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Brahms - Viola Sonatas; Schumann - Marchenbilder | Onyx ONYX4256

Brahms - Viola Sonatas; Schumann - Marchenbilder

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Cat No: ONYX4256

Barcode: 0880040425625

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 22nd November 2024

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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.

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