Inmost Heart: Bach, Brahms, Busoni & Reger

Bach, Johann Sebastian;
Brahms, Johannes;
Reger, Max;
Busoni, Ferruccio

Tsoy, Samson

CKD 752

In Samson Tsoy’s artfully designed solo debut recording, ideas reverberate across the centuries as Brahms’s elaborations of works by two past masters are juxtaposed with reworkings of his own music by two later composers. Lauded for his originality and ‘inexhaustible imagination’, the young pianist and celebrated duo partner of Pavel Kolesnikov is fascinated by the intimate and poignant role of an interpreter. Questioning the subtle difference between interpretation and creation, Tsoy weaves together this complex tapestry of versions, variants and variations. Forming the core of this gripping recital, Variations and Fugue on a theme by Handel, Op. 24, is a series of carefully crafted miniatures. Bach’s Chaconne, brilliantly arranged for the left hand by Brahms, is another instance of a genius humbly sourcing inspiration while interpreting the masterwork of his predecessor. The rest of the recital points to Brahms’s successors Busoni and Reger, who arranged six of Brahms’s Chorale Preludes, Op. 122, and Vier Ernste Gesänge, Op. 121, respectively.

Works:

•Johannes Brahms: Choralvorspiele op. 122 Nr. 4, 5, 8, 9-11 (arrangiert von Busoni)
•Johannes Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge op. 121 (arrangiert von Reger)
• Händel: Variationen & Fuge op. 24;
• Händel: Chaconne aus Bachs Partita d-moll BWV1004 arrangiert von Brahms für Klavier linke Hand

CD

Muzyka klasyczna

Linn

03-02-2025

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