Patricia Kopatchinskaja - Janáček - Brahms - Bartók - The Strad

Janáček’s Violin Sonata suits Kopatchinskaja’s hyperactive playing style perfectly, while Bartók’s First Sonata gives her full rein to indulge in a characteristically percussive approach to attack and bowing, as well as sparing use of vibrato – the finale is a real tour de force, as one might expect. What is perhaps unexpected is the success of the Brahms, where there’s delicacy as well as power ...