ORDER LIMITED TO ONE ITEM PER CUSTOMER Johannes Brahms - Sonata No. 1 for Viola and Piano in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1 and Sonata No. 2 for Viola and Piano in E flat major. Op. 120 No. 2 Yuri Bashmet – Viola Mikhail Muntian - Piano 1LP, standard sleeve Limited numbered edition Original analog Master tape : YES Heavy Press : 180g Record color : Black Speed : 33RPM Size : 12'’ Stereo Live Record Press : Arvato (Germany) Label : Melodiya Original label : Melodiya Recorded live at the Grand Hall of Moscow Conservatory on 23 March, 1984 Engineered by E. Shakhnazarian Remastered by M. Pilipov Produced by Natalia Storchak and Elena Rastegaeva Originaly released in 2013 Reissued in 2014 Tracks : Side A : Sonata No. 1 for Viola and Piano in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1 Allegro appassionato Andante un poco Adagio Allegretto grazioso Vivace Side B : Sonata No. 2 for Viola and Piano in E flat major. Op. 120 No. 2 Allegro amabile Allegro appassionato Andante con moto – Allegro Reviews: Firma Melodiya presents chamber music by Johannes Brahms performed by Yuri Bashmet and Mikhail Muntian. Two Viola Sonatas, Op. 120, by Johannes Brahms composed in 1894, signify an actual completion of the composer's creative life and the epoch of German music romanticism in general. The name of Yuri Bashmet is known to any music aficionado. A viola player, conductor, teacher and tireless public figure, he has been an active performer for almost forty years, a performer of the entire viola repertoire of academic music and an initiator of numerous works by contemporary composers. Pianist Mikhail Muntian has been Yuri Bashmet's constant ensemble partner (along with Bashmet's teacher Fyodor Druzhinin, he took part in the premiere of Shostakovich's Viola Sonata). Their joint concert performances and recordings are notable for a splendid ensemble partnership, absolute integrity of performing ideas and in-depth comprehension of a musical text.
