BRAHMS: THE 3 VIOLIN SONATAS - AMAURY COEYTAUX / GEOFFROY COUTEAU

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 its plenitude of sonority, at once intense and reserved in its expression.

To complement the three sonatas, the two artists have added the appealing Scherzo from the ‘F-A-E’ Sonata jointly composed by Schumann, Brahms and Dietrich for their friend, the eminent violinist Joseph Joachim. This youthful piece already contains the seeds of Brahms’s fierce yet lyrical poetry.

VIOLIN SONATA NO.1 IN G MAJOR, OP.78
Vivace 10’50
Adagio 7’30
Allegro molto moderato 8’47


VIOLIN SONATA NO.2 IN A MAJOR, OP.100
Allegro amabile 9’06
Andante tranquillo 7’01
Allegretto grazioso 5’46


VIOLIN SONATA NO.3 IN D MINOR, OP.108
Allegro 7’55
Adagio 5’06
Un poco presto e con sentimento 3’00
Presto agitato 5’57


SCHERZO IN C MINOR
WoO 2 (from ‘F-A-E’ Sonata)5’32