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Leon McCawley plays Brahms

Leon McCawley (piano)

Leon McCawley plays Brahms
McCawley's beautifully recorded Brahms recital strikes exactly the right balance between the monumental, intimate and light-hearted aspects of the composer's piano output...Among his strengths...

BBC Music Magazine, November 20124 out of 5 stars

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Leon McCawley plays Brahms

Leon McCawley (piano)

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McCawley's beautifully recorded Brahms recital strikes exactly the right balance between the monumental, intimate and light-hearted aspects of the composer's piano output...Among his strengths...

BBC Music Magazine, November 20124 out of 5 stars

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Leon McCawley has made Brahms’ Handel Variations into a piece of his very own . His individual thoughts on the music bear the hallmark of a mature artist who has the means and talent to express them, as demonstrated by this recording. The work is a summit of Brahms’ keyboard works.

Contents and tracklist

Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
Work length26:26
Aria
Track length1:00
Variation 1
Track length0:47
Variation 2
Track length0:39
Variation 3
Track length0:47
Variation 4
Track length0:46
Variation 5
Track length1:07
Variation 6
Track length0:57
Variation 7
Track length0:37
Variation 8
Track length0:37
Variation 9
Track length1:14
Variation 10
Track length0:33
Variation 11
Track length0:49
Variation 12
Track length0:55
Variation 13
Track length1:23
Variation 14
Track length0:37
Variation 15
Track length0:42
Variation 16
Track length0:33
Variation 17
Track length0:32
Variation 18
Track length1:03
Variation 19
Track length1:02
Variation 20
Track length1:16
Variation 21
Track length0:47
Variation 22
Track length0:57
Variation 23
Track length0:35
Variation 24
Track length0:35
Variation 25
Track length0:41
Fugue
Track length4:55
Brahms: Waltzes (16), Op. 39
Work length19:31
No. 1 in B Major
Track length0:47
No. 2 in E Major
Track length1:27
No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor
Track length0:46
No. 4 in E Minor
Track length1:05
No. 5 in E Major
Track length1:17
No. 6 in C-Sharp Major
Track length1:01
No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor
Track length2:08
No. 8 in B-Flat Major
Track length1:04
No. 9 in D Minor
Track length1:17
No. 10 in G Major
Track length0:31
No. 11 in B Minor
Track length1:17
No. 12 in E Major
Track length1:55
No. 13 in B Major
Track length0:40
No. 14 in G-Sharp Minor
Track length1:27
No. 15 in A-Flat Major
Track length1:33
No. 16 in C-Sharp Minor
Track length1:16
Brahms: Klavierstücke (6), Op. 118
Work length21:51
No. 1, Intermezzo in A Minor
Track length1:43
No. 2, Intermezzo in A Major
Track length5:06
No. 3, Ballade in G Minor
Track length3:09
No. 4, Intermezzo in F Minor
Track length2:40
No. 5, Romanze in F Major
Track length4:09
No. 6, Intermezzo in E-Flat Minor
Track length5:04

Awards and reviews

November 2012

McCawley's beautifully recorded Brahms recital strikes exactly the right balance between the monumental, intimate and light-hearted aspects of the composer's piano output...Among his strengths is the way he imaginatively draws out different nuances the second time the material is heard.
4 out of 5 stars

Awards Issue 2012

Leon McCawley is less of a big-picture person than a detail maven. Cases in point: his affectionate accentuations and inner voices in Var 2, the strict adherence to Brahms's dynamics and articulations in Vars 7 and 10 (easier said than some)...McCawley lets his hair down in the Waltzes...Clearly McCawley's artistry is evolving.
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