MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Works for solo piano (special price)
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Works for solo piano (special price)
Julius Katchen (piano)
[ Decca Collector's Edition / 6 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Friday 7 September 2007
1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900)
"... the playing is masterly, with tragedy, twilight mystery and storm and stress fully play- ing their part and giving a golden glow to such pieces as the lovely E major Intermezzo which is No 6 of the set and the A major Intermezzo, Op 118 No 2. Possibly more sensuous gipsy charm could be found in, say, the B minor Capriccio of Op 76, but it's very attractive playing and the playful C major Intermezzo in Op 119 is delightful, as is the tender lullaby that begins Op 117.
Only the first 10 of the 21 Hungarian Dances exist in the composer's own (very difficult) version for piano solo, and in the others, written for piano duet, Katchen is joined by Jean-Pierre Marty; there's plenty of fire here and much to enjoy. Altogether, this Brahms set is a fine memorial to Katchen and a worthy issue." Gramophone
Tracks:
Variations (28) for Piano on a theme by Paganini, Op. 35
Variations and Fugue for Piano in B flat major on a theme by Handel, Op. 24
Ballades (4) for Piano, Op. 10
Variations for Piano in F sharp minor on a theme by Schumann, Op. 9
Variations (11) for Piano on an Original Theme, Set 1, Op. 21
Variations (13) for Piano on a Hungarian Dance, Set 2, Op. 21
Waltzes (16) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 39
Scherzo for Piano in E flat minor, Op. 4
Sonata for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 1
Sonata for Piano no 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 2
Rhapsodies (2) for Piano, Op. 79
Sonata for Piano no 3 in F minor, Op. 5
Fantasies (7) for Piano, Op. 116
Pieces (8) for Piano, Op. 76
Pieces (6) for Piano, Op. 118
Pieces (4) for Piano, Op. 119
Intermezzi (3) for Piano, Op. 117
Hungarian Dances (10) for Piano solo
Hungarian Dances (21) for Piano 4 hands, WoO 1
