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布拉姆斯: 大提琴奏鳴曲第一, 二號 / 舒曼: 五首民謠風格大提琴曲小品
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羅納德.布勞提岡 鋼琴

Poltera and Brautigam team up in Brahms's cello music

Six years after their acclaimed disc devoted to Mendelssohn's works for cello and piano, Christian Poltera and Ronald Brautigam now tackle the two cello sonatas by Johannes Brahms, two central works in the repertoire, unquestionably the most important since those by Beethoven. The First Cello Sonata was composed between 1862 and 1865 when Brahms was in his thirties. He seemed intent on showcasing the lyricism of an instrument that is often compared to the human voice. Composed 24 years later, the Second Cello Sonata makes greater use of the cello's range, particularly in the upper register. A common feature of these two sonatas is that the role of the piano is never secondary (Brahms was an excellent pianist) and the dialogue between the two instruments is both inexhaustible and complex. The programme also includes the Funf Stucke im Volkston (Five Pieces in Folk Style) by Robert Schumann, Brahms's early mentor. Composed in Schumann's late years, this short cycle reflects the composer's taste for small, expressive pieces in, as the title suggests, a popular and accessible idiom. These miniatures draw their charm not only from the cello's marvellous nuances but also from the 'folk style'.

Johannes Brahms (1833—97)
Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 24''46
1 ) I. Allegro non troppo 13''20
2 ) II. Allegretto quasi Menuetto 5''21
3 ) III. Allegro 6''00
Robert Schumann (1810—56)
Funf Stucke im Volkston, Op. 102 13''32
4 ) I. Mit Humor. ‘Vanitas vanitatum'' 2''38
5 ) II. Langsam 2''38
6 ) III. Nicht schnell, mit viel Ton zu spielen 3''46
7 ) IV. Nicht zu rasch 1''48
8 ) V. Stark und markiert 2''41
Johannes Brahms
Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99 24''38
9 ) I. Allegro vivace 8''02
10 ) II. Adagio affettuoso 5''54
11 ) III. Allegro passionato 6''41
12 ) IV. Allegro molto 4''00

TT: 63''44
Christian Poltera cello
Ronald Brautigam piano