Pies: Piano Sonatas & Sonatinas Vol 2

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FERDINAND RIES
Pies: Piano Sonatas & Sonatinas Vol 2
Susan Kagan (piano)

[ Naxos / CD ]

Release Date: Friday 1 February 2008

This item is only available to us via Special Import.

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.

While the sonatas and sonatinas on this disc inevitably show the influence of his teacher, Ries also explored the piano's sonorities and expressive capacities in a uniquely personal fashion and with striking originality. Volume 1, also featuring Susan Kagan, is available on Naxos 8.570796.

Tracks:

Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 1, No. 1
Piano Sonata in A minor, Op. 1, No. 2
Piano Sonatina in B flat major, Op. 5, No. 1
Piano Sonatina in F major, Op. 5, No. 2