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Johannes Brahms
Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100
III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi andante)
Daniel Kurganov, Violin
Constantine Finehouse, piano
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A masterpiece of pictorial grandeur mirroring the idyllic summer retreat in Hofstetten, Switzerland, where Brahms had composed it. The melodies are in full bloom, expressing the transience of the human experience through the recollection of his song Wie Melodien zieht es mir (“Like melodies it steals me”) Op.105 No.1. Though without specific allusions, the work generally breathes the kind of lyricism found in his other songs:
Komm bald (“Come soon”), Op. 97 No. 6
Auf dem Kirchhofe (“In the Churchyard”) Op.105 No.4
Johannes Brahms
Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100
III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi andante)
Daniel Kurganov, Violin
Constantine Finehouse, piano
New CD: hyperurl.co/5tbpdm
A masterpiece of pictorial grandeur mirroring the idyllic summer retreat in Hofstetten, Switzerland, where Brahms had composed it. The melodies are in full bloom, expressing the transience of the human experience through the recollection of his song Wie Melodien zieht es mir (“Like melodies it steals me”) Op.105 No.1. Though without specific allusions, the work generally breathes the kind of lyricism found in his other songs:
Komm bald (“Come soon”), Op. 97 No. 6
Auf dem Kirchhofe (“In the Churchyard”) Op.105 No.4
![Lera Auerbach - Violin Sonata No.3 [LIVE] | Daniel Kurganov, violin; Constantine Finehouse, piano](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/twWWVFJHCIE/mqdefault.jpg "Lera Auerbach - Violin Sonata No.3 [LIVE] | Daniel Kurganov, violin; Constantine Finehouse, piano
Sometimes the pain needs to be addressed in order to be freed and released...death, memories, violence, fear and hope, reaching beyond the frames of gravity, beyond the limitations of the everyday existence–reflections on the different faces of the Time we are living in.
Lera Auerbach - Violin Sonata No.3
i. Adagio tragico
ii. Allegro marcato
iii. Adagio peante
iv. Allegro assai
Daniel Kurganov, violin
Constantine Finehouse, pianist
One of the most widely performed composers of the new generation, Lera Auerbach’s music is characterized by its stylistic freedom and juxtaposition of tonal and atonal musical language.
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Filmed on March 24 at the Nicholas Roerich Museum in NYC
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