The violin music by Johannes Brahms was part of my childhood because my father was an amateur violinist. Then as a young adult I played the three Brahms violin sonatas myself.
Time passed and yesterday I happened to hear the sonata #2 as performed by violinist Vladimir Spivakov. I was delighted with the experience; I heard sections of this music that Spivakov played slightly differently than what I heard before: Instead of passages that were slurred, he played them more In a detache style which I liked a lot.
Vladimir Spivakov was born on September 14, 1944. His mother was a pianist so it was in his early years that Vladimir felt the taste for music.
He studied in the Moscow Conservatory from 1962 to 1967. In 1959 Vladimir Spivakov won his first prize at an international contest, which took place in Canada. A year later he became the winner of Tchaikovsky Award.
Having passed two years of assistantship after graduation, Vladimir Spivakov was invited to play the violin in the Philharmonic Hall of Moscow. He successfully performed abroad as well. In 1978 he was awarded the title of the Honored Artist.
In 1990 Vladimir Spivakov was awarded the title of the People’s Artist of the USSR.
Here is some of the music that I heard. Enjoy…
