This disc presents three of Brahms’s finest piano works. The Fantasias and Klavierstücke, which date from his last years, are also among the best-known. Jon Nakamatsu, Gold Medal Winner at the 1997 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, judiciously adds a much earlier work, the Third Sonata written when the composer was twenty. ‘Nakamatsu is clearly a major talent.’ - CD Now
This title was released for the first time in 2004.
JOHANNES BRAHMS [1833-1897] Piano Sonata No.3 in F minor, Op.5 (1854) fa mineur / f-moll · I. Allegro maestoso (10'04) · II. Andante espressivo (10'20) · III. Scherzo - Trio (4'31) · IV. Intermezzo (Rückblick) (3'30) · V. Finale (7'21) 7 Fantasien Op.116 (1892) · I. Capriccio: Presto energico (2'22) · II. Intermezzo: Andante (3'34) · III. Capriccio: Allegro passionato (2'56) · IV. Intermezzo: Adagio (4'37) · V. intermezzo: Andante con grazia (2'32) · VI. Intermezzo: Andantino (2'53) · VII. Capriccio: Allegro agitato (2'18) 4 Klavierstücke Op.119 (1893) · I. Intermezzo: Adagio (3'01) · II. Intermezzo: Andantino (4'46) · III. Intermezzo: Grazioso e giocoso (1'43) · IV. Rhapsodie: Allegro risoluto (4'52)
