The works on Sofya Gulyak's Piano Classics Johannes Brahms release span the composers' lifetime. The Handel Variations brim with energy, pianistic brilliance and youthful pathos, the two Rhapsodies Op. 79 are serious and dramatic, the Fantasien Op. 116 breathe the air of melancholy. Winner of the prestigious 2009 Leeds Competition (the first woman to do so in it's history), Ms. Gulyak has since performed at the world's most important venues. Her first CD, works of Rachmaninov, received international praise, including 5 Stars in French Diapason and "stunning debut album" from Gramophone.

Tracklist:

Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 1. Aria
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 2. Variation 1
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 3. Variation 2 (Animato)
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 4. Variation 3 (Dolce)
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 5. Variation 4 (Risoluto)
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 6. Variation 5 (Espressivo)
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 7. Variation 6 (Sempre Piano)
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 8. Variation 7 (Con Vivacità)
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 9. Variation 8
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 10. Variation 9 (Poco Sostenuto)
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 11. Variation 10 (Energico)
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 12. Variation 11 (Dolce)
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 13. Variation 12 (Soave)
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 14. Variation 13 (Largamente, Ma Non Più)
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 15. Variation 14 (Sciolto)
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 16. Variation 15
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 17. Variation 16 (Piano Ma Marcato)
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 18. Variation 17 (Più Mosso)
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 19. Variation 18 (Grazioso)
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 20. Variation 19 (Leggiero E Vivace)
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 21. Variation 20 (Legato)
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 22. Variation 21 (Dolce)
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 23. Variation 22
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 24. Variation 23 (Vivace E Staccato)
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 25. Variation 24
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 26. Variation 25
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24: 27. Fuga
2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79: I. Agitato In B Minor
2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79: II. Molto Passionato, Ma Non Troppo Allegro
7 Fantasien, Op. 116: I. Carpriccio In D Minor (Presto Energico)
7 Fantasien, Op. 116: II. Intermezzo In A Minor (Andante)
7 Fantasien, Op. 116: III. Capriccio In G Minor (Allegro)
7 Fantasien, Op. 116: IV. Intermezzo In E Major (Adagio)
7 Fantasien, Op. 116: V. Intermezzo In E Minor (Andante Con Gracia Ed Intimissimo Sentiment)
7 Fantasien, Op. 116: VI. Intermezzo In E Major (Andantino Teneramente)
7 Fantasien, Op. 116: VII. Capriccio In D Minor (Allegro Agitato)

UPC: 5060385450208
Label: Piano Classics
Release Date: 5.26.15
Format: CD

Brahms Handel Variations / Various - Handel Variations - 2 Rhapsodies - Fantasien Op. (CD)