COMPOSERS: Strauss
LABELS: Koch Schwann
WORKS: Five Piano Pieces, Op. 3; Sonata for solo piano, Op. 5; Stimmungsbilder, Op. 9
PERFORMER: Stefan Vladar (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: 3-6530-2
Fitting neatly on to a single disc, the young Strauss’s surviving piano works are likeable when imitating Schumann and Mendelssohn in the mood-pieces, less so Beethoven in the Sonata. Vladar preserves a vital freshness throughout; both piano and recorded sound have an admirable limpidity. David Nice
Strauss: Five Piano Pieces, Op. 3; Sonata for solo piano, Op. 5; Stimmungsbilder, Op. 9
Fitting neatly on to a single disc, the young Strauss’s surviving piano works are likeable when imitating Schumann and Mendelssohn in the mood-pieces, less so Beethoven in the Sonata. Vladar preserves a vital freshness throughout; both piano and recorded sound have an admirable limpidity. David Nice
Our rating
5
Published: January 20, 2012 at 1:20 pm