Piano Sonata in A flat major, Op 12 (Stenhammar)
from Stenhammar: Piano Music (CDA67689)
1 Moderato, quasi andante [6'09]
2 Molto vivace – Trio: Presto – Tempo I – Coda: Presto [7'17]
3 Lento e mesto [2'12]
4 Allegro [7'16]
22 minutes 54 seconds 4 tracks
‘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 ...