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Title: Fairly Good
Review: This is the only CD of the Brahms violin sonatas that I own. I have learned to enjoy the violin sonatas with this CD, but I do think that they could be performed better. As one of the other reviewers mentioned, it does seem that Barenboim is somewhat timid in his approach. The violin sound is somewhat thin too. The tempos might be a problem with some, though I can't compare them with other recordings. However, these performances are enjoyable, and the CD is not expensive. This CD was recorded live in 1989. The sound quality is fairly good. There is applause at the beginning of the first track, as well as after the last movement of every sonata. This is not a bad CD, but it is probably not the best choice.Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major1st Mov. - 10:082nd Mov. - 7:243rd Mov. - 8:04Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major1st Mov. - 7:442nd Mov. - 6:083rd Mov. - 4:59Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor1st Mov. - 7:222nd Mov. - 4:383rd Mov. - 3:014th Mov. - 5:45
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