Brahms: Piano Works

Dive into the luminous and deeply expressive world of Brahms with Sofya Gulyak’s stirring interpretation of the Handel Variations, Two Rhapsodies and Fantasien. These works trace Brahms’s journey from youthful virtuosity to reflective maturity, showing both his technical brilliance and emotional depth.

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Composers: Johannes Brahms
Artist: Sofya Gulyak (piano)

The works in this video span the whole life of the composer. The Handel Variations brim with energy, pianistic brilliance and youthful pathos, the two Rhapsodies Op. 79 are serious and dramatic while the Fantasien Op. 116 breath the air of melancholy, the reminiscences of old age and sorrowful resignation (Wiegenlieder meiner Schmerzen” as Brahms called his late Intermezzi).

Pianist Sofya Gulyak gained international recognition by winning the prestigious 2009 Leeds Competition (the first woman in its history). Her passionate and soaring performance of Brahms’ D minor concerto won the hearts of both audience and jury. Since then she played all the important venues of the world. Her first album with works of Rachmaninoff received international praise: 5 Stars in French Diapason (“Singing sound…dazzling and powerful execution..”), “Stunning debut album”(Gramophone), “a fearless pianist, proud to wear her heart on her sleeve” (Guardian).

Tracklist:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24:
0:00:00 I. Aria
0:00:55 II. Variation 1
0:01:44 III. Variation 2 (Animato)
0:02:29 IV. Variation 3 (Dolce)
0:03:22 V. Variation 4 (Risoluto)
0:04:08 VI. Variation 5 (Espressivo)
0:05:24 VII. Variation 6 (Sempre piano)
0:06:40 VIII. Variation 7 (Con vivacità)
0:07:14 IX. Variation 8
0:07:47 X. Variation 9 (Poco sostenuto)
0:09:17 XI. Variation 10 (Energico)
0:09:50 XII. Variation 11 (Dolce)
0:10:52 XIII. Variation 12 (Soave)
0:12:03 XIV. Variation 13 (Largamente, ma non più)
0:13:30 XV. Variation 14 (Sciolto)
0:14:08 XVI. Variation 15
0:14:50 XVII. Variation 16 (Piano ma marcato)
0:15:22 XVIII. Variation 17 (Più mosso)
0:15:47 XIX. Variation 18 (Grazioso)
0:16:46 XX. Variation 19 (Leggiero e vivace)
0:17:51 XXI. Variation 20 (Legato)
0:19:09 XXII. Variation 21 (Dolce)
0:20:09 XXIII. Variation 22
0:21:09 XXIV. Variation 23 (Vivace e staccato)
0:21:43 XXV. Variation 24
0:22:18 XXVI. Variation 25
0:22:55 XXVII. Fuga

2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79:
0:27:51 I. Agitato in B Minor
0:37:01 II. Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro

7 Fantasien, Op. 116:
0:43:34 I. Carpriccio in D Minor (Presto energico)
0:46:00 II. Intermezzo in A Minor (Andante)
0:50:04 III. Capriccio in G Minor (Allegro)
0:53:31 IV. Intermezzo in E Major (Adagio)
0:58:27 V. Intermezzo in E Minor (Andante con gracia ed intimissimo sentiment)
1:01:55 VI. Intermezzo in E Major (Andantino teneramente)
1:05:16 VII. Capriccio in D Minor (Allegro agitato)

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