Artists
- Tasmin Little CBEviolin
- John Lenehanpiano
- Date
- Mon 15 May 2017, 1.00pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Johannes Brahms1833-1897
- Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Op. 100
- Richard Strauss1864-1949
- Violin Sonata in E flat Op. 18
Overview
Brahms wrote one of his most lyrical and radiantchamber works during a summer break in Switzerlandin 1886. The Violin Sonata No. 2, although concise,calls for great virtuosity and empathy from bothparticipants.
Long-time duo partners Tasmin Littleand John Lenehan also explore the unrestrainedromanticism of Strauss’s no less demanding ViolinSonata Op. 18.
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert