Brahms – The Violin Sonatas Tomoko Mayeda

• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 1 in G major, Op. 78:
• 1 Brahms: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 1 in G major, Op. 78 - I - Vivace ma non troppo 11:32
• 2 Brahms: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 1 in G major, Op. 78 - II - Adagio 07:38
• 3 Brahms: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 1 in G major, Op. 78 - III - Allegro molto moderato 08:43
• Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 2 in A major, Op. 100:
• 4 Brahms: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 2 in A major, Op. 100 - I - Allegro amabile 09:03
• 5 Brahms: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 2 in A major, Op. 100 - II - Andante tranquillo 06:34
• 6 Brahms: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 2 in A major, Op. 100 - III - Allegretto grazioso (quasi Andante) 05:59
• Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108:
• 7 Brahms: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 - I - Allegro 09:04
• 8 Brahms: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 - II - Adagio 04:04
• 9 Brahms: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 - III - Un poco presto e con sentimento 03:05
• 10 Brahms: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 - IV - Presto agitato 06:30
• Total Runtime 01:12:12

Info for Brahms – The Violin Sonatas

The fact that a violinist can also play the piano with virtuosity and artistic perfection suggests an extraordinary musical talent. Tomoko Mayeda's recording of Mozart's late Viennese violin sonatas has already shown that this is the case.

On this album, the Japanese artist now presents the three violin sonatas by Johannes Brahms in a unique way by first recording the entire piano part and then adding the violin part in a second recording session. Brahms described his violin sonatas as "sonatas for piano and violin" - even as an extremely virtuoso pianist who was aware of the difficulty and prominent position of the piano part. With this release, Tomoko Mayeda once again demonstrates her extraordinary dual talent.

Tomoko Mayeda, violin, piano

Tomoko Mayeda was born in Kamakura, Japan. She started playing Violin at age 3 and Piano at the age of 4. She studied music at Toko- Gakuan University and also graduated from Robert- Schumann music academy in Düsseldorf. Tomoko obtained the diploma of Carl- Nielsen international Violin Concert. In 1995 Mayeda was awarded an especial Prize of Tibor Varga in Sion.

She played in Düsseldorf concert hall at 1996 with the provincial government orchestra of Düsseldorf under the direction of Günter Neidlinger the M. Buch’s Violin Concerto. After that she gained in the press very good reviews. At 1998 Tomoko participated in graduate recital at Robert Schumann music academy and she passed with distinction.

In addition to her family, she began again in 2006 to play in a number of concerts, for example, a concert series “musical gift” in Japan, which this year will be performed again for 5th time and has been specially launched for Tomoko.

In Vienna, Austria, she performed with the significant, contemporary pianist Paul Badura-Skoda. Summer 2009, she was invited to Eurochestries Festival.

She played in Slovakia, Poland and Hungary with the Vienna’s Kammer- Jugend Orchestra under the direction of Yuri Kishimoto, the Tchaikovsky violin concerto. Mayeda studied with the professor Erika Ozeki, Shizuko Ishii, Michael Gaiser, Koji Toyoda, Tibor Varga and Erich Höbarth. She has since given concerts in Geneva, Düsseldorf, Milan, Vienna, Tokyo, Yokohama and Zug. At 2007 she recorded a DVD with Paul Badura-Skoda. Tomoko Mayeda plays on the copy of a violin Antonio Stradivarius 1709, which was built by Andreas Hellinge in Geneva in 2009.

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