Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann and Brahms - Korean-born pianist SoRyang features the who's who of the Romantic period of classical music on her latest recording titled "piano". SoRyang, who at the age of 16 found a new home in Austria, begins by laying out Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13, the popular "Pathetique", which clearly illustrates the path from the Classical to the Romantic, which is reached with the "Wanderer Fantasia" in C major Op. 15, D 760 by Franz Schubert. Being one of his most accomplished and technically demanding works, Schubert is cited with "the devil should play this thing". A little intermezzo is given with the "Romanze" in F major, part of the Piano Pieces Op. 118 by Johannes Brahms, before SoRyang presents the monumental Sonata No. 3 in F minor Op. 14 (2nd revision of 1853) by Robert Schumann - a work that he initially described as "Concerto Without Orchestra for the Pianoforte".

Tracklist:

Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro Di Molto E Con Brio
Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio Cantabile
Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo. Allegro
Fantasy In C Major, Op. 15, D. 760 "Wandererfantasie"
6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 5, Romance In F Major
Piano Sonata No. 3 In F Minor, Op. 14 "Concerto Without Orchestra": I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 3 In F Minor, Op. 14 "Concerto Without Orchestra": II. Scherzo. Molto Comodo
Piano Sonata No. 3 In F Minor, Op. 14 "Concerto Without Orchestra": III. Quasi Variazioni. Andantino De Clara Wieck
Piano Sonata No. 3 In F Minor, Op. 14 "Concerto Without Orchestra": IV. Prestissimo Possibile. Passionato

UPC: 9003643991798
Label: Gramola
Release Date: 10.19.18
Format: CD

Beethoven / Soryang - Piano Works By Beethoven (CD)