This programme, recorded live at London’s Wigmore Hall in January last year, brought together the remarkable artistry of the Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires and her regular cellist partner, the ...
A famous set of variations by Brahms is ahead later in the hour. First, we've got a Brahms Intermezzo that was inspired by a Scottish folk tune. Pianist Helene Grimaud plays the Intermezzo, Op. 117, ...
In his last three sets of piano pieces, all unnecessary rhetoric is purged from Brahms's music. There is no hectoring or lecturing, no celebration of virtuosity for its own sake. Lars Vogt is the ...
Hungarian Dance No. 1; Intermezzo, Op. 117, No. 2; Intermezzo, Op. 118, No. 2; Rhapsody, Op. 79, No. 1; Wiegenlied; Intermezzo, Op. 116, No. 6; Symphony No. 3 – III ...
Czech pianist Libor Novacek's considerable reputation rests primarily on his Liszt performances, though he is also a superb Brahmsian if this startling recital is anything to go by. This is big-boned ...