The pianist Andreas Eggertsberger, who studied in Austria and the USA with Karl Heinz KÃ¤mmerling and Oleg Maisenberg, among others, deals with the late works of three composers on his new album "SpÃ¤tlese" (Late Harvest): Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johannes Brahms and FrÃ©dÃ©ric Chopin. Whether a work is considered a late work has less to do with the composer's age and more to do with where the breaking points and further developments are in a composer's oeuvre. Some of the three selected masters were still young when they entered their late phase: Mozart was in his late twenties when he composed his Fantasia K. 475 and Sonata in C minor K. 457, Chopin was thirty-four when he composed his third and final Sonata in B minor, and Brahms was fifty-nine when he composed his Three Intermezzi Op. 117. Many a future is anticipated. Mozart, for example, builds a bridge to Beethoven with his Fantasy and Sonata in C minor. Chopin, on the other hand, takes a look at late Romanticism and beyond with his increasingly bold harmonies, and Brahms foreshadows musical developments that would only become influential in the 20th century.

Tracklist:

Fantasia in C minor, K. 475 [11:12]
I. Molto Allegro [08:19]
II. Adagio [07:47]
III. Allegro Assai [04:36]
No. 1 in E-Flat Major [04:40]
No. 2 in B-Flat minor [03:55]
No. 3 in C-Sharp minor [04:59]
I. Allegro Maestoso [12:38]
II. Scherzo: Molto Vivace [02:40]
III. Largo [08:02]
IV. Finale: Presto Non Tanto [05:30

UPC: 9003643993037
Label: Gramola
Release Date: 1.12.24
Format: CD

Brahms / Chopin / Eggertsberger - Spatlese (CD)