Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2, Op.83 Violin Sonata No.1, Op.78

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(Concerto) “Richter’s 1960 performance has all the intensity of a live occasion and finds him in splendid form. … the basic structure is always kept in sight: there is impressive weight and authority as well as a warm Brahmsian feeling and it is far more dashing and spontaneous than his later recording (with Maazel)” (Penguin Guide 3 stars) (Sonata) ‘This was an extremely successful concert and it really should come out on record’. (Sviatoslav Richter 1985)

Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, Op.83 (46:24)
• [1] I. Allegro non troppo 16:39
• [2] II. Allegro passionato 8:33
• [3] III. Andante 12:34
• [4] IV. Allegro gracioso 8:37

Johannes Brahms: Violin Sonata No.1 in G, Op.78 (23:49)

• [5] I. Vivace ma non troppo 8:40
• [6] II. Adagio 7:54
• [7] III. Allegro molto moderato 7:14