Brahms - 21 Hungarian Dances, 16 Waltzes | Warner 9029563666

Brahms - 21 Hungarian Dances, 16 Waltzes

Label: Warner

Cat No: 9029563666

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 24th August 2018

Contents

Artists

Cyprien Katsaris (piano)
Helene Mercier (piano)

Works

Brahms, Johannes

Hungarian Dances (21), WoO1 (piano duet)
Waltzes (16), op.39 (piano, four hands)

Artists

Cyprien Katsaris (piano)
Helene Mercier (piano)

About

“Exceedingly satisfied with our musical collaboration on our Brahms/Schumann recording, I suggested to Helene Mercier that we take  on the complete cycles of Brahms’s 21 Hungarian Dances and 16 Waltzes, Op.39, which, unlike me, she had already played in concert. It was extremely important to both of us that the gypsy spirit was to the fore in the Hungarian Dances, likewise Viennese elegance in the Waltzes. I must humbly acknowledge how impressed I was by my Quebecoise partner’s level of understanding of this very distinctive music. All her musical suggestions that broke with the usual rules made sense, and we tried never to lose sight of the improvisatory character symbolising the freedom of the Gypsies.” – Cyprien Katsaris

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