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Brahms: Complete Works for Viola Vol.2 | Challenge Classics CC720027

Brahms: Complete Works for Viola Vol.2

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Label: Challenge Classics

Cat No: CC720027

Barcode: 0608917200270

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 1st May 2026

Contents

Artists

Mikhail Zemtsov (viola)
Hanna Shybayeva (piano)
Viktoria Dmitrieva (piano)
Daniel Rowland (violin)
Floor Le Coultre (violin)
Timora Rosler (cello)
Maja Bogdanovic (cello)
Dana Zemtsov (viola)
Marion van den Akker (mezzo-soprano)

Works

Brahms, Johannes

Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op.115 (arr. for viola)
Clarinet Trio in A minor, op.114 (version for piano, viola and cello)
Gesange (2), op.91 for alto, viola and piano
Scherzo in C minor (F.A.E. Sonata), WoO2 (arr. viola and piano)

Artists

Mikhail Zemtsov (viola)
Hanna Shybayeva (piano)
Viktoria Dmitrieva (piano)
Daniel Rowland (violin)
Floor Le Coultre (violin)
Timora Rosler (cello)
Maja Bogdanovic (cello)
Dana Zemtsov (viola)
Marion van den Akker (mezzo-soprano)

About

This second volume of Johannes Brahms: Complete Works for Viola continues Mikhail Zemtsov's deeply personal exploration of Brahms's late chamber masterpieces, heard through the warm, human voice of the viola. Centered on works originally inspired by clarinetist Richard Mühlfeld, this album reimagines the Trio, op.114, Quintet, op.115, Zwei Gesänge, op.91, and the Scherzo from the FAE Sonata from a new sonic perspective - one that reveals an intimate, unified string sonority and an expressive depth uniquely suited to the viola. Particularly striking is Brahms's instinctive use of the viola's lowest register, drawing the listener immediately into a world of introspection, tenderness, and inward poetry.

More than a scholarly project, this recording is a heartfelt artistic statement, born from Zemtsov's conviction that the viola holds a special affinity with Brahms's musical language. By pairing the instrument with kindred voices - strings, piano, and the human voice - the album invites listeners to rediscover these iconic works as profoundly vocal, homogenous, and emotionally resonant creations. As the second chapter (volume 2) in a complete cycle commemorating Brahms's legacy, this release offers not just an alternative version of familiar masterpieces, but a compelling re-illumination of their inner soul.

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