Brahms: Souvenir de la Russie Anh4/6; Sonata in Fm Op34b

Brahms: Souvenir de la Russie Anh4/6; Sonata in Fm Op34b

On this CD:

1. Sonata for 2 pianos in F minor, Op. 34b
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Valery Afanassiev, Vadim Suchanov

2. Souvenir de la Russie for piano, 4 hands (spurious), Anh. 4/6 No 1, Russische Nationalhymne
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Valery Afanassiev, Vadim Suchanov

3. Souvenir de la Russie for piano, 4 hands (spurious), Anh. 4/6 No 3, Romance de Warlamoff "In der Morgendammerung"
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Valery Afanassiev, Vadim Suchanov

4. Souvenir de la Russie for piano, 4 hands (spurious), Anh. 4/6 No 5, Chant bohémien "Ein großes Dorf liegt auf dem Wege"
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Valery Afanassiev, Vadim Suchanov

Editorial Reviews
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The Brahms Sonata for Two Pianos is an earlier version of the famous Piano Quintet. Brahms permitted its publication and considered it a valid alternative to the better-known Quintet version. In the hands of pianists with the right dynamism, it can come off as a thrilling experience (as with Martha Argerich/Alexandre Rabinovich, on Teldec). But the way these Russian artists ruminate through the piece, in such a leisurely manner, it doesn't generate much excitement at all. As for the Souvenir, it was a piece of early hackwork published under a pseudonym and best forgotten by pianists and everyone else. --Leslie Gerber

Brahms: Souvenir de la Russie Anh4/6; Sonata in Fm Op34b, Music, Johannes Brahms, Vadim Sakharov, Vadim Suchanov, Valery Afanassiev, Classical, Classical Music, Keyboard, Music for Four Hands at One Keyboard, Romantic Sonata/Sonatina for Keyboard

Brahms: Souvenir de la Russie Anh4/6; Sonata in Fm Op34b

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