Brahms Cello Sonata
I've been listening to lots of string music lately: chamber music. This clip is one of the ones that makes YouTube such a treasure trove. Not only do you hear the music but you actually get to see the musicians expressing it.
Jacqueline du Pré and Daniel Barenboim when they were young and brilliant and in love, playing the 2nd movement of the Cello Sonata No. 2 in F, Op. 99 by Johannes Brahms. They must have been married for about a year when this was made.
I love this music and their playing so much. The cello and the piano sound passionately in love, the way they weave so intimately around each other.
But maybe I'm just projecting! :D
Movements 1, 3 and 4 of the Cello Sonata are also stunning.
YouTube comments tell me that the page-turner is Pinchas Zukerman, world-famous violinist and conductor in his own right, a personal friend of the couple. Not too shabby!
Jacqueline du Pré and Daniel Barenboim when they were young and brilliant and in love, playing the 2nd movement of the Cello Sonata No. 2 in F, Op. 99 by Johannes Brahms. They must have been married for about a year when this was made.
I love this music and their playing so much. The cello and the piano sound passionately in love, the way they weave so intimately around each other.
But maybe I'm just projecting! :D
Click to viewMovements 1, 3 and 4 of the Cello Sonata are also stunning.
YouTube comments tell me that the page-turner is Pinchas Zukerman, world-famous violinist and conductor in his own right, a personal friend of the couple. Not too shabby!