Kyung Wha Chung plays Brahms violin sonata No.1

1997 marked Ms Chung's 30th anniversary of her international debut, and she gave a series of celebratory concerts in her motherland, Japan and the UK; in Korea, it was consisted with the performances of Brahms concerto, Bach & Vivaldi concertos with the chamber orchestra organized for the occasion, and a duo recital with pianist Itamar Golan.
Kyung-Wha Chung is most remembered by her passionate interpretation of major violin concertos, but it is through an evening of chamber recital that she shines all her characters and depth, which often can be overlooked under the grand scale of big concertos. This video record of the anniversary recital proves it to the point. Through 3 weighty main program of Brahms, Bartók and Schumann and down to 4 encores, she simply gives her all.

Ms Chung called Brahms' first sonata closest to the composer's later mature works among his 3 violin sonatas despite it being the first. Definitely a romantic piece but with nothing flashy about it, and Kyung-Wha Chung brings all the charm and myriad of subtle emotions of the piece with attentive Itamar Golan on piano.

I. Vivace, ma non troppo 0:00
II. Adagio — Più andante — Adagio 10:58
III. Allegro molto moderato 18:59

the rest of the program from the same evening
Bartók violin sonata No.2:    • Kyung Wha Chung plays Bartók violin sonata...  
Schumann violin sonata No.2:    • Kyung Wha Chung plays Schumann violin sona...  
Bach 'Air on G':    • Kyung Wha Chung plays Bach 'Air on G' (fro...  
Poldini 'Dancing Doll':    • Kyung Wha Chung plays Poldini Dancing Doll...  
Brahms 'Scherzo':    • Kyung Wha Chung plays Brahms Scherzo (from...  
Debussy 'Beau Soir':    • Kyung Wha Chung plays  Debussy 'Beau Soir'