Jorge Federico Osorio – Final Thoughts – The Last Piano Works of Schubert & Brahms (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Jorge Federico Osorio – Final Thoughts – The Last Piano Works of Schubert & Brahms (2017)
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Jorge Federico Osorio, “an imaginative interpreter with a powerful technique (The New York Times), deftly pairs Brahms’s final solo piano works with those by Schubert for an inventive program of richly satisfying works that capture the essence of each composer’s towering individuality.

Osorio records Brahms’s Three Intermezzos, Op. 117, and Six Piano Pieces, Op. 118, for the first time. He revisits Brahms’s Seven Fantasies, Op. 116, and Four Piano Pieces, Op. 119, which he last recorded nearly two decades ago, to great acclaim: “Quite marvelous,” said BBC Music Magazine. “It’s clear that Jorge Federico Osorio is an important Brahmsian,” proclaimed the Chicago Tribune. On his new album, Osorio’s penchant for color accentuates the individual character of these concentrated miniatures.

On this, his first Schubert recording, Osorio, whom the Los Angeles Times called “one of the more elegant and accomplished pianists on the planet,” presents the composer’s final two Piano Sonatas, D. 959 and D. 960, epic in scale and brimming with melodic invention. Osorio’s insights into the music’s architecture yield eloquent performances of these spacious, ambitious masterworks. Osorio’s Cedille Records albums of Mexican and Spanish music have introduced the pianist to new audiences worldwide. Now they can hear his artistry in more of the core German repertoire that has been central to his concert life for decades.

Osorio has performed Brahms’s Piano Quintet with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The Mexican-born, European-trained virtuoso has served as artistic director of Mexico’s Brahms Chamber Music Festival. He has received the Medalla Bellas Artes, the highest honor granted by Mexico’s National Institute of Fine Arts, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Gina Bachauer Award.

Tracklist:

01. Jorge Federico Osorio – Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959: I. Allegro (14:55)
02. Jorge Federico Osorio – Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959: II. Andantino (08:08)
03. Jorge Federico Osorio – Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959: III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace (04:55)
04. Jorge Federico Osorio – Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959: IV. Rondo: Allegretto (11:28)
05. Jorge Federico Osorio – 7 Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 1. Capriccio in D Minor (02:22)
06. Jorge Federico Osorio – 7 Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 2. Intermezzo in A Minor (03:20)
07. Jorge Federico Osorio – 7 Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 3. Capriccio in G Minor (03:01)
08. Jorge Federico Osorio – 7 Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 4. Intermezzo in E Major (04:33)
09. Jorge Federico Osorio – 7 Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 5. Intermezzo in E Minor (03:18)
10. Jorge Federico Osorio – 7 Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 6. Intermezzo in E Major (03:00)
11. Jorge Federico Osorio – 7 Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 7. Capriccio in D Minor (02:23)
12. Jorge Federico Osorio – 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 1 in E-Flat Major (04:57)
13. Jorge Federico Osorio – 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 2 in B-Flat Minor (04:37)
14. Jorge Federico Osorio – 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor (05:55)
15. Jorge Federico Osorio – 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 1. Intermezzo in A Minor (01:56)
16. Jorge Federico Osorio – 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 2. Intermezzo in A Major (05:51)
17. Jorge Federico Osorio – 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 3. Ballade in G Minor (03:23)
18. Jorge Federico Osorio – 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 4. Intermezzo in F Minor (02:29)
19. Jorge Federico Osorio – 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 5. Romanze in F Major (04:09)
20. Jorge Federico Osorio – 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 6. Intermezzo in E-Flat Minor (05:09)
21. Jorge Federico Osorio – 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: No. 1. Intermezzo in B Minor (03:53)
22. Jorge Federico Osorio – 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: No. 2. Intermezzo in E Minor (04:42)
23. Jorge Federico Osorio – 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: No. 3. Intermezzo in C Major (01:51)
24. Jorge Federico Osorio – 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: No. 4. Rhapsody in E-Flat Major (04:39)
25. Jorge Federico Osorio – Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960: I. Molto moderato (19:08)
26. Jorge Federico Osorio – Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960: II. Andante sostenuto (10:13)
27. Jorge Federico Osorio – Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960: III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace con delicatezza (04:01)
28. Jorge Federico Osorio – Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-Flat Major, D. 960: IV. Allegro ma non troppo (07:50)

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