Special offer. Brahms: Early Piano Works
Gabriele Carcano (piano)
He brings an admirable clarity to Brahms’s thick textures in an objective reading that is more lyrical than heroic. A cool beauty pervades the slow movement and tensile elasticity characterises...
Special offer. Brahms: Early Piano Works
Gabriele Carcano (piano)
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He brings an admirable clarity to Brahms’s thick textures in an objective reading that is more lyrical than heroic. A cool beauty pervades the slow movement and tensile elasticity characterises...
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Gabriele Carcano consciously took his time with this debut CD: “I waited such a long time in order to play a programme with which I can express who I am.” Beyond question, the Variations, Op. 9 on a Theme by Schumann had to be included. “I absolutely wanted to record them, because this work is so personal and so many reference points are contained within it” – especially the composer’s proximity to Schumann and then his predilection for the variation genre. This exclusively Brahms programme is completed by the Sonata, Op. 5 right at the beginning and the Scherzo in E-flat minor, Op. 4 at the end of the CD.
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Awards and reviews
December 2016
He brings an admirable clarity to Brahms’s thick textures in an objective reading that is more lyrical than heroic. A cool beauty pervades the slow movement and tensile elasticity characterises the Scherzo…intellect trumps passion in this relatively low-key approach, which will satisfy listeners who prefer an Apollonian Brahms, while frustrating others for whom dramatic intensity and spontaneity are key
