Brahms: The Complete Variations
for solo piano
Garrick Ohlsson (piano)
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2010, Editor's Choice
he's a born Brahmsian, equipped at the highest level with the necessary speed and power, the muscular strength and facility of finger tempered by breadth of outlook and solidity of intellect.
Brahms: The Complete Variations
for solo piano
Garrick Ohlsson (piano)
Purchase product
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2010, Editor's Choice
he's a born Brahmsian, equipped at the highest level with the necessary speed and power, the muscular strength and facility of finger tempered by breadth of outlook and solidity of intellect.
About
American pianist Garrick Ohlsson, whose Complete Chopin set was acclaimed as one of the most important anniversary releases of 2010, now turns to another significant, though often overlooked, body of Romantic piano music – Brahms’s complete variations.
The coruscatingly difficult Paganini variations, a bravura display of pyrotechnic virtuosity, frequently feature in piano competitions, performed to demonstrate extraordinary technique. In this performance, Garrick Ohlsson also displays remarkable musicality.
The Variations and Fugue on a theme of Handel is one of the summits of his entire keyboard output, showing the composer at the height of his powers. This 2-disc set also contains some little-known gems, including the wonderful Variations on an Original Theme.
Contents and tracklist
Awards and reviews
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Gramophone MagazineNovember 2010Editor's Choice
December 2010
he's a born Brahmsian, equipped at the highest level with the necessary speed and power, the muscular strength and facility of finger tempered by breadth of outlook and solidity of intellect.
November 2010
Here is none of the turgid, bass-heavy portentousness that so often bedevils recordings of Brahms's music...This is a great Brahms recording that elevates and illuminates the music with a lightness of touch and heart that eludes many (yet he can darken the tone when required, as in Var. 13)
3rd October 2010
These highly absorbing discs bring together all Brahms’s freestanding variation sets for piano in poised, intense performances.
14th October 2010
These early variations [Op. 18] are light years away from the intimacy of Brahms's late piano pieces, and Ohlsson's iron-clad technique and robust, forward tone generally suit them well.
22nd October 2010
Ohlsson’s muscular performance does not ignore the yearning that lies beneath the surface.
9th October 2010
An near to flawless collection of piano variations from the American piano virtuoso
