The first Brahms sonata recorded by Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov on period instruments made a big impression: here are the other two wonderful sonatas, with companion pieces. We often hear ...

It was Schumann's idea that he, Brahms and Albert Dietrich should collaborate on violin sonata for the great violinist Joseph Joachim. The result remained unpublished until 1935, and only Brahms's ...

I have no idea how many times I might have heard Brahms’s Violin Concerto in concert over the last 50 years. And I have no idea (though I should know) how many recordings of the work I possess – ...

WITH the best will in the world, I wonder how this disc will fare. The performers are peerless: violinist Isabelle Faust and pianist Alexander Melnikov already have two stunning releases in their ...

Isabelle Faust brings sweet intensity of expression and sensitively focused continuity to Brahms's Violin Concerto, producing an intelligent and keenly felt reading of its expansive first movement.

Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 Johannes Brahms, Composer Isabelle Faust, Violin Alexander Melnikov, Piano Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 Alexander Melnikov, Piano Johannes Brahms, Composer ...

Isabelle Faust has never cultivated the whale-boned red-carpet glamour that many female soloists feel obliged to pursue. On stage and off, the German violinist's manner is relaxed, her style ...

Two period-influenced discs help show why there could never be such a thing as too many Brahms recordings. Brahms: Symphony No. 1, etc. Monteverdi Choir; Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique, John ...