Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: III. Un poco presto e con sentimento
Johannes Brahms (7th May 1833–3rd April 1897) was a composer of the Romanti… Read Full Bio ↴Johannes Brahms (7th May 1833–3rd April 1897) was a composer of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Germany, he eventually settled in Vienna, Austria.
Brahms wrote a number of major works for orchestra, including two serenades, four symphonies, two piano concertos, a Violin Concerto, a Double Concerto for violin and cello, and a pair of orchestral overtures, the Academic Festival Overture and the Tragic Overture.
His large choral work Ein deutsches Requiem ("A German Requiem") is not a traditional, liturgical requiem (Missa pro defunctis), but a setting of texts which Brahms selected from the Lutheran Bible. The work was composed in three major periods of his life. An earlier version of the second movement was first composed in 1854, not long after Robert Schumann's attempted suicide, and was later finished and used in his first piano concerto. The majority of the Requiem was composed after his mother's death in 1865. The fifth movement was later added after the official premiere in 1868. The complete work was then published in 1869.
Brahms's works in variation form include the Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel and the Paganini Variations, both for solo piano, and the Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn in versions for two pianos and for orchestra. The final movement of the Fourth Symphony (Op. 98) is also formally a set of variations.
His chamber works include three string quartets, two string quintets and two string sextets, as well as a clarinet quintet, a clarinet trio, a horn trio, a piano quintet, three piano quartets and three piano trios. He composed several instrumental sonatas with piano, including three for violin, two for cello and two for clarinet (which were subsequently arranged for viola by the composer). His solo piano works range from his early piano sonatas and ballades to his late sets of character pieces. Brahms also wrote about 200 songs and is considered among the greatest of Lieder composers (with Schubert and Schumann). His chorale preludes for organ, which he wrote shortly before his death, have become an important part of the organist's repertoire.
Brahms never wrote an opera, nor did he ever write in the characteristic late-19th-century form of the tone poem, strongly preferring to compose absolute music that does not refer to an explicit scene or narrative.
Despite his reputation as a serious composer of large, complex musical designs, some of Brahms's most widely known and commercially successful compositions during his life were aimed at the thriving contemporary market for domestic music-making, and are small-scale and popular in intention. These included his arrangements of popular dances, in Hungarian Dances, the Waltzes Op. 39 for piano duet, the Liebeslieder Waltzes for vocal quartet and piano, and some of his many songs, notably the Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No 4 (published in 1868). This last item was written (to a folk text) to celebrate the birth of a son to Brahms's friend Bertha Faber, and is universally known as Brahms' Lullaby.
Brahms wrote a number of major works for orchestra, including two serenades, four symphonies, two piano concertos, a Violin Concerto, a Double Concerto for violin and cello, and a pair of orchestral overtures, the Academic Festival Overture and the Tragic Overture.
His large choral work Ein deutsches Requiem ("A German Requiem") is not a traditional, liturgical requiem (Missa pro defunctis), but a setting of texts which Brahms selected from the Lutheran Bible. The work was composed in three major periods of his life. An earlier version of the second movement was first composed in 1854, not long after Robert Schumann's attempted suicide, and was later finished and used in his first piano concerto. The majority of the Requiem was composed after his mother's death in 1865. The fifth movement was later added after the official premiere in 1868. The complete work was then published in 1869.
Brahms's works in variation form include the Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel and the Paganini Variations, both for solo piano, and the Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn in versions for two pianos and for orchestra. The final movement of the Fourth Symphony (Op. 98) is also formally a set of variations.
His chamber works include three string quartets, two string quintets and two string sextets, as well as a clarinet quintet, a clarinet trio, a horn trio, a piano quintet, three piano quartets and three piano trios. He composed several instrumental sonatas with piano, including three for violin, two for cello and two for clarinet (which were subsequently arranged for viola by the composer). His solo piano works range from his early piano sonatas and ballades to his late sets of character pieces. Brahms also wrote about 200 songs and is considered among the greatest of Lieder composers (with Schubert and Schumann). His chorale preludes for organ, which he wrote shortly before his death, have become an important part of the organist's repertoire.
Brahms never wrote an opera, nor did he ever write in the characteristic late-19th-century form of the tone poem, strongly preferring to compose absolute music that does not refer to an explicit scene or narrative.
