Ettore Causa

Boris Berman

October 20, 2024·Shalin Liu Performance Center

Johannes Brahms · Robert Schumann

Program

Robert Schumann

Adagio and Allegro for viola and pianoOp. 70

arr. Ettore Causa

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Johannes Brahms

Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38Op. 38

arr. Ettore Causa and Boris Berman

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Johannes Brahms

Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78Op. 78

arr. Thomas Riebl and Ettore Causa

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Program notes

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Adagio and Allegro for viola and piano

Composed 1849

IMSLP work page “Adagio and Allegro, Op.70 (Schumann, Robert)”: composition field “1849 (February)”; reviewed 2026-08-22.

Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38

Composed 1862–1865

IMSLP work page “Cello Sonata No.1, Op.38 (Brahms, Johannes)”: composition field “1862–65”; reviewed 2026-08-22.

Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78

Composed 1878–1879

IMSLP work page “Violin Sonata No.1, Op.78 (Brahms, Johannes)”: composition field “1878–79”; reviewed 2026-08-22.

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Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38

Heard 1 time before

Hai-Ye Ni 倪海葉 — Aug 2023, NEC (hall unspecified)

This time: Ettore Causa, Boris Berman

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Heard before with Hai-Ye Ni 倪海葉, Xun Pan 潘洵. Compare pace, balance, articulation, and the transitions that shape the work.

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