Brahms: Works for Solo Piano Volume 1

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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Works for Solo Piano Volume 1
Barry Douglas (piano)

[ Chandos / CD ]

Release Date: Monday 26 March 2012

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"Douglas's beautiful, rounded tone and assiduously effected tempo relationships will satisfy listeners who like a less classically conceived, more pianistically oriented Handel Variations...his cycle will surely be fascinating to follow as it unfolds." (Gramophone)

"A purple Brahms patch from this fulsome-toned pianist proves to be more than 77 minutes of warm, enveloping delight. Barry Douglas's approach is straightforward and eschews any temptation towards novelty for the sake of it; instead, he goes for the music's emotional jugular, enhanced by beautiful, rich tone and structural rigour...Douglas still allows his head to be led ultimately by his heart, which is what gives the disc its X-Factor." (BBC Music Five Stars)

"The performances on this disc indicate that Barry Douglas is a Brahms interpreter of some stature...I loved the reading of Op 117 No 1. This bewitching lullaby is played with the utmost...The prospect of exploring Brahms's solo piano music with Barry Douglas is an exciting one." (MusicWeb)

Tracks:

Rhapsodies (2), Op. 79
Intermezzo in E major, Op. 116 No. 4
Intermezzo in E flat major, Op. 117 No. 1
Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No. 2
Capriccio in D minor, Op. 116 No. 1
Capriccio, Allegro passionato in G minor, Op. 116 No. 3
Capriccio for Piano in D minor, Op. 116 No. 7
Romance in F major, Op. 118 No. 5
Ballade, Op. 10 No. 4
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24