from Stenhammar: Piano Music (CDA67689) 1 Molto appassionato – Poco meno, ma agitato – Impetuoso – Presto [5'04] 14 minutes 50 seconds 3 tracks2 Dolce scherzando [4'41] 3 Molto espressivo e con intimissimo sentimento [5'05] ‘Sturfält plays all this music with powerful feeling and understanding, and great spontaneity—as at a live recital—and the recording is very real indeed. This is a disc well worth exploring’ (Gramophone) ‘Martin Sturfält is clearly a brilliant pianist with plenty of power. These performances are very well recorded and immediately make a good impression’ (American Record Guide) ‘Sturfält is a most convincing ambassador for Stenhammar's music, the Beethovenian Molto vivace second movement to the A flat Sonata demonstrating a superlative command of the instrument and a capacit ... |