Perspectives
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Haefliger likes to organise his recordings as integrated recitals, rather than as a contribution to a complete cyce of Beethoven Sonatas, or something of the kind...He combines a strenuously... —
Awards:
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Building a Library, May 2016, Also Recommended
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Haefliger's innate affinity for Beethoven's largely lyrical Op 28 Sonata manifests itself via the pianist's relaxed tempi and ample tone. —
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Haefliger is impressive in the fugue [of the Hammerklavier], but his opening movement is rather careful, stressing strength at the expense of sweep and momentum...The subtlety of Haefliger's... —
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Particularly impressive is the Brahms F minor Sonata. Its main slow movement, inspired by a poem describing a moonlit love scene, is quite beautifully played, and the finale has all the verve... —
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…perhaps the most striking playing of all comes in the Brahms where Haefliger delivers an interpretation of formidable granitic strength that nonetheless manages to encapsulate the work's more... —
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…an attractively planned recital, intelligently and musically played. —
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Haefliger’s rich and varied tonal colouring provides tremendous music rewards in the Berg…The coruscating flourishes in the Liszt are vividly despatched…A good deal of the Beethoven is really... —
