Concert with Christian Altenburger und Paul Gulda
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Sonata for Piano and Violin in A major op. 100 (1886)
Allegro amabile
Andante tranquillo - vivace
Allegretto grazioso (quasi andante)
About Brahms´ op. 100
The sonata for piano and violin in A-major by Johannes Brahms, the second in a row of three, was written in 1886, during a summer holiday on Lake Thun in Switzerland. As indicated by the word amabile (amiable) for the first movement, a note of inner serenity pervades the whole work.
In it, Brahms also quotes from two Lieder he composed that same summer: "Like melodies passing my mind..", a tune of gentle nostalgia. And, in the third movement, "On a cemetery". This final movement seems to draw the conclusion, seems like contemplation put into notes: the music speaks of being and passing by, of loving and letting go, just as if about a beautiful, rich -- and short summer.