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.
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
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.
