Elmira Darvarova & Zhen Chen - Brahms: The Complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano (2019) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Brahm's complete sonatas for piano and violin (Op. 78, 100, 108 and Scherzo from the F.A.E Sonata) are the monumental works that inspire and intrigue chamber musicians as well as classical music audiophiles. With a fresh view of these important pieces, this recording puts the composer first, allowing the protagonist to meet the composer's requirements for the scores. With differentiated phrasing and tempi, Darvarova & Chen rediscover Brahms' violin sonatas in a completely different and new way. GRAMMY®-nominated, award-winning (Gold Medal at the Global Music Awards in 2017 and 2018) and a concert violinist since the age of four, Elmira Darvarova caused a sensation, becoming the first ever (and so far only) woman-concertmaster in the history of the Metropolitan Opera in New York. As MET concertmaster she has performed with the greatest conductors of our time, including the legendary Carlos Kleiber. Hailed as brilliant by Fanfare Magazine, multi-award winning pianist-composer Zhen Chen has performed as a soloist and chamber music artist at prominent music venues in USA and China, such as Stern Auditorium, Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall of Lincoln Center, and China National Centre for Performing Arts.

Tracklist:
01. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78 "Regen": I. Vivace ma non troppo
02. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78 "Regen": II. Adagio
03. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78 "Regen": III. Allegro molto moderato
04. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100: I. Allegro amabile
05. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100: II. Andante tranquillo-Vivace
06. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100: III. Allegro grazioso (Quasi andante)
07. Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: I. Allegro
08. Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: II. Adagio
09. Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: III. Un poco presto e con sentimento
10. Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: IV. Presto agitato
11. Violin Sonata in A Minor, WoO 2 "F-A-E": III. Scherzo in C Minor, WoO 2

Personnel:
Elmira Darvarova, violin
Zhen Chen, piano

Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Ryan Streber at Oktaven Audio in Mount Vernon, New York