COMPOSERS: Brahms
LABELS: DG Galleria
WORKS: Piano works Opp. 116, 117, 118, 119
PERFORMER: Wilhelm Kempff (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: 437 249-2 DDD(1964)
Kempff is as inspired in his recordings of these late Brahms piano pieces as in his more famous Beethoven sonatas. He gets to the heart of the music’s reflective but unsentimental remembrance of times past, capturing its variety of moods with individuality and superb clarity. The piano sound is clear and realistic. David Michaels
Brahms: Piano works Opp. 116, 117, 118, 119
Kempff is as inspired in his recordings of these late Brahms piano pieces as in his more famous Beethoven sonatas. He gets to the heart of the music’s reflective but unsentimental remembrance of times past, capturing its variety of moods with individuality and superb clarity. The piano sound is clear and realistic. David Michaels
Our rating
5
Published: January 20, 2012 at 2:37 pm