Ries / Kagan - Piano Sonatas & Sonatinas - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Ferdinand Ries, Beethoven' friend and pupil, was an exceptionally gifted composer whose prophetic piano sonatas foreshadow Schubert' poignant harmonic language, Mendelssohn' expressively sweet melodies and Chopin' brilliant figuration. Album Tracks 1. Sonata in C Major, Op. 1, No. 1 2. Sonata in A minor, Op. 1, No. 2 3. Sonatina in B Flat Major, Op. 5, No. 1 4. Sonatina in F Major, Op. 5, No. 2