{"product_id":"brahms-wieck-gvetadze-muse","title":"Brahms \/ Wieck \/ Gvetadze- Muse (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe are proud to present the fifth disc by Nino Gvetadze on Challenge Classics. After Chopin, Scott, Schumann and Beethoven, we get to Brahms. Nino has selected three masterpieces from three different periods of Brahms's life. Schumann's disc (CC 72855): BBC Music Magazine: \"This is, quite simply, gorgeous.\" Gramophone: \"Gvetadze's sensitivity to Schumann's vaunted 'inner voices' is unsurpassed\" The year 1860 represented a turning-point in Brahms's life: he issued a 'Manifesto' in which he distanced himself from the Romanticism of the 'New German School' epitomised by Liszt and their association with Wagner's music-dramas. This aesthetic change of heart placed an emphasis on hard work and craftsmanship rather than the more Romantic conception of inspiration, with Brahms taking a particular pride in being both German and a self-made man. This ethos is reflected in the Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24. Brahms's two Rhapsodies, Op. 79 were composed in 1879 and were dedicated to his friend Elisabet von Herzogenberg. The title may lull the listener into a false sense of whimsy, when in reality these pieces are founded on clear structural designs. Three Intermezzos Op. 117: Brahms wrote of these three Intermezzos to his friend Rudolf von der Leyen, describing them as 'Wiegenlieder meiner Schmerzen': 'lullabies of my sorrow'. Each has the character of a soliloquy or introspective personal reflection. Nino Gvetadze about this album: \"Throughout his life, Brahms was influenced by those he admired: the musicians he idolized, and the women with whom he formed powerful bonds. Clara Schumann represented both, and Nino Gvetadze explores their fascinating dynamic in The Muse. Brahms's Two Rhapsodies Op. 79 were dedicated to Elisabet von Herzogenberg, whose loss he mourned in the Intermezzos Op. 117; and he was inspired by Handel to write a phenomenal set of Variations dedicated to Clara Schumann - whose Op. 21 Romances date from a time that neither she nor Brahms would ever forget.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Aria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation II. Animato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation III. Dolce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation IV. Risoluto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation V. Espressivo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation VI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation VII. Con vivacita\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation VIII\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation IX. Poco sostenuto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation X. Energico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation XI. Dolce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation XII. Soave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation XIII. Largemente, ma non più\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation XIV. Sciolto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation XV\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation XVI. Ma marcato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation XVII. Più mosso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation XVIII. Grazioso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation XIX. Leggiero e vivace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation XX. Legato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation XXI. Dolce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation XXII\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation XXIII. Vivace e staccato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation XXIV\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Variation XXV\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHändel Variations ; Fugue, Op. 24~Fugue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Rhapsodies, Op. 79~Rhapsody No. 1 in B minor. Agitato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Rhapsodies, Op. 79~Rhapsody No. 2 in G minor. Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree Intermezzi, Op. 117~Intermezzo No. 1 in E-Flat Major. Andante moderato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree Intermezzi, Op. 117~Intermezzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor. Andante non troppo e con molto espressione\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree Intermezzi, Op. 117~Intermezzo No. 3 in C-sharp Minor. Andante con moto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree Romanzes, Op. 21 - No. 1 in A minor. Andante\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alliance - BT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46983108952285,"sku":"608917297027","price":131.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/4281712-3147664.jpg?v=1762924754","url":"https:\/\/darksiderecords.myshopify.com\/products\/brahms-wieck-gvetadze-muse","provider":"Darkside Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}