Rachel Barton Pine (violin) with Mathew Hagle (piano) ~ Chamber Music Marin

“Pine displays a power and confidence that puts her in the top echelon.”– The Washington Post
“Pine and her very able piano partner Matthew Hagle treat us to a true celebration of the violin in its several guises.” classicstoday.com

The acclaimed American concert violinist Rachel Barton Pine thrills international audiences with her dazzling technique and lustrous tone. With an infectious joy in music-making and a passion for connecting historical research to performance, Pine transforms audiences’ experiences of classical music. She is a leading interpreter of the great classical masterworks and of important contemporary music.

Pianist Matthew Hagle is a musician of great versatility and depth, whose performances are a rare mixture of musical understanding, imaginative programming, pianistic command and beauty of sound. In solo performance he often tries to shed new light on the piano repertoire, using thoughtful programming and committed performance to present lesser-known works and to illuminate the traditional canon. In a more conventional vein, he has also performed all of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas and the complete later piano music of Brahms in a series of live radio recitals. Mr. Hagle is also highly valued as a collaborator by many other artists. With violinist Rachel Barton Pine, he has released three acclaimed CDs on the Cedille label, and performed many recitals in North and South America.

Links:
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
Matthew Hagle, piano

Program:
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Violin Sonata No. 1, in G major, Op. 78
Amanda Maier (1853 - 1894): Violin Sonata in B minor
Clara Schumann (1819 - 1894): Three Romances
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Sonata No. 3, in D minor, Op. 108