Paul Lewis - Brahms: Late Piano Works Opp.116-119 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Paul Lewis's recording of the complete Beethoven piano sonatas at once took it's place as one of the great modern sets. To celebrate twenty years of collaboration with the British pianist, harmonia mundi invites you to rediscover some of the finest sonatas from this monument, each with it's own unique character. A splendid opportunity to admire Paul Lewis's infinite range of touch, with it's combination of rigor and imagination, which brings out all the poetry of these famous works. Album Tracks 1. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 InchPathétiqueInch I. Grave - Allegro Di Molto E Con Brio 2. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 InchPathétiqueInch II. Andante Cantabile 3. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 InchPathétiqueInch III. Rondo (Allegro) 4. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 InchMoonlightInch I. Adagio Sostenuto 5. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 InchMoonlightInch II. Allegretto 6. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 InchMoonlightInch III. Presto Agitato 7. Sonate Pour Piano No. 24 en Fa Dièse Majeur, Op. 78 InchÀ ThérèseInch I. Adagio Cantabile - Allegro Ma Non Troppo 8. Sonate Pour Piano No. 24 en Fa Dièse Majeur, Op. 78 InchÀ ThérèseInch II. Allegro Vivace3 10 9. Bagatelle in a Minor, Woo 59 ?FÜR Elise' 10. Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 InchThe TempestInch I. Largo - Allegro 11. Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 InchThe TempestInch II. Adagio 12. Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 InchThe TempestInch III. Allegretto 1. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 InchAppassionataInch I. Allegro Assai 2. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 InchAppassionataInch II. Andante Con Moto - Allegro Non Troppo 3. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 InchAppassionataInch III. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Presto 4. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major,

These late works by Brahms are like a testament. But what is this secretive man revealing to us here? Or rather, what is he still trying to hide? Hiding it until the very end, arousing in us an irresistible desire to guess what it is? Perhaps that is where the beauty of these scores lies. - Piotr Anderzewski. A short album, a selection of jewels from Brahms' Late Piano works (Op. 116 to 119, with Op. 119 No.4 being the last piano piece Brahms ever wrote) presented in a carefully chosen order. Op. 116 to 118 represent the composer's late piano works, written during the final decade of his life. Here we find a more mature, intimate and subtle Brahms, far removed from the roaring Romanticism of his earlier works. Album Tracks 1. 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119 No. 1, Intermezzo in B minor 2. 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119 No. 3, Intermezzo in C Major 3. 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118 No. 1, Intermezzo in a Minor 4. 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118 No. 2, Intermezzo in a Major 5. 7 Fantasies, Op. 116 No. 2, Intermezzo in a Minor 6. 7 Fantasies, Op. 116 No. 3, Capriccio in G minor 7. 7 Fantasies, Op. 116 No. 4, Intermezzo in E Major 8. 7 Fantasies, Op. 116 No. 5, Intermezzo in E minor 9. 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117 No. 3 in C-Sharp minor 10. 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119 No. 4, Rhapsody in E-Flat Major 11. 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117 No. 2 in B-Flat minor 12. 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118 No. 6, Intermezzo in E-Flat minor

In 2018, Paul Lewis embarked on an exploration of one of the richest bodies of work of the Classical era the keyboard sonatas of Haydn. For his second volume, the British pianist tackles some of the most remarkable pieces in this vast oeuvre including the exceptionally concise Sonata in D major Hob. XVI 51, which is surprisingly pre-Romantic, and the celebrated Sonata in E flat major Hob. XVI 52, with which Haydn conferred well-nigh symphonic dimensions on the keyboard sonata for the very first time. Album Tracks 1. Haydn Sonata Hob. XVI 20 I. Moderato 2. Haydn Sonata Hob. XVI 20 II. Andante Con Moto 3. Haydn Sonata Hob. XVI 20 III. Finale. Allegro 4. Haydn Sonata Hob. XVI 52 I. Allegro Moderato 5. Haydn Sonata Hob. XVI 52 II. Adagio 6. Haydn Sonata Hob. XVI 52Iii. Finale. Presto 7. Haydn Sonata Hob. XVI 34 I. Presto 8. Haydn Sonata Hob. XVI 34 II. Adagio 9. Haydn Sonata Hob. XVI 34 III. Finale. Molto Vivace 10. Haydn Sonata Hob. XVI 51I. Andante 11. Haydn Sonata Hob. XVI 51Ii. Finale. Presto