Brahms Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano: Abram Shtern/Valeria Morgovskaya

Audio only from a "live" performance of the first movement.
Performance given at Loyola Marymount University, 1997.

Abram Shtern-Violin
Valeria Morgovskaya-Piano

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Music

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• Brahms
• Piano
• Violin
• Sonata
• Abram
• Shtern
• violino
• viora
• sneddley

[PianoPsych]

I'm estimating that Shtern is in his late 70's for this performance. I heard Isaac Stern in the same piece at around the same age and it didn't sound nearly as good. Beautiful ensemble between the players, especially in that complex middle development section. Thanks for sharing this, Eric.

[sneddley]

My pleasure to share and you're right Robert: Abram was in his late seventies.

[dkurgano]

thank you for this! every note is cared for - one of the trademarks of Mr. Shtern...and that unforgettable pulsating heart of a sound

I hope he's doing well

[sneddley]

You're most welcome! You have expressed eloquently and simply the way I also feel about Mr. Shtern's music making! I will pass along your kind wishes to him.

Eric

[sneddley]

That says it all!

[OriginalMoonbeam]

He just has the right stuff Eric..born to play

[sneddley]

Sounds like a good sign to me! I must tell you, Robin, that although he had been familiar with the Brahms Sonatas for several decades, he neither studied nor performed any of them until his mid 70's, and here he was in his late 70's.

[OriginalMoonbeam]

:) Came back to listen again Eric!

[sneddley]

Looks like sincere enthusiasm and emotion spilling over to the keyboard. I do like that!

[OriginalMoonbeam]

purity! I get overly zealous and misspell..