Varbanov plays [the Brahms] with the firmest and most definitive touch, and not a trace of ingratiation. The rest of this interestingly-conceived CD coheres impressively, with a warm glow cast...

BBC Music Magazine, June 20154 out of 5 stars

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Beethoven, Schumann & Brahms: Bagatelles

Ivo Varbanov (piano)

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Varbanov plays [the Brahms] with the firmest and most definitive touch, and not a trace of ingratiation. The rest of this interestingly-conceived CD coheres impressively, with a warm glow cast...

BBC Music Magazine, June 20154 out of 5 stars

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The first release of Ivo Varbanov on ICSM Records features the last piano works by Ludwig van Beethoven (Bagatelles Op. 126), Robert Schumann (Gesänge der Frühe Op. 133), and the piano transcription of Ferruccio Busoni of 6 of the 11 Choral Preludes for organ Op. 122 by Johannes Brahms. This recording is a philosophical journey in the late lives of Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms, performed by Varbanov in a minimalist but poignant way.

Release date: 1st Nov 2014
Label: ICSM Records
Catalogue number: ICSM002
Length: 53 minutes
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Beethoven: Bagatelles (6), Op. 126

Work length21:21

Ivo Varbanov (piano)
Recorded: 10-11 April 2013/17-18 April 2014
Recording Venue: UK

6 Bagatelles, Op. 126: No. 1, Andante con moto. Cantabile e con piacevole

Track length3:49

6 Bagatelles, Op. 126: No. 2, Allegro

Track length3:03

6 Bagatelles, Op. 126: No. 3, Andante. Cantabile e grazioso

Track length2:56

6 Bagatelles, Op. 126: No. 4, Presto

Track length4:26

6 Bagatelles, Op. 126: No. 5, Quasi allegretto

Track length2:37

6 Bagatelles, Op. 126: No. 6, Presto - Andante amabile e con moto

Track length4:30

Schumann: Gesänge der Frühe (5), Op. 133

Work length13:33

Ivo Varbanov (piano)
Recorded: 10-11 April 2013/17-18 April 2014
Recording Venue: UK

5 Gesänge der Frühe, Op. 133: No. 1, Im ruhigen Tempo

Track length2:46

5 Gesänge der Frühe, Op. 133: No. 2, Belebt, nicht zu rasch

Track length2:14

5 Gesänge der Frühe, Op. 133: No. 3, Lebhaft

Track length2:58

5 Gesänge der Frühe, Op. 133: No. 4, Bewegt

Track length2:19

5 Gesänge der Frühe, Op. 133: No. 5, Im Anfange ruhiges, im Verlauf bewegtes Tempo

Track length3:16

Busoni: 6 Chorale Preludes, BV B 50 (After Brahms)

Work length18:06

Ivo Varbanov (piano)
Recorded: 10-11 April 2013/17-18 April 2014
Recording Venue: UK

6 Chorale Preludes, BV B 50 (After Brahms): No. 1, Herzlich tut mich erfreuen

Track length3:53

6 Chorale Preludes, BV B 50 (After Brahms): No. 2, Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele

Track length2:39

6 Chorale Preludes, BV B 50 (After Brahms): No. 3, Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen

Track length2:48

6 Chorale Preludes, BV B 50 (After Brahms): No. 4, Herzlich tut mich verlangen [First Version]

Track length2:08

6 Chorale Preludes, BV B 50 (After Brahms): No. 5, Herzlich tut mich verlangen [Second Version]

Track length3:21

6 Chorale Preludes, BV B 50 (After Brahms): No. 6, O Welt, ich muss dich lassen

Track length3:17

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June 2015

Varbanov plays [the Brahms] with the firmest and most definitive touch, and not a trace of ingratiation. The rest of this interestingly-conceived CD coheres impressively, with a warm glow cast over Beethoven's Bagatelles which come over as one single utterance, even if their drama is sometimes muted.

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