[ Decca / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 1 September 2017
This item is only available to us via Special Import.
"[Nelson Freire] clearly stands among the greatest pianists of our time or any other" The New York Times.
Nelson Freire made his recording debut with the Brahms F minor sonata in 1967. Now, half a century later, he returns to this monumental work.
The perfect repertoire at the perfect moment in his career: still in his prime at 72, Nelson Freire invests Brahms' music with unrivalled colour and imagination.
This recital presents a portrait of Brahms across his entire oeuvre for solo piano, culminating in a selection of the celebrated late intermezzi.
This is Freire's first Brahms recording since the 2007 Gramophone Record of the Year concerto set with Riccardo Chailly: still the reference recording.
Gramophone Award Nomination 2018 - Instrumental
"Freire's sound has always been a thing of wonder: even at full volume and full tilt there's no hint of percussiveness in his tone...Highlights are many - the regret-filled duet of the middle section of Op. 118 No. 2 or the way he brings to such a quiet close the Ballade, Op. 118 No. 3...Enough adjectives. Go and buy it, and set it on your shelves." Gramophone Magazine, Editor's Choice Awards Issue 2017
"Freire's heartfelt yet truly thought-out Op. 119 interpretations rank among the catalogue's best. The popular A-flat Waltz closes out this captivating, highly recommendable release." ClassicsToday
1. 1. Allegro maestoso
2. 2. Andante espressivo
3. 3. Scherzo
4. 4. Intermezzo (Andante molto)
5. 5. Finale (Allegro moderato ma rubato)
6. 3. Intermezzo in A Flat
7. 4. Intermezzo in B flat
8. 1. Capriccio in D Minor
9. 4. Intermezzo in E Major
10. 2. Intermezzo in B Flat Minor
11. 2. Intermezzo in A
12. 3. Ballade in G Minor
13. 1. Intermezzo in B Minor
14. 2. Intermezzo in E Minor
15. 3. Intermezzo in C
16. 4. Rhapsody in E Flat
17. 15. Waltz in A Flat