Credits:

Tuïa Häkkilä, Silkka-Liisa Kärkinen-Pirkk

Description:

Käkinen-Pilk is one of Finland's leading baroque violinists. She has previously performed J.S. Bach's Unaccompanied Suites (ODE-1241) and Biber's Rosary Sonatas (ODE-1243), and now she tackles the complete Brahms Violin Sonatas. This time, the period instruments of Brahms' era are used to reproduce the full range of sounds of that period. Accompaniment is provided by Hakkila, another Finnish player who graduated from the Sibelius Academy in 2005 and is a virtuoso fortepianoist. In addition to the three sonatas, the album also includes arrangements of three songs related to each sonata, which are also played with great care. Naxos Japan