This album was recorded in All Saints' Church, East Finchley, London, in November 2019, with David Hinitt as Recording Engineer and Andrew Keener as Recording Producer.
Composition History
The Andante of Brahms's Piano Sonata No. 1 is based on an old German folk song, 'Verstohlen geht der Mond auf,' which he also used to conclude his collection of 49 Deutsche Volkslieder.
Composition History
Brahms's Piano Sonata No. 2 was dedicated to Clara Schumann 'in admiration,' marking the beginning of their relationship that lasted over forty years.
Performer Biography
Garrick Ohlsson has an unusually wide and eclectic concerto repertoire, with some eighty concertos at his command.
Performer Biography
Garrick Ohlsson, the pianist on this album, won the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, which brought him worldwide recognition.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Brahms considered his life's work to have come full circle by using the same folk song in his Op. 1 and his final collection of folk songs, stating, 'The last of my folk songs and the same in my Op 1 represent the snake that bites its tail.'
Composer Biography
Johannes Brahms, the composer, was highly self-critical, destroying violin sonatas and string quartets he composed.
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