Much lauded for her interpretations of Hans GÃ¡l's concerto and chamber music works, Sarah Beth Briggs presents the composer's beguiling Three Preludes alongside well-loved works by three of his greatest Austrian forebears - Franz Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Schubert. Following meticulous examination of the original scores, Briggs sensitively translates the authentic character of each work to the resources of a modern piano with revelatory results. Pianist Sarah Beth Briggs - an artist of extraordinary magnetism (Daily Telegraph) - is a leading recitalist, concerto soloist, and chamber musician. A long-standing pupil of the late Denis Matthews, she gained a Hindemith Scholarship to study chamber music in Switzerland with celebrated violist Bruno Giuranna, and continued her studies there with renowned Arrau pupil, Chilean pianist Edith Fischer.

Tracklist:

Variations On The Hymn "Gott Erhalte" (Arr. For Piano)
Piano Sonata In C Major, Hob. XVI:50: I. Allegro
Piano Sonata In C Major, Hob. XVI:50: II. Adagio
Piano Sonata In C Major, Hob. XVI:50: III. Allegro Molto
Piano Sonata No. 8 In A Minor, K. 310: I. Allegro Maestoso
Piano Sonata No. 8 In A Minor, K. 310: II. Andante Cantabile Con Espressione
Piano Sonata No. 8 In A Minor, K. 310: III. Presto
Piano Sonata In A Major, D. 664: I. Allegro Moderato
Piano Sonata In A Major, D. 664: II. Andante
Piano Sonata In A Major, D. 664: III. Allegro
Three Preludes, Op. 65: I. Vivacissimo
Three Preludes, Op. 65: II. Lento E Tranquillo
Three Preludes, Op. 65: III. Presto Grazioso E Con Presto Grazioso E Con Anima

UPC: 822252241822
Label: Avie
Release Date: 6.5.20
Format: CD

Gal / Briggs - Austrian Connection (CD)