Brahms: The Three Violin Sonatas Andrew Wan & Charles Richard-Hamelin

• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78:
• 1 Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78: I. Vivace ma non troppo 10:58
• 2 Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78: II. Adagio 07:58
• 3 Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78: III. Allegro molto moderato 08:22
• Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100:
• 4 Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100: I. Allegro amabile 08:50
• 5 Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100: II. Andante tranquillo - Vivace 06:45
• 6 Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100: III. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi Andante) 05:24
• Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108:
• 7 Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: I. Allegro 08:12
• 8 Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: II. Adagio 04:32
• 9 Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: III. Un poco presto e con sentimento 03:02
• 10 Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: IV. Presto agitato 05:50
• Total Runtime 01:09:53

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Andrew Wan, Konzertmeister des Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, und Charles Richard-Hamelin, international gefeierter Pianist und Silbermedaillengewinner des Chopin-Wettbewerbs, vereinen ihre musikalischen Affinitäten in einem Höhepunkt des romantischen Repertoires.

In den drei Violinsonaten von Brahms spannen sie einen weiten expressiven Bogen von der intimen Lyrik im Op. 78 über die strahlende Wärme im Op. 100 bis zur dramatischen Intensität des Op. 108. Ihre Interpretation verbindet Tiefe, Ausgewogenheit und Intensität, getragen von einem reichen und resonanzvollen Aufnahmeklang.

Tauchen Sie ein in den Reichtum und die Intensität der Werke von Johannes Brahms für Violine und Klavier, dargeboten von zwei international renommierten Virtuosen: Andrew Wan, Konzertmeister des Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, und Charles Richard-Hamelin, preisgekrönter Pianist des renommierten Chopin-Wettbewerbs.

Diese beiden seelenverwandten Künstler, die für ihre Virtuosität, musikalische Sensibilität und interpretatorische Präzision gefeiert werden, bieten Darbietungen von bemerkenswerter Tiefe. Ihr Repertoire, das von zeitlosen Klassikern bis hin zu weniger bekannten Perlen der Violin-Klavier-Literatur reicht, offenbart eine perfekte künstlerische Harmonie und raffinierte Eleganz. Nachdem das Duo zuvor bereits die gesamten Sonaten von Beethoven und Schumann (Analekta / Outhere Music) erforscht und aufgenommen hat – Alben, die mit einem OPUS Award und einem JUNO ausgezeichnet wurden –, präsentiert es nun Brahms’ drei bedeutendste Sonaten. Als Brücke zwischen Klassik und Romantik verbindet diese lebendige Musik lyrische Zärtlichkeit mit dramatischer Energie, die durch ihre außergewöhnliche musikalische Chemie zum Leben erweckt wird. Ein wahrhaft herausragendes Duo!

Andrew Wan, Violine
Charles Richard-Hamelin, Klavier

Andrew Wan
was named concertmaster of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) in 2008. As soloist, he has performed worldwide under conductors such as Vengerov, Petrenko, Labadie, Rizzi, Oundjian, Stern, and DePreist and has appeared in recitals with artists such as the Juilliard String Quartet, Repin, Hamelin, Trifonov, Pressler, Widmann, Ax, Ehnes, and Shaham.

His discography includes Grammy-nominated and Juno award-winning releases with the Seattle Chamber Music Society, the Metropolis Ensemble, and the New Orford String Quartet (NOSQ). In the fall of 2015, he released a live recording of all three Saint-Saëns violin concerti with the OSM and Kent Nagano under the Analekta label to wide critical acclaim, garnering an Opus Award and an ADISQ nomination.

Mr. Wan graduated from the Juilliard School with three degrees and is currently Assistant Professor of Violin at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University, Artistic Director of the OSM Chamber Soloists, Artistic Director of the Prince Edward County Chamber Music Festival, and Artistic Partner of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. Andrew Wan performs on a 1744 Michel’Angelo Bergonzi violin, and gratefully acknowledges its loan from the David Sela Collection.

Charles Richard-Hamelin
Silver medalist and laureate of the Krystian Zimerman award of the best sonata at the International Chopin Piano Competition in 2015, Charles Richard-Hamelin is standing out as one of the most important pianists of his generation.

He also won the second prize at the Montreal International Musical Competition and the third prize and special award for the best performance of a Beethoven sonata at the Seoul International Music Competition in South Korea. In April 2015, he was awarded the prestigious Career Development Award offered by the Women’s Musical Club of Toronto.

He has appeared in various prestigious festivals including the Prague Spring Festival, La Roque d’Anthéron in France, “Chopin and his Europe” Festival in Warsaw and the Lanaudière Festival in Canada. As a soloist, he has performed with various ensembles including the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Beethoven Academy Orchestra, Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, OFUNAM (Mexico), Korean Symphony Orchestra and I Musici de Montréal.

Originally from Lanaudière in Québec, Charles Richard-Hamelin studied with Paul Surdulescu, Sara Laimon, Boris Berman and André Laplante. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in performance from McGill University in 2011 and a master’s degree from the Yale School of Music in 2013 and received full scholarships in both institutions.

He also completed an Artist Diploma program at the Conservatoire de musique et d’art dramatique de Montréal in 2016 and currently takes lessons on a regular basis with pianist Jean Saulnier. His first solo album, which features late works by Chopin, was released on the Analekta label in September 2015 and received widespread acclaim from critics throughout the world (Diapason, BBC Music Magazine, Le Devoir).

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