Grace Francis, the pianist on this recording, studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School and the Royal College of Music, where she received the Chappell Gold Medal.
Composer Biography
Franz Liszt, born in 1811, was over 20 years older than Johannes Brahms, who was born in 1833.
Album & Artwork
This album features two of the most significant solo piano sonatas of the mid-nineteenth century, composed by Johannes Brahms and Franz Liszt.
Critical Reception
Clara Schumann, a renowned pianist and composer Robert Schumann's wife, found Liszt's B minor Sonata "too awful" upon its completion.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at Potton Hall, Suffolk, on January 25-26, 2017, and features a Steinway piano.
Compositional Technique
Brahms's Third Piano Sonata is remarkably original, featuring five movements, which sought to expand beyond the customary four-movement structure.
Compositional Technique
Liszt's Piano Sonata in B minor is in a single movement, demonstrating an utterly original cohesion, possibly influenced by Schubert's Wanderer Fantasy.
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