Jens Barnieck - Gernsheim: Piano Music, Vol. 1 (2019) [Hi-Res]

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01. Piano Sonata No. 2 in E-Flat Major: I. Allegro molto
02. Piano Sonata No. 2 in E-Flat Major: II. Adagio
03. Piano Sonata No. 2 in E-Flat Major: III. Allegro molto
04. Piano Sonata No. 2 in E-Flat Major: IV. Allegro vivace assai
05. Piano Sonata No. 3 in D Minor: I. Adagio molto – Allegro appassionata
06. Piano Sonata No. 3 in D Minor: II. Agitato assai
07. Piano Sonata No. 3 in D Minor: III. Adagio
08. Piano Sonata No. 3 in D Minor: IV. Poco andante – Allegro agitato
09. 6 Preludes, Op. 2: No. 1, Un poco lento e sostenuto
10. 6 Preludes, Op. 2: No. 2, Andante espressivo
11. 6 Preludes, Op. 2: No. 3, Allegro energico
12. 6 Preludes, Op. 2: No. 4, Andantino
13. 6 Preludes, Op. 2: No. 5, Allegretto vivace e leggiero
14. 6 Preludes, Op. 2: No. 6, Allegro molto agitato

Friedrich Gernsheim (1839–1916), born in Worms, on the Rhine, grew up to be one of the most formidable musicians of his age: composer, pianist, conductor and teacher. Even as a teenager, Gernsheim was attracting attention as a virtuoso-composer, earning comparisons with Mozart. These two early piano sonatas – restored by Jens Barnieck from Gernsheim’s manuscripts – combine youthful freshness with praeternatural assuredness, showing awareness of Schumann and anticipating Brahms. By the time of the Six Preludes, written a decade later, Chopin has become the dominant star in Gernsheim’s firmament.

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