from Dohnányi: The Complete Solo Piano Music, Vol. 2 (CDA67932) 1 Scherzo: Allegro [7'02] 27 minutes 32 seconds 4 tracks2 Intermezzo: Vivace [5'36] 3 Intermezzo: Sostenuto, con espressione [7'02] 4 Capriccio: Presto, agitato [7'52] ‘The opening pages of Dohnányi's Op 2 might well have been penned by Brahms in one of his jollier moods … the finale reveals a taste for bravura writing in the great pianist-composer tradition. T ... ‘You can't help but be impressed by Dohnányi's compositional assuredness … all performed with consummate technical mastery and musical insight’ (BBC Music Magazine) ‘Connoisseurs of late Romanticism and aficionados of early twentieth-century music all owe Martin Roscoe an immense debt of gratitude … it would be difficult to overpraise Roscoe's accomplishment ... |