Sarah Beth Briggs - Austrian Connection - Import CD

Credits:

Sarah Beth Briggs

Description:

She was named "Critics' Choice" by Gramophone magazine for her world premiere recordings of Hans Gall's piano concertos from Haydn to Hans Gall (AV 2358), and her recording of Hans Gall's piano trios (AV 2390) was named "Recording of the Month" by MusicWeb International. At the age of 11, she was a finalist for the BBC Young Musician of the Year Award and the youngest recipient of the Myra Hess Award. Sarah Beth Briggs went international four years later when she was co-winner of the Salzburg International Mozart Competition. She has given recitals in major halls in the UK and performed recitals and concertos in Germany, Switzerland, France, Italy, and the United States. He taught keyboard instruments at York University for many years and has also taught in Switzerland and the United States. Hans Gall (1890-1987), a 20th-century Austrian & Scottish composer who was a granddisciple of Brahms and adhered to the traditional compositional techniques and melodic beauty of late Romanticism.The new Hans Gall album from Avie Records, which has been actively releasing solo piano works, chamber music, concertos, and complete symphonies, combines the piano works of his great predecessors, the great Austrian composers Haydn, Mozart, and Schubert, with Hans Gall's three fascinating The album combines the piano works of the great Austrian composers Haydn, Mozart and Schubert with Hans Gall's three captivating Preludes. Tokyo M-Plus

Tracklisting:

1.Variations on "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser"
2.Piano Sonata in C, Hob. XVI/50~Allegro
3.Piano Sonata in C, Hob. XVI/50~Adagio
4.Piano Sonata in C, Hob. XVI/50~Allegro molto
5.Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310~Allegro maestoso
6.Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310~Andante cantabile con espressione
7.Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310~Presto
8.Piano Sonata in A, D. 664~Allegro moderato
9.Piano Sonata in A, D. 664~Andante
10.Piano Sonata in A, D. 664~Allegro
11.Three Preludes, Op. 65~I. Vivacissimo
12.Three Preludes, Op. 65~II. Lento e tranquillo
13.Three Preludes, Op. 65~III. Presto grazioso e con anima