Piano Sonata no. 3 / Handel Variations

Album by Johannes Brahms & Anatoli Ugorski

This release pairs two solo-piano works by Johannes Brahms, composed in 1853 and 1861 respectively. The earlier sonata is a large-scale Romantic piano work that juxtaposes brooding, virtuosic passages with lyrical interludes, while the later set of variations demonstrates Brahms's command of variation form and contrapuntal technique, blending classical structures with rich Romantic harmony and dense pianistic writing and marking a key stage in his development as a composer of mature instrumental music.

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Piano Sonata no. 3 in F minor, op. 5: Allegro maestoso
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Piano Sonata no. 3 in F minor, op. 5: Andante espressivo
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Piano Sonata no. 3 in F minor, op. 5: Scherzo
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Piano Sonata no. 3 in F minor, op. 5: Intermezzo (Andante molto)
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Piano Sonata no. 3 in F minor, op. 5: Finale (Allegro moderato ma rubato)
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Aria
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation I
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation II
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation III
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation IV
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation V
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation VI
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation VII
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation VIII
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation IX
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation X
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation XI
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation XII
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation XIII
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation XIV
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation XV
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation XVI
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation XVII
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation XVIII
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation XIX
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation XX
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation XXI
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation XXII
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation XXIII
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation XXIV
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Variation XXV
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Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, op. 24: Fuga
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