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Introducing a new payment method on HBDirect. There is much to look forward to when Alexandre Kantorow releases an all-Brahms album with a playing time of no less than 85 minutes. He opens with music by a composer of a similar age as himself: Brahms wrote the Four Ballades in while only 21 years old, taking up a fashionable genre introduced by Chopin as late as The set is followed by the even earlier Sonata No.
The sonata is of almost symphonic dimensions and it was indeed, along with its predecessors, famously described as a disguised symphony by no one less than Robert Schumann. This album presents seven of his chamber works, five of which as world premiere recordings. Three other world premiere recordings of works by Serebrier are also included. The prestigious concert was conducted by Daniel Barenboim for the 3rd time , , They are masterworks which exert continued appeal and stimulate repeated listening.
Sung in Slovak, Russian and German, these songs on love, longing and innocence show three master composers transforming folk traditions into their unique musical styles. Yefim Bronfman, whose commanding technique, power and exceptional lyrical gifts are consistently acknowledged by the press and audiences alike, makes his Pentatone debut. Before Jean-Pierre Rampal appeared on the music scene in the s, wind players were rarely hired as soloists with an orchestra.
