Brahms
Piano Sonata No. 2; Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 21/1; Three Intermezzos, Op. 117; Scherzo in E flat minor, Op. 4
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‘Jonathan Plowright delivers this highly charged musical argument with tremendous momentum, but is careful to follow Brahms’s meticulous pedal marks, thus ensuring that none of the full-blooded textures sound bloated.’ Erik Levi
Brahms
Piano Sonata No. 2; Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 21/1; Three Intermezzos, Op. 117; Scherzo in E flat minor, Op. 4
Jonathan Plowright (piano)
BIS BIS-2117 (hybrid CD/SACD)
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.