Brahms : Sonates pour alto et piano Op.120 n°1 et n°2

Description

With these two Sonatas for viola and piano Op. 120, Johannes Brahms signs one of the summits of his late chamber music. Initially conceived for the clarinet, these works find in the viola an expressive depth and a particularly striking warmth. The violist Francesco Fiore and the pianist Yevheniya Lysohor offer a reading that is both intimate and intensely lyrical. From the luminous melancholy of the Sonata in F minor Op. 120 No. 1 to the serene elegance of the Sonata in E-flat major Op. 120 No. 2, they reveal all the emotional richness and subtlety of Brahmsian writing. A profound dialogue between viola and piano, where tenderness, nostalgia, and maturity intertwine, at the heart of Brahms's twilight universe.