 | from Hummel: Piano Sonatas (CDA67390) 1 Allegro moderato, ma risoluto [11'51] 26 minutes 23 seconds 4 tracks2 Un scherzo all' antico: Allegro, ma non troppo [3'52] 3 Larghetto a capriccio [4'29] 4 Allegro vivace [6'11] ‘I doubt whether anyone today could play these sonatas better than Stephen Hough, who spins an exquisitely limpid cantabile, has an instinctive understanding of the rubato crucial to this style, and k ... ‘Stephen Hough turns his attention to the three most compelling of Hummel’s five mature solo piano sonatas. The F sharp minor, Op 81, and D major, Op 106, from 1819 and 1824, are large-scale works, re ... ‘I have no hesitation in according this CD the highest marks’ (Fanfare, USA) |