Brahms: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3
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COMPOSERS: Brahms
LABELS: Regis
WORKS: Piano Sonatas Nos 2 & 3
PERFORMER: Hélène Grimaud (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: RRC 1327
Grimaud’s impulsive and passionate playing suits the Sonatas but lacks intimacy in the Op. 118 Intermezzos. The recording is impressively clear, but tends to sound rather metallic above forte. Erik Levi
Authors
Erik Levi is a journalist and critic for BBC Music Magazine and a visiting professor in music at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is a leading authority on the music of the 20th century, and has written books on the topic of music in the Nazi era, including 'Music in the Third Reich' (1994) and 'Music and the Nazis' (2010). He is also a regular broadcaster for BBC Radio 3 and is on the reviewing roster for International Piano Magazine.