Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 & Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78 "Regen" Vadim Gluzman

• Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77:
• 1 Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: I. Allegro non troppo (cadenza by J. Joachim) 22:22
• 2 Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: II. Adagio 08:40
• 3 Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace 07:55
• Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78 "Regen":
• 4 Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78 "Regen": I. Vivace, ma non troppo 10:49
• 5 Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78 "Regen": II. Adagio 07:13
• 6 Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78 "Regen": III. Allegro molto moderato 08:50
• Violin Sonata in A Minor, WoO 2 "F-A-E":
• 7 Violin Sonata in A Minor, WoO 2 "F-A-E": III. Scherzo in C Minor 05:25
• Total Runtime 01:11:14

Info for Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 & Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78 "Regen"

One of Johannes Brahms's sunniest works, the Violin Concerto in D major was conceived during the summer of 1878, which Brahms spent by the idyllic Wörthersee in Kärnte, Austria. By the end of the summer he was able to send the violin part of the first movement, and the beginning of the Finale to his friend Joseph Joachim. Brahms asked Joachim for advice regarding the writing for violin, and also told him that he was planning a work in four movements. By the time Joachim gave the first performance of the work, on New Year's Day 1879, the two had discussed the work in depth, Brahms had replaced the two projected inner movements with the glowing Adagio, and Joachim had composed a first version of his own cadenza, which still is the one most often performed.

Vadim Gluzman, who on BIS has previously released Romantic war-horses such as the concertos by Tchaikovsky and Bruch to critical acclaim, now takes on Brahms with the support of the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester under James Gaffigan. He combines it with the composer's Violin Sonata No. 1, written more or less in tandem with the concerto, performing it with his wife and recital partner Angela Yoffe.

Vadim Gluzman, violin
Angela Yoffe, piano
Lucerne Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan, conductor

Vadim Gluzman
Vadim Gluzman’s extraordinary artistry brings back to life the glorious violinistic tradition of the 19th and 20th centuries. His wide repertoire embraces contemporary music and his performances are heard around the world through live broadcasts and a striking catalogue of award-winning recordings exclusively for the BIS label.

The Israeli violinist appears regularly with major orchestras such as the Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, London Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, London Symphony, Munich Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra and NHK Symphony; and with leading conductors including Neeme Järvi, Michael Tilson Thomas, Tugan Sokhiev, Andrew Litton, Marek Janowski, Semyon Bychkov, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Itzhak Perlman, Paavo Järvi, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Hannu Lintu and Peter Oundjian. His festival appearances include Verbier, Ravinia, Lockenhaus, Pablo Casals, Colmar, Jerusalem, and the North Shore Chamber Music Festival in Northbrook, Illinois, which was founded by Gluzman and pianist Angela Yoffe, his wife and long-standing recital partner.

Following highly acclaimed recent performances with Berlin Philharmonic and Cleveland Orchestra, the 2015-16 season will see Mr. Gluzman making first appearances with the Boston Symphony at the Tanglewood Festival under Christoph von Dohnányi and with the National Symphony in Washington under Andrew Litton. He also performs with the Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly, the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Detroit, Oregon and Luzern Symphonies, as well as the Philharmonic Orchestras of Dresden, Stuttgart, St. Petersburg and Monte Carlo. Gluzman will also appear in recitals in London, Jerusalem, Lyon and Kronberg. He will lead performances with the Moscow Virtuosi, Sinfonietta Cracovia, and Vancouver Symphony, and will continue his collaboration with the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra in Columbus, Ohio, as Creative Partner and Principal Guest Artist.

Vadim Gluzman has given live and recorded premieres of works by composers such as Giya Kancheli, Peteris Vasks, Lera Auerbach and Sofia Gubaidulina. In 2016, he will give the World Premiere performances of a major work by Lera Auerbach for violin, orchestra and chorus with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, and culminating with BBC Symphony at the London Proms.

Mr. Gluzman’s latest CD features Sergey Prokofiev’s Sonatas No. 1 and 2 as well as three transcriptions from Romeo and Juliet. Accolades for his extensive discography under the exclusive contract with BIS Records include the Diapason d’Or of the Year, Gramophone’s Editor’s Choice, Classica Magazine’s esteemed Choc de Classica award, and Disc of the Month by The Strad, BBC Music Magazine, ClassicFM, and others.

Born in the former Soviet Union in 1973, Vadim Gluzman began violin studies at age 7. Before moving to Israel in 1990, where he was a student of Yair Kless, he studied with Roman Sne in Latvia and Zakhar Bron in Russia. In the US his teachers were Arkady Fomin and, at the Juilliard School, the late Dorothy DeLay and Masao Kawasaki. Early in his career, Mr. Gluzman enjoyed the encouragement and support of Isaac Stern, and in 1994 he received the prestigious Henryk Szeryng Foundation Career Award.

Vadim Gluzman plays the extraordinary 1690 ‘ex-Leopold Auer’ Stradivari, on extended loan to him through the generosity of the Stradivari Society of Chicago.

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