For his 2012 release on Signum Classics, Alessio Bax presents a well-rounded program of Brahms' piano music that reveals a wide range of expressions and techniques. Bax begins with the 4 Ballades, Op. 10, which are for the most part subdued and introspective in moods reminiscent of Chopin, and he continues in the same quiet vein with the 8 Klavierstucke, Op. 76, a set of Capriccios and Intermezzos that reflect Brahms' intensely lyrical style. In sharp contrast, the two books of Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 35, are ...
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For his 2012 release on Signum Classics, Alessio Bax presents a well-rounded program of Brahms' piano music that reveals a wide range of expressions and techniques. Bax begins with the 4 Ballades, Op. 10, which are for the most part subdued and introspective in moods reminiscent of Chopin, and he continues in the same quiet vein with the 8 Klavierstucke, Op. 76, a set of Capriccios and Intermezzos that reflect Brahms' intensely lyrical style. In sharp contrast, the two books of Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 35, are flamboyant pieces that give Bax a chance to display more than his gifts of smooth phrasing and legato playing. Instead, these fantastic variations on Paganini's famous Caprice in A minor let him show off his prodigious skills in a brilliant tour de force. In conclusion, Bax offers up a high-voltage performance of the Hungarian Dance No. 5, which was arranged by Hungarian pianist György Cziffra and given addition fireworks by Bax. Signum's reproduction is generally clear and focused,...
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