Ries: Complete Piano Sonatas & Sonatinas
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FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Complete Piano Sonatas & Sonatinas
Susan Kagan and Vassily Primakov (pianos)
[ Naxos / 6 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Friday 28 October 2022
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Ferdinand Ries was a friend and pupil of Beethoven and was praised by Robert Schumann for his 'remarkable originality'. He was also one of the great piano virtuosos of his age and perfectly placed to compose works for his instrument that honour the Classical tradition of Haydn and Mozart while foreshadowing the Romanticism of Schubert and Chopin.
In Susan Kagan, an acknowledged authority on the composer, these works have found an interpreter of sympathy and eloquence who brings the composer's fluency, poignancy and drama fully to life: 'Ries could not have asked for a better pianist and proponent than he has found in Susan Kagan' (Fanfare).
"Well recorded with an excellent booklet by the pianist." Gramophone
'Ries could not have asked for a better pianist and proponent than he has found in Susan Kagan' (Fanfare)
'[Kagan's] playing is rock solid and dependable with a faint whiff of pedagogy.' - Gramophone
'This one is very well played and recorded... proves to be
well worth having.' - American Record Guide
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
Piano Sonata in D major, Op. 9, No. 1
Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 9, No. 2
Piano Sonata in E flat major, Op. 11, No. 1
Piano Sonata in F minor, Op. 11, No. 2
Piano Sonata in A minor, Op. 45
Piano Sonata in A flat major, Op. 141
Piano Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 26, "L'infortunee"
The Dream, Op. 49
Sonata for piano 4 hands in C major, op. 6 'Sonatina'
Sonata for piano 4 hands in B flat major, Op. 47
Sonata for piano 4 hands in A major, Op. 160
