Nelson Goerner – Brahms: Sonata No.3, Op. 5 & Variations on a Theme by Paganini (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Nelson Goerner – Brahms: Sonata No.3, Op. 5 & Variations on a Theme by Paganini (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 57:18 minutes | 869 MB | Genre: Classical
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This release, issued to mark the 75th birthday of the great pianist Nelson Freire in 2019, is hardly a typical album of encores. A good deal of it is devoted to a single composer, Edvard Grieg. Other composers are represented by multiple works, and there are substantial pieces like the Rachmaninov Prelude in B minor, Op. 32, No. 10, that would not fill the role of encore well. You might take the word “encore” in another way, though: to mean things reprised. Many of these pieces are ones Freire knows well, has played many times, and has explored at a truly breathtaking level of detail. The Grieg Lyric Pieces are not virtuoso works, and indeed are often played by amateurs, but you haven’t heard them played like Freire plays them, with each one a little study in phrasing and register. You could sample almost anywhere here, but try the first of the Shostakovich Fantastic Dances, Op. 5, which has an entrancing subtlety from the very first notes. Freire, a famed virtuoso, mostly avoids showpieces here, but, as if to say he hasn’t lost the ability, he does drop some in. The album is, then, an encore to Freire’s remarkable career, which isn’t over yet.

Tracklist:
1. Nelson Goerner – Piano Sonata No.3 in F Minor, Op. 5: I. Allegro maestoso (09:09)
2. Nelson Goerner – Piano Sonata No.3 in F Minor, Op. 5: II. Andante espressivo (10:05)
3. Nelson Goerner – Piano Sonata No.3 in F Minor, Op. 5: III. Scherzo. Allegro energico – Trio (04:46)
4. Nelson Goerner – Piano Sonata No.3 in F Minor, Op. 5: IV. Intermezzo. Andante molto (03:40)
5. Nelson Goerner – Piano Sonata No.3 in F Minor, Op. 5: V. Finale. Allegro moderato ma rubato (07:11)
6. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book I: Thema. Non troppo Presto (00:25)
7. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book I: Variation 1 (00:26)
8. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book I: Variation 2 (00:30)
9. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book I: Variation 3 (00:28)
10. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book I: Variation 4 (00:53)
11. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book I: Variation 5 (00:41)
12. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book I: Variation 6 (00:27)
13. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book I: Variation 7 (00:26)
14. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book I: Variation 8 (00:26)
15. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book I: Variation 9 (01:02)
16. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book I: Variation 10 (01:17)
17. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book I: Variation 11. Andante (01:24)
18. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book I: Variation 12 (00:58)
19. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book I: Variation 13 (00:35)
20. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book I: Variation 14. Allegro (02:05)
21. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book II: Variation 1 (00:46)
22. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book II: Variation 2. Poco Animato (00:40)
23. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book II: Variation 3 (00:32)
24. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book II: Variation 4. Poco Allegretto (00:51)
25. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book II: Variation 5 (00:24)
26. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book II: Variation 6. Poco più vivace (00:23)
27. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book II: Variation 7 (00:22)
28. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book II: Variation 8. Allegro (00:32)
29. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book II: Variation 9 (00:48)
30. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book II: Variation 10. Veloce, energico (00:44)
31. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book II: Variation 11. Vivace (00:28)
32. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book II: Variation 12. Un poco Andante (01:08)
33. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book II: Variation 13. Un poco più Andante (00:49)
34. Nelson Goerner – Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book II: Variation 14. Presto, ma non troppo (01:41)

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