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Brahms: Late Piano Music Opp. 76, 79 & 116-119 / Owen
Avie Records

Brahms: Late Piano Music Opp. 76, 79 & 116-119 / Owen

$29.99

Details

Composer
BRAHMS, JOHANNES
Artist
Charles Owen
Format
CD
Label
Avie Records
Released
Nov 16, 2018
Catalog #
AV2397
UPC
822252239720

About

Steinway ambassador, Guildhall professor, and cofounder of the London Piano Festival, Charles Owen turns to the late piano works by Johannes Brahms for his latest AVIE release. Within this collection of Capriccios, Rhapsodies and Intermezzi, Charles reveals myriad moods with the composer harking back as well as facing forward- from evocations of Schubert, Schumann and Liszt in the Eight Klavierstucke, Op. 76; winter-like darkness in the two Op. 79 Rhapsodies; Hungarian foot-stomping dance forms in the seven Fantasies that comprise Op. 116; nostalgic contemplation in the Op. 117 Intermezzi; romantic inflections in Op. 118 Klavierstucke which were dedicated to Clara Schumann; and the tonally forward Klavierstucke, Op. 119. “A class above the rest… His performances are underpinned by an unwavering musicality that is enhanced by close attention to the score.” (International Piano) “Exemplary. Classic. Spellbinding. And enthusiastically recommended.” (Fanfare) “Fantastically versatile… he hits the nail on the head… very stylish, very faithful.” (BBC Radio 3 Record Review)

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REVIEW:

In the Op. 117 Owen finds an apt simplicity to its opening number, while the second has a nice gentleness. The third is filled with a tangible sadness, and is nicely inward—altogether more urgent than Jonathan Plowright, who produces one of the most touchingly withdrawn readings on record. In Op. 116 Owen is particularly telling in the A minor Intermezzo, which has a pleasing intimacy, contrasting with the turbulence of the following number and the sonorously beautiful E major Adagio that forms the set’s centrepiece.

The two Op 79 Rhapsodies are another highlight of this set, with Owen conveying the requisite sense of power, surmounting their difficulties with ease and making the much-played G minor very much his own.

– Gramophone

Tracklist 30 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 No. 1. Capriccio in F-Sharp Minor 03:15
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Capriccio in F-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  3. 2 No. 2. Capriccio in B Minor 03:34
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Capriccio in B Minor
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  4. 3 No. 3. Intermezzo in A-Flat Major 02:11
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Intermezzo in A-Flat Major
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  5. 4 No. 4. Intermezzo in B-Flat Major 02:14
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Intermezzo in B-Flat Major
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  6. 5 No. 5. Capriccio in C-Sharp Minor 03:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Capriccio in C-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  7. 6 No. 6. Intermezzo in A Major 03:42
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. Intermezzo in A Major
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  8. 7 No. 7. Intermezzo in A Minor 02:57
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. Intermezzo in A Minor
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  9. 8 No. 8. Capriccio in C Major 03:36
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8. Capriccio in C Major
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  10. 9 No. 1 in B Minor 08:56
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 1 in B Minor
    Duration
    08:56
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  11. 10 No. 2 in G Minor 05:55
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 2 in G Minor
    Duration
    05:55
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  12. 11 No. 1. Capriccio in D Minor 02:10
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 1. Capriccio in D Minor
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  13. 12 No. 2. Intermezzo in A Minor 03:34
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 2. Intermezzo in A Minor
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  14. 13 No. 3. Capriccio in G Minor 03:15
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 3. Capriccio in G Minor
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  15. 14 No. 4. Intermezzo in E Major 04:45
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 4. Intermezzo in E Major
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  16. 15 No. 5. Intermezzo in E Minor 02:23
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 5. Intermezzo in E Minor
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  17. 16 No. 6. Intermezzo in E Major 02:56
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 6. Intermezzo in E Major
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  18. 17 No. 7. Capriccio in D Minor 02:15
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 7. Capriccio in D Minor
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  19. Disc 2
  20. 1 No. 1 in E-Flat Major 04:37
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1 in E-Flat Major
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  21. 2 No. 2 in B-Flat Minor 04:38
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2 in B-Flat Minor
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  22. 3 No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor 05:41
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    05:41
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  23. 4 No. 1. Intermezzo in A Minor 01:50
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. Intermezzo in A Minor
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  24. 5 No. 2. Intermezzo in A Major 06:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. Intermezzo in A Major
    Duration
    06:06
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  25. 6 No. 3. Ballade in G Minor 03:29
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 3. Ballade in G Minor
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  26. 7 No. 4. Intermezzo in F Minor 02:58
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 4. Intermezzo in F Minor
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  27. 8 No. 5. Romanze in F Major 04:00
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 5. Romanze in F Major
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  28. 9 No. 6. Intermezzo in E-Flat Minor 06:06
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 6. Intermezzo in E-Flat Minor
    Duration
    06:06
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  29. 10 No. 1. Intermezzo in B Minor 03:50
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 1. Intermezzo in B Minor
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  30. 11 No. 2. Intermezzo in E Minor 04:55
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 2. Intermezzo in E Minor
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  31. 12 No. 3. Intermezzo in C Major 01:52
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 3. Intermezzo in C Major
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen
  32. 13 No. 4. Rhapsody in E-Flat Major 04:52
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 4. Rhapsody in E-Flat Major
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Charles Owen