Fabrizio Chiovetta * Brahms: Klavierstucke (Op. 116-119) [New CD] 11/13/12 Alfred Bell

Alfred Bell

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Fabrizio Chiovetta * Brahms: Klavierstucke (Op. 116-119) [New CD] 11/13/12 Alfred BellIn 1892, Brahms returned to the piano to deliver his final works for the instrument: four collections of music written in a sparse, almost ascetic style, before the Vier Gesnge that would close his oeuvre. "Playing a late Brahms intermezzo is like walking in the snow: every trace remains." Fabrizio Chiovetta approaches these songs of farewell with his characteristic elegance and directness. Tracklist: Brahms: 7 Fantasien, Op. 116: No. 1, Capriccio in