Brahms: Works for Solo Piano, Volume 2 Piano Chandos

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JOHANNES BRAHMS

(1833-1897)

Ballade, Op. 10 No. 2

6:48

in D major - in D-Dur - en ré majeur

from [Four] Ballades

Julius O. Grimm gewidmet

Andante - Allegro non troppo (doppio movimento) - Tempo I. Andante

Ballade, Op. 118 No. 3

3:10

in G minor - in g-Moll - en sol mineur

from [Six] Piano Pieces

Allegro energico

Intermezzo, Op. 117 No. 2

3:45

in B flat minor - in b-Moll - en si bémol mineur

from Three Intermezzos

Andante non troppo e con molta espressione - Più adagio

Rhapsody, Op. 119 No. 4

5:08

in E flat major - in Es-Dur - en mi bémol majeur

from [Four] Piano Pieces

Allegro risoluto

Intermezzo, Op. 116 No. 2

3:48

in A minor - in a-Moll - en la mineur

from [Seven] Fantasies

Andante - Non troppo presto - Andante

Intermezzo, Op. 116 No. 6

3:39

in E major - in E-Dur - en mi majeur

from [Seven] Fantasies

Andantino teneramente

Ballade, Op. 10 No. 3 'Intermezzo'

3:57

in B minor - in h-Moll - en si mineur

from [Four] Ballades

Julius O. Grimm gewidmet

Allegro

Sonata No. 3, Op. 5

37:20

in F minor - in f-Moll - en fa mineur

Frau Gräfin Ida von Hohenthal geb, Gräfin von Scherr - Thoss zugeeignet

Allegro maestoso - Più animato

10:37

Andante

9:54

Der Abend dämmert, das Mondlicht scheint.

Da sind zwei Herzen in Liebe vereint

Und halten sich selig umfangen.

Sternau

Andante espressivo - Poco più lento - Andante molto - Adagio

10.

Scherzo. Allegro energico - Trio - [Allegro energico]

4:49

11.

Intermezzo (Rückblick). Andante molto

4:20

12.

Finale. Allegro moderato ma rubato - Più mosso - Presto - Tempo I

7:45

68:35

12 and 13 September 2012

"... this is a rewarding program and I can recommend this disc especially for the Schumann sonata."

Alan Swanson - Fanfare - September/October 2013

“…The sound is wonderfully warm and seductive, with some space between listener and pianist… Sonata 3 has had many fine performances, and this is certainly one of the best …”

Alan Becker – American Record Guide – September/October 2013

**** - (Excellent Disc)

Luca Segalla - Musica magazine - September 2013

Album Choice

"... the overall shapes of the pieces are clear but the shifting moods within them too. The Steinway piano sound has a corresponding lean honesty ..."

Christopher Breunig - Hi-Fi News - April 2013

“...this is indeed Brahms playing of the utmost integrity and authority these are exquisitely shaped performances, never overwrought and most importantly never too fast. He manages to combine a musical line with tempos which allow Brahm’s often densely textured passagework to be clearly audible and with the often orchestral sonorities to be rendered without forcing the tone The more I listened to this release the more I have appreciated Douglas’s approach: it concentrates one’s energies all the more to hear each work independently this cycle looks set to become a benchmark version with fabulous sound quality to match.”

Nicholas Salwey – International Record Review – March 2013

“...Douglas superbly draws out the contrasts within each piece, bringing out their individual character Douglas’s pianism is a rewarding as before: his tone is a deep velvet cushion, the legatos full of affection and the rhythms galvanised with great energy.”

Jessica Duchen – BBC Music magazine – May 2013

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