BRAHMS: Violin Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3 - Isabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov

In 2007, Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov gave us an acclaimed version of Brahms's Violin Sonata No. 1. On this new release, they complete their cycle with performances of the Violin Sonatas Nos. 2 and 3 alongside Schumann's Three Romances Op. 94. The program concludes with the F.A.E. Sonata, a collaborative rarity by Brahms, Schumann and Albert Dietrich written in honor of the great violinist Joseph Joachim, who was challenged by the composers to guess who had written which movement.

1 Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: I. Allegro8:07 
2 Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: II. Adagio4:27 
3 Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: III. Un poco presto e con sentimento2:54 
4 Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: IV. Presto agitato5:39 
5 Three Romances, Op. 94: I. Nicht schnell3:13 
6 Three Romances, Op. 94: II. Einfach, innig3:56 
7 Three Romances, Op. 94: III. Nicht schnell4:09 
8 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100: I. Allegro amabile7:43 
9 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100: II. Andante tranquillo - Vivace5:49 
10 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100: III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi Andante)5:28 
11 F.A.E. Sonata [?Frei aber einsam? - Joseph Joachim gewidmet]: I. Allegro11:51 
12 F.A.E. Sonata [?Frei aber einsam? - Joseph Joachim gewidmet]: II. Intermezzo "Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell"2:24 
13 F.A.E. Sonata [?Frei aber einsam? - Joseph Joachim gewidmet]: III. Allegro4:43 
14 F.A.E. Sonata [?Frei aber einsam? - Joseph Joachim gewidmet]: IV. Finale "Markiertes, ziemlich lebhaftes Tempo"7:19