Benjamin Grosvenor continues to explore composers of the Romantic era, this time with works by Clara and Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms.
Tag: Sonata
Review: Secret Garden – François-Frédéric Guy Plays Chopin
François-Frédéric Guy plays works by Chopin on a 1905 Pleyel piano.
Review: Schubert – Sonatas D. 784 & 959 – Eric Lu, Piano
Pianist Eric Lu’s new 2023 release features two of Franz Schubert’s best-loved piano sonatas, D. 784 and D. 959, along with the C minor Allegretto, D. 915.
Review: Beethoven – Complete Violin Sonatas – Midori, Thibaudet
This new 2023 release presents Midori and Jean-Yves Thibaudet in their first major collaborative recording project: the complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas.
Review: Janáček, Brahms, Bartòk – Violin Sonatas – Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Fazıl Say
Patricia Kopatchinskaja’s third collaboration with pianist Fazil Say features a trio of violin sonatas by Janáček, Brahms, and Bartòk.
Review: Beethoven – Piano Sonatas Opp. 101 & 106 – Maurizio Pollini, Piano
Maurizio Pollini revisits two of Beethoven’s late sonatas, including the mighty Op. 106 “Hammerklavier.”
Review: Beethoven, Schumann, Franck – Violin Sonatas – Capuçon, Argerich
Renaud Capuçon and Martha Argerich perform Beethoven’s Kreutzer, Schumann’s A minor, and Franck’s A Major violin sonatas.
Review: Yuja Wang, Gautier Capuçon, Andreas Ottensamer – Works by Rachmaninoff & Brahms
In this 2022 release, Yuja Wang and Gautier Capuçon revisit the Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata and perform the Brahms Op. 114 Clarinet Trio with Andreas Ottensamer.
Review: Secret Love Letters – Lisa Batiashvili, Violin
Violinist Lisa Batiashvili collaborates with pianist Giorgi Gigashvili and the Philadelphia Orchestra in works that explore the theme of hidden love.
Review: Liszt – Piano Concertos, Sonata – Alexander Ullman, BBC Symphony, Litton
2017 Liszt Competition winner Alexander Ullman delivers an ambitious all-Liszt program featuring the B minor Sonata and piano concertos with the BBC symphony under Andrew Litton.