Franck Sonata in A Major for Viola and Piano

Jonathan Vinocour, viola
Max Levinson, piano

[@nickdubya1215]

I love to see and hear someone shred on the viola and really make it sing. Great performance.

[@trueno9904]

0:00 mov. I 6:17 mov.II 14:04 mov III 21:11 mov. IV

[@lebu2006]

Beautiful playing 👌

[@nellyd9280]

Beautiful. Moving🤗

[@OLEG83K]

Amazing. Bravo

[@stavka41]

Wonderful.

[@thursday6708]

Well done!

[@junhouclassicalmusic7494]

Lovely!

[@deanmarkham1090]

Fantastic!

[@alexanderbogdanov6983]

Nice ton

[@kisungyou6505]

like from the very beginning.

[@JasonFruit]

You play beautifully, and really did that sonata every bit of justice your instrument allows. But if you are going to play on a viola so small that it produces a violin tone, why not go the full way and play on a violin so you can play the high passages as Franck wrote them?

[@jonathanvinocour2587]

I often wish I had a bigger viola with a deeper sound! But the one I’m playing on in this recording is loaned to me and is beautiful in many ways.

[@JasonFruit]

Fair. It is, again, really beautiful playing.

[@pedrov8868]

I think even if it's small the timbre contrast merits a visit. E.g. The nasal strain of the upper register gives the piece a different angle (probably highlighted even more live). Also the single KZbin video takes away the context of the recital, where again this could make a lot of sense depending on the programming choices.

[@altolows7635]

​@@jonathanvinocour2587 Didn't they see how tall you are? 17" easy-peasy.

[@jonathanvinocour2587]

I did play on a beautiful 17” Carletti viola for a long time before getting this Storioni. I do miss it sometimes.