095115183328

Brahms: Solo Piano Works Vol. 3

Barry Douglas

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Cat No: CHAN10833

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Release Date:  09 January 2014

Label:  Chandos

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  095115183328

Genres:  Classical  

Composer/Series:  Brahms

  • Description

    Barry Douglas returns for the highly anticipated third volume in his series devoted to Brahms's solo piano music, the first two volumes having been met with widespread critical acclaim. Of Vol. 2, International Record Review wrote, 'this is indeed Brahms playing of the utmost integrity and authority... this cycle looks set to become a benchmark'.The selected Intermezzi performed here come from the collections of short piano pieces which Brahms published in 1892 - 93, his last works for piano. A sense of wistful, melancholic reflection pervades these exquisitely crafted masterpieces of Brahms's late maturity. Composed at the other end of his life, at the age of twenty, the Piano Sonata in F sharp minor is full of a youthful, strident energy. It was among the pieces that, when he heard them privately, convinced Robert Schumann of Brahms's genius. It was dedicated to Robert's wife, Clara, who was to remain a key figure in Brahms's life. Indeed it was Clara who, having heard the movement, begged Brahms for a piano transcription of the noble Andante from the String Sextet in B flat major, the Theme with Variations in D minor heard here. Brahms's set of sixteen Waltzes, Op. 39 were originally conceived for piano four hands and were arranged, by popular demand, for solo piano soon after, in 1867. They capture the sense of joyful abandon often associated with the genre but their romanticism and nostalgia are uniquely Brahmsian.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. <b>Brahms |</b>Piano Sonata No 2 in F sharp minor, Op 2
      • 2. <b>Brahms |</b>Intermezzo in B minor, Op 119 No 1
      • 3. <b>Brahms |</b>Intermezzo in C major, Op 119 No 3
      • 4. <b>Brahms |</b>Intermezzo in E minor, Op 116 No 5
      • 5. <b>Brahms |</b>Theme and Variations in D minor (arr from String Sextet, Op 18)
      • 6. <b>Brahms |</b>Waltzes (16), Op 39

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