Sophia Agranovich - Sonata 2 / 35 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

A native of Ukraine, pianist Sophia Agranovich continues her superb series of recordings for Centaur Records. Internationally acclaimed soloist, chamber musician, recording artist and educator, Sophia Agranovich is Incha bold, daring pianist in the tradition of the Golden Age Romantics... A tigress of the keyboardInch - Fanfare. Her performances are captivating audiences by the Inchorison of uncommon beautyInch - Audiophile, Inchinterpretation that dares to be differentInch, Inchmagnificent shading and superior musicianshipInch - American Record Guide. A Steinway Artist, Ms. Agranovich has performed in USA, Europe, Israel, and Canada. Recently she played solo recitals at the Pennautier Festival and Juan-les-Pins in France and was invited to China and Brazil. A six-time Grammy® balloted artist, Sophia Agranovich has released ten solo albums from 2010 through 2022, including seven on Centaur tag.

Multi-award-winning pianist, recording artist, educator and artistic director, Sophia Agranovich is Incha bold, daring pianist in the tradition of the Golden Age Romantics... A tigress of the keyboardInch - Fanfare. Her performances are captivating audiences by the Inchorison of uncommon beautyInch - Audiophile, Inchthe ideal balance she achieves between the intellectual and the emotionalInch - Fanfare, Inchinterpretation that dares to be differentInch, Inchmagnificent shading and superior musicianshipInch (American Record Guide). A Steinway Artist, Ms. Agranovich has performed in USA, Europe, Israel, and Canada. Recently she played solo concerts at the Pennautier Festival and Juan-les-Pins in France where she premiered compositions dedicated to her by Françoise Choveaux, and was invited to China and Brazil. Some of her prestigious venues are David Geffen Hall, Bruno Walter Auditorium and Paul Hall at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Hall, Roerich and Metropolitan museums, Steinway Hall and gal-leries, Bargemusic, Tenri Cultural Institute, Polish Cultural Foundation, Lambert Castle, Watchung Arts Center, Salle Cortot, Théâtre Na Loba, Ehrbarsaal, Gesellschaft für Musiktheater, Kaiser Hall. She also performed at libraries and numerous colleges and universities, such as the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rubin Academy of Music, National Music Academy of Ukraine and Lviv State Conservatory. Ms. Agranovich has collaborated with Mark Peskanov, Shlomo Mintz, Christopher Collins Lee, Andrew Litton, Alexander Mishnaevsky, Andrew Lamy, Brett Deubner, Gregory Singer, Anatole Wieck, Rupam Sarmah, Lili Haydn, Hamid Saeidi, Kathleen Supove, award-winning Emmy, Grammy, and Billboard top ten musical artists, and members of the major orchestras. Sophia Agranovich has released ten solo albums from 2010 through 2022, including seven on Centaur tag. Her albums ar

Robert Alexander Schumann (June 8, 1810, Zwickau - July 29, 1856, Bonn) was one of the most significant composers of the 19th century and a pioneering music critic. His works represent some of the purest expressions of Romanticism in music. The son of a bookseller, Schumann was deeply influenced in his youth by German Romantic literature, particularly the writings of Jean Paul and E.T.A. Hoffmann. Album Tracks 1. Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22-I. So Rasch Wie Möglich 5. Symphonic Etudes (Études Symphoniques), Op. 13-1) Thema - Andante 19. Papillons, Op. 2