Coeytaux,Amaury / Couteau,Geoffroy Brahms: The 3 Violin Sonatas CD

Brahms: The 3 Violin Sonatas (Les 3 Sonates pour violon) (The Violin Sonatas #5) - Following the model of Josef Suk and Julius Katchen, whose recording they regard as the benchmark, Amaury Coeytaux and Geoffroy Couteau offer a version of these masterpieces notable for it's plenitude of sonority, at once intense and reserved in it's expression. To complement the three sonatas, the two artists have added the appealing Scherzo from the "F-A-E" Sonata. It was jointly composed by Schumann, Brahms and Dietrich for their friend, the eminent violinist Joseph Joachim. This youthful piece already contains the seeds of Brahm's fierce yet lyrical poetry.

1. Brahms: Violin Sonata No.1 in G Major, Op. 78 I. Vivace ma non troppo 2. Brahms: Violin Sonata No.1 in G Major, Op. 78 II. Adagio 3. Brahms: Violin Sonata No.1 in G Major, Op. 78 III. Allegro molto moderato 4. Brahms: Violin Sonata No.2 in A Major, Op.100 I. Allegro amabile 5. Brahms: Violin Sonata No.2 in A Major, Op.100 II. Andante tranquillo 6. Brahms: Violin Sonata No.2 in A Major, Op.100 III. Allegretto grazioso 7. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op.108 I. Allegro 8. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op.108 II. Adagio 9. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op.108 III. Un poco presto e con sentimento 10. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op.108 IV. Presto agitato 11. Brahms: Scherzo in C Minor, WoO 2 (from æF-A-EÆ Sonata)