Garrick Ohlsson - Brahms: Piano Sonatas & Rhapsodies (CD)

Both sonatas recorded here are the work of the young Brahms, who was still a teenager when he wrote Op.2. They are paired with, and perfectly complement the much later rhapsodies. These are magisterial accounts from Garrick Ohlsson, a pianist noted for his mastery of the Romantics.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Brahms: Piano Sonata No.1 in C major Op.1 - I. Allegro
2. Brahms: Piano Sonata No.1 in C major Op.1 - II. Andante
3. Brahms: Piano Sonata No.1 in C major Op.1 - III. Allegro molto e con fuoco – Più mosso
4. Brahms: Piano Sonata No.1 in C major Op.1 - IV. Allegro con fuoco – Presto non troppo ed agitato
5. Brahms: Piano Sonata No.2 in F sharp minor Op.2 - I. Allegro non troppo
6. ma energico
7. Brahms: Piano Sonata No.2 in F sharp minor Op.2 - II. Andante con espressione
8. Brahms: Piano Sonata No.2 in F sharp minor Op.2 - III. Scherzo: Allegro – Poco più moderato
9. Brahms: Piano Sonata No.2 in F sharp minor Op.2 - IV. Finale: Sostenuto – Allegro non troppo e rubato – Molto sostenuto
10. Brahms: 2 Rhapsodies Op.79 No.1 in B minor - Agitato
11. Brahms: 2 Rhapsodies Op.79 No.2 in G minor - Molto passionato
12. ma non troppo allegro