Brahms Trio for Piano, Violin, and Horn in E-flat Major with Stefan Dohr
TIMOTHY RIDOUT viola
GUILLAUME BELLOM piano
Brahms Sonata for viola and piano no. 2 in E flat major op. 120 no. 2
RENAUD CAPUÇON violin
EMANUEL AX piano
Brahms Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in G major, Op. 78
STEFAN DOHR horn
RENAUD CAPUÇON violin
DENIS KOZHUKHIN piano
Brahms Trio for piano, violin and horn in E flat major op. 40
Brahms loved to highlight the singular beauty and intimate poetry of the lower registers. Here, he pays homage to the horn and the viola. The former, evocative of the legendary forests so dear to the Romantics and imbued with the composer’s deep connection to nature, has inspired an unusual trio, inviting the listener to appreciate all the qualities of Stefan Dohr’s playing, principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic. Timothy Ridout’s viola, in the composer’s final chamber work, is an alternative voice to the clarinet. To accompany these preferred timbres, the piano, at which Brahms was a virtuoso, is shared among three exceptional performers. The first sonata of Opus 120 can be discovered in its original version on July 4th.