{"product_id":"683440","title":"Barry Douglas - Brahmsworks For Solo Piano Vol 4 [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is Volume 4 in Barry Douglas's monumental project to record the complete works for solo piano by Johannes Brahms. Each volume has been released to critical acclaim, the first one, in 2012, being seen by BBC Music as 'a triumph of Brahmsian thought, with playing that gets right to the heart of the composer'. Once again, the album is presented as a stand-alone recital, prominently featuring the C major Sonata, which was Brahms's first published work. The influence on Brahms of his early romantic predecessors Beethoven and Schubert is obvious here, not only in the virtuoso demands on the performer but also in the opening, which recalls both Beethoven's 'Hammerklavier' Sonata, Op. 106 and Schubert's 'Wanderer' Fantasy. Two other works are much more than simple sets of variations. The Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann highlight the close relationship of Brahms with Schumann and his wife, Clara, to whom the work is dedicated 'with intimate reverence', and demonstrate Brahms's skill at 'thematic actualisation', whereby latent potentialities of a theme are gradually revealed throughout the variation process. In the Variations on a Theme by Niccol\\xf2 Paganini - the first of two books originally published in 1866 as 'Keyboard Studies' - each variation explores a distinct figural pattern or keyboard technique. The recording also features short keyboard character pieces, abundant in the second half of the nineteenth century and especially in Brahms's later years.\u003cp\u003eAllegro - Poco Ritenuto\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndante (Nach Einem Altdeutschen Mineliede) - Adagio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScherzo. Allegro Molto E Con Fuoco - Pi\\xc3\\xb9 Mosso - Presto - Da Capo Il Scherzo Senza Rep. Sin'al Fine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinale. Allegro Con Fuoco - Presto Non Troppo Ed Agitato\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntermezzo in C Sharp Minor, Op. 117, No. 3\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntermezzo in E Minor, Op. 119, No. 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThema. Ziemlich Langsam\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 2. Poco Pi\\xc3\\xb9 Moto\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 3. Tempo Di Tema\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 4. Poco Pi\\xc3\\xb9 Moto\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 5. Allegro Capriccioso\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 6. Allegro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 7. Andante\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 8. Andante (Non Troppo Lento)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 9. Schnell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 10. Poco Adagio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 11. Un Poco Pi\\xc3\\xb9 Animato\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 12. Allegretto, Poco Scherzando - Presto\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 13. Non Troppo Presto\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 14. Andante\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 15. Poco Adagio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 16\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCapriccio in F Sharp Minor, Op. 76, No. 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCapriccio in B Minor, Op. 76, No. 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntermezzo in a Major, Op. 76, No. 6\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBallade in D Minor, Op. 10, No. 1, 'Edward'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThema. Non Troppo Presto\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 3\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 4\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 5\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 6\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 7\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 8\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 9\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 10\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 11. Andante\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 12\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 13\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariation 14. Allegro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresto, Ma Non Troppo\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55159406395777,"sku":"683440","price":18.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/51fEVewJfPL._SL1500.jpg?v=1767976065","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/683440","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}