Brahms - Violin & Viola Sonatas - Avie: AV2057 - 2 CDs

Mintz provides intensely Romantic accounts of these intimate yet continually surprising masterpieces - every phrase is caressed, every register probed and exploited to provide maximum colour.... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2005, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 31st Jan 2005
Catalogue No: AV2057
Label: Avie

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Shlomo Mintz is one of the foremost musicians of our time. This release and a 3-CD set of the complete violin concertos plus the Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola, and Concertone for two violins by Mozart, marked his debut on Avie. Mintz has been closely associated with Brahms throughout his performing and recording career, yet this survey traverses new territory for the artist. He made a critically acclaimed recording of the Brahms Violin Concerto with Claudio Abbado; the new set marks his first recordings of the composer’s sonatas for both violin and viola.

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May 2005

Mintz provides intensely Romantic accounts of these intimate yet continually surprising masterpieces - every phrase is caressed, every register probed and exploited to provide maximum colour. Yet he never loses sight of the overall architecture: these interpretations are rich, passionate, instinct with meaning, ideally partnered by Itamar Golan's highly responsive, intelligent pianism.

Brahms - Violin & Viola Sonatas

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