Despite his reputation as a serious composer of large, complex musical designs, some of Brahms's most widely known and commercially successful compositions during his life were aimed at the thriving contemporary market for domestic music-making, and are small-scale and popular in intention. These included his arrangements of popular dances, in Hungarian Dances, the Waltzes Op. 39 for piano duet, the Liebeslieder Waltzes for vocal quartet and piano, and some of his many songs, notably the Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No 4 (published in 1868). This last item was written (to a folk text) to celebrate the birth of a son to Brahms's friend Bertha Faber, and is universally known as Brahms' Lullaby.
Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor Op. 108: III. Un poco presto e con sentimento
Johannes Brahms Lyrics
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49 Deutsche Volkslieder Schwesterlein, Schwesterlein, Wann geh'n wir nach Haus? Mor…
49 Deutsche Volkslieder WoO 33 : Da unten im Tale Da unten im Tale Läufts Wasser so trüb, Und i kann dirs…
Brahms Lullaby Guten cbend, gut' Nacht Mit Rosen bedacht Mit Näglein bestec…
Da unten im Tale Da unten im Tale Läufts Wasser so trüb, Und i kann dirs…
Die Mainacht Wann der silberne Mond durch die Gesträuche blinkt, Und sein…
Feinsliebchen Feinsliebchen, du sollst mir nicht barfuß gehn, Du zertritts…
Geistliches Wiegenlied JOHcNNES BRcHMS (1788-1866) Geistliches Wiegenlied (Text: …
Gesänge Op. 91 No. 1: Gestillte Sehnsucht JOHcNNES BRcHMS (1788-1866) Gestillte Sehnsucht op. 92 (Tex…
Gesänge Op. 91 No. 2: Geistliches Wiegenlied JOHcNNES BRcHMS (1788-1866) Geistliches Wiegenlied (Text: …
Lullaby. Guten cbend, gut' Nacht Mit Rosen bedacht Mit Näglein bestec…
Schwesterlein Schwesterlein, Schwesterlein, Wann geh'n wir nach Haus? Mor…
Sehnsucht JOHcNNES BRcHMS (1788-1866) Gestillte Sehnsucht op. 92 (Tex…
Wiegenlied Guten Abend, gut' Nacht, Mit Rosen bedacht, Mit Näglein be…
Wiegenlied Op.49 No.4 Guten Abend, gut′ Nacht, Mit Rosen bedacht, Mit Näglein best…
Zwei Gesänge Op. 91: 1. Gestillte Sehnsucht JOHcNNES BRcHMS (1788-1866) Gestillte Sehnsucht op. 92 (Tex…
Zwei Gesänge Op. 91: No. 2. Geistliches Wiegenlied JOHcNNES BRcHMS (1788-1866) Geistliches Wiegenlied (Text: …
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Walter Theus
Lord, I love this piece. I had never heard it until I was a senior in college. A friend, an excellent violinist, called me in a panic. She was supposed to play the first movement in a regional competition about two weeks off, and she had suffered a falling out with her accompanist. I wasn't even studying piano anymore, but I took it on. I learned the Brahms first movement along with a Mozart sonata movement and a Kreisler extremely. She didn't win, but she played very well. And I didn't embarrass myself. I went ahead and learned the rest of the sonata and played it with her for her senior recital. It's just a wonderful piece. The last movement is a complete blast. A real showpiece. I've owned this recording on CD for many years. I was fun following the score while I listened to it.
David A
Practically all of Brahms' characteristics and composing idiosyncrasies are found in this wonderful composition. Played here to perfection my the masters. I wish the great man himself could have heard this performance. Sublime.
Bill Tomic Bill Tomic
my most favourite of Brahms works is his Violin Sonata No. 3. Why? When it comes to love, we cannot explain it. But I remember when I heard it for the first time – not even all of it (it so happened that I came to the concert late). So I was just under 13 years old when I heard Vladimir Spivakov perform this work in Yaruban in Armenia. Something struck my heart as I listened to it and I fell in love with it for the rest of my life.
Evgeny Kissin, piano
David A
Something I've always said. Music can be described but can never be explained.
Pianist of Music
@David A Yes!
Timothy Thorne
This is probably the most sublime piece of music ever written for piano and violin duet.
It's a known fact that Brahms loved, and was inspired by nature. He spent his summers frequently in the lakeside if Thun in Switzerland. This sonata was fully funded with melody and passion and no doubt the inspiration of a summer holiday there in 1886.
David A
Shostacovid Yes, you make good points. But you bring in a new word. Interpretation. That changes my philosophy as I don't believe that interpretation is necessarily the key to explanation. But thank you so much for your very musical reply. David A
Justin Ryu
Brahms Violin Sonata
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ann marie Fuller
Love all Brahms violin works!!
Timon de Nood
Such a great work!! Thanks for the upload!