Special offer. Brahms: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3
Sergey Khachatryan (violin) & Lusine Khachatryan (piano)
As one listens, it becomes clear that they have a strong grasp of each movement as a structure. Classicism may not be uppermost, but it certainly hasn't been sacrificed.
Special offer. Brahms: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3
Sergey Khachatryan (violin) & Lusine Khachatryan (piano)
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As one listens, it becomes clear that they have a strong grasp of each movement as a structure. Classicism may not be uppermost, but it certainly hasn't been sacrificed.
About
Sergey Khachatryan’s fifth recording on Naïve, and second with his sister, is dedicated to the three luminous and deeply romantic sonatas for violin and piano by Johannes Brahms. Spread over ten years, from 1878 to 1888, the three sonatas are contemporary with his four symphonies and are flanked by the Violin Concerto in D major (1878) and the Double Concerto for violin and cello in A minor (1887).
A distinctive, gifted, often heart-rending violinist, Sergey Khachatryan has been establishing a brilliant career worldwide, in both recital and concerto fields. His recording of the Shostakovich concertos with the Orchestre National de France under Kurt Masur [v5025] was a Gramophone Choice.
Sergey's exclusive recital partner is his sister, pianist Lusine Khachatryan, which whom the musical connection has always been very special. Together, they regularly perform at the most prestigious venues in the world, such as London's Wigmore Hall, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and Cité de la Musique (Paris), Auditori Nacional Madrid, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Palais des Beaux Arts (Brussels), Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall (New York) and Herbst Theater in San Francisco.
In early 2014, Sergey and Lusine Khachatryan will perform this Brahms programme at the Wigmore Hall and in other prestigious European venues.
Recorded in July & August 2012 at Wigmore Hall.
Contents and tracklist
- Sergey Khachatryan (violin), Lusine Khachatryan (piano)
- Recorded: July - August 2012
- Recording Venue: Wigmore Hall, London, United Kingdom
- Sergey Khachatryan (violin), Lusine Khachatryan (piano)
- Recorded: July - August 2012
- Recording Venue: Wigmore Hall, London, United Kingdom
- Sergey Khachatryan (violin), Lusine Khachatryan (piano)
- Recorded: July - August 2012
- Recording Venue: Wigmore Hall, London, United Kingdom
Awards and reviews
November 2013
As one listens, it becomes clear that they have a strong grasp of each movement as a structure. Classicism may not be uppermost, but it certainly hasn't been sacrificed.
Awards Issue 2013
The Armenian brother-and-sister team give passionate, deeply felt performances of all three sonatas...what gives these performances their particular strength is the performers' ability to project the crucial movements of harmony on which the sense and appeal of Brahms's music rests.
23rd June 2013
These three sonatas...could hardly ask for more persuasive advocates than this young Armenian brother-and-sister duo...[The Third] is a joy from beginning to end here.
October 2013
The music often wistful, frequently sad, and on occasion intensely dramatic, but rarely sounding happy for all the beauty in the playing. Their basic tempos are among the most expansive of the dozen recordings I used for comparison, and they frequently insert changes of pulse. It is as if they seek to interpret every bar, with rhythmic changes employed to beautify or intensify the effect.
