Artist:
James Ehnes
Andrew Armstrong

Genre:
Classical

Total Time:
61:25

Record Label:
Onyx Classics

Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, Apple Music

Release Date
November 22, 2024




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Product Description: James Ehnes picks up the viola for his first recording of the two Brahms sonatas Op.120 of 1894, in the composer's arrangement for viola and piano. Originally written for clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld, Brahms made subtle changes for the viola versions, and in so doing he greatly enriched the meagre viola sonata repertoire with these two late masterpieces. Schumann composed his Märchenbilder (Fairy Tale Pictures) in a few days in March 1851. They are imbued with a potent sense of fantasy - imagination runs riot, from melancholy to drama. James Ehnes plays on the 1696 'Achinto' Stradivari viola for this recording, courtesy of the Royal Academy of Music.

TRACK LIST:

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1 . Märchenbilder, Op. 113: I. Nicht schnell (03:08)

2 . Märchenbilder, Op. 113: II. Lebhaft (04:00)

3 . Märchenbilder, Op. 113: III. Rasch (02:27)

4 . Märchenbilder, Op. 113: IV. Langsam, mit melancholischem Ausdruck (06:15)

5 . Clarinet Sonata No. 1, Op. 120 .No. 1 .(Version for Viola and Piano): I. Allegro appassionato (08:08)

6 . Clarinet Sonata No. 1, Op. 120 .No. 1 .(Version for Viola and Piano): II. Andante un poco adagio (05:42)

7 . Clarinet Sonata No. 1, Op. 120 .No. 1 .(Version for Viola and Piano): III. Allegretto grazioso (04:12)

8 . Clarinet Sonata No. 1, Op. 120 .No. 1 .(Version for Viola and Piano): IV. Vivace (05:14)

9 . Clarinet Sonata No. 2, Op. 120 .No. 2 .(Version for Viola and Piano): I. Allegro amabile (08:49)

10 . Clarinet Sonata No. 2, Op. 120 .No. 2 .(Version for Viola and Piano): II. Allegro appassionato (04:50)

11 . Clarinet Sonata No. 2, Op. 120 .No. 2 .(Version for Viola and Piano): III. Andante con moto – Allegro non troppo (07:14)

12 .5 .Lieder, Op. 49: No. 4, Wiegenlied (Version for Viola and Piano) (01:31)

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