Hungarian pianist Peter JÃ³zsa, born in 1975 has been giving concerts all over Europe since the age of 16. In 2013 he was appointed professor at the University of Art in Graz, Austria and now presents a doube album by the title "Portrait" featuring works that have had a significant influence on the artist in the course of his career. These include the Sonatas in B minor, Hob. XVI:32 and A flat major, Hob. XVI:46 by Joseph Haydn, the Sonata in A minor D 537 by Franz Schubert and the 7 Fantasies op. 116 by Johannes Brahms. On the second half of the release there are virtuoso pieces by FrÃ©dÃ©ric Chopin such as Impromptu No. 2 Op. 36, the Fantaisie Impromptu in C sharp minor Op. Posth. 66, the Fantaisie f minor Op. 49 and the Polonaise Fantaisie in A flat major Op. 61 as well as rather calm, contemplative works by Franz Liszt, which illuminate his poetic and religious side. Thus this portrait ends with Les FunÃ©railles, Ave Maria in E major, Les jeux d'eaux Ã la Villa d'Este, Nuages gris and Recueillement.

Tracklist:

Keyboard Sonata No. 46 In A-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:46: I. Allegro Moderato
Keyboard Sonata No. 46 In A-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:46: II. Adagio
Keyboard Sonata No. 46 In A-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:46: III. Finale. Presto
Keyboard Sonata No. 47 In B Minor, Hob. XVI:32: I. Allegro Moderato
Keyboard Sonata No. 47 In B Minor, Hob. XVI:32: II. Menuet. Trio
Keyboard Sonata No. 47 In B Minor, Hob. XVI:32: III. Finale. Presto
Piano Sonata In A Minor, D. 537: I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo (Live)
Piano Sonata In A Minor, D. 537: II. Allegretto Quasi. Andantino (Live)
Piano Sonata In A Minor, D. 537: III. Allegro Vivace (Live)
7 Fantasias, Op. 116: No. 1, Capriccio. Presto Energico (Live)
7 Fantasias, Op. 116: No. 2, Intermezzo. Andante (Live)
7 Fantasias, Op. 116: No. 3, Capriccio. Allegro Passionato (Live)
7 Fantasias, Op. 116: No. 4, Intermezzo. Adagio (Live)
7 Fantasias, Op. 116: No. 5, Andante Con Grazia Ed Intimissimo Sentimento (Live)
7 Fantasias, Op. 116: No. 6, Intermezzo. Andantino Teneramente (Live)
7 Fantasias, Op. 116: No. 7, Capriccio. Allegro Agitato (Live)
Impromptu No. 2 In F-Sharp Major, Op. 36 (Live)
Fantaisie-Impromptu In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66 (Live)
Fantaisie In F Minor, Op. 49 (Live)
Polonaise-Fantaisie In A-Flat Major, Op. 61 (Live)
Harmonies Poétiques Et Religieuses III, S. 173: No. 7, Funérailles (Live)
Ave Maria, S. 182 "Die Glocken Von Rom" (Live)
Années De Pèlerinage III, S. 163: No. 4, Les Jeux D'eaux À La Villa D'este (Live)
Trübe Wolken, S. 199
Recueillement, S. 204

UPC: 9003643992139
Label: Gramola
Release Date: 4.3.20
Format: CD

Brahms / Jozsa - Portrait (2 CD)