Track listing
21 tracks · 62:18Johannes Brahms
- Sonata in F Minor 42:04
- 1 I. Allegro maestoso 11:07
- 2 II. Andante espressivo 13:25
- 3 III. Scherzo. Allegro energico 5:08
- 4 IV. Intermezzo (Rückblick). Andante molto 4:31
- 5 V. Finale. Allegro moderato ma rubato 7:54
- 16 Waltzes 20:12
- 6 No. 1 in B Major (Tempo giusto) 0:52
- 7 No. 2 in E Major 1:31
- 8 No. 3 in G Sharp Minor 0:49
- 9 No. 4 in E Minor (Poco sostenuto) 1:11
- 10 No. 5 in E Major (Grazioso) 1:23
- 11 No. 6 in C Sharp Major (Vivace) 1:00
- 12 No. 7 in C Sharp Minor (Poco più andante) 2:04
- 13 No. 8 in B Flat Major 1:17
- 14 No. 9 in D Minor 1:35
- 15 No. 10 in G Major 0:29
- 16 No. 11 in B Minor 1:21
- 17 No. 12 in E Major 1:57
- 18 No. 13 in B Major 0:41
- 19 No. 14 in G Sharp Minor 1:29
- 20 No. 15 in A Flat Major 1:25
- 21 No. 16 in C Sharp Minor 1:09
Features
Booklet with liner notes in English, German, French and Finnish
Press
This is a strikingly good disc, notable as once for the full-bodied, golden tone of the piano (superbly recorded) and Siirala's ability to hold both long movements and large structures together with playing of refined musicality.
Jeremy Nicholas, Gramophone, August 2004, Editor's Choice
The artists
Antti Siirala
Antti Siirala (b. 1979) began studying the piano in 1985. His teachers include Matti Raekallio at the Sibelius Academy and Ivari Iljan at the Tallinn Music Academy, in addition to Mitsuko Uchida, Murray Perahia and Charles Rosen.