Ohlsson,Garrick Brahms: Piano Sonatas & Rhapsodies CD

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 û Pi? mosso 4. Brahms: Piano Sonata No.1 in C major Op.1 - IV. Allegro con fuoco û 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 û Poco pi? moderato 9. Brahms: Piano Sonata No.2 in F sharp minor Op.2 - IV. Finale: Sostenuto û Allegro non troppo e rubato û 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