Janine Jansen & Denis Kozhukhin: Brahms, Schumann and more

Janine Jansen and Denis Kozhukhin

One of the favorite musical partners of the Netherlands' most celebrated violinist Janine Jansen is pianist Denis Kozhukhin. Together they have seen many halls worldwide and surprised their listeners with musical highlights. 'A perfect couple', according to Bachtrack . Both love lyricism and a warm show. In this program they go for pure romanticism with Schumann and Brahms, and for the profound sparkle in music by Ravel, Poulenc and Messiaen.

Brahms' Violin Sonata No. 2

Bahms spent the summer of 1886 at Lake Thun in Switzerland. In high spirits he produced three of his most beautiful chamber music works in quick succession, including the Second Violin Sonata . This is a radiant work. The composer called the first movement 'Allegro amabile' , and he made no secret of the fact that the sonata had been composed 'in anticipation of a dear friend'. It is a poem in three stanzas in honour of the young contralto Hermine Spies, who came to keep him company.