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FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Piano Sonatas & Sonatinas Vol 3 Susan Kagan (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] A virtuoso pianist, Ferdinand Ries began composing piano sonatas at a time when the genre was undergoing significant changes from the models of Haydn and Mozart to new developments by Clementi, Beethoven and Hummel. Ries also pre-figures Schubert's... |
FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Piano Sonatas & Sonatinas Vol 5 Susan Kagan (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] "Kagan's performance is simply marvellous throughout - she plays with sophistication, expression and humour that Ries himself would certainly have applauded." (MusicWeb July 2011) |
FERDINAND RIES
Piano Sonatas & Sonatinas Vol 1 Susan Kagan (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] "Kagan and Naxos are both to be commended for undertaking this project, and it is to be hoped that they will be repaid by a renewed interest in a composer whose music deserves to be heard." Fanfare |
FERDINAND RIES
Piano Sonatas & Sonatinas Vol 2 Susan Kagan (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2008 ] Ferdinand Ries, Beethoven's friend and pupil, was an exceptionally gifted composer whose prophetic piano sonatas foreshadow Schubert's poignant harmonic language, Mendelssohn's expressively sweet melodies and Chopin's brilliant figuration. |