Description
Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 38
- Allegro Vivace 8.31
- Adagio 6.23
- Finale (vivace molto) 5.12
- Allegro con brio 5.26
- Andante 5.26
- Toccatina (Vivace) 0.47
- Serenade (Comodo) 3.01
- Finale Fugato (Allegro Molto) 3.13
- Allegro Molto 4.23
- Allegretto grazioso 3.31
- Presto, ma non troppo 2.59
- Allegro Molto 2.54
- Allegro 3.44
- Alla marcia, ben misurato 2.59
- Adagio, ma con moto 8.55
- Scherzo 1.33
- Variationen und Fuge über ein hebräisches Volkslied 7.22
Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 45 (von meiner Jugend)
Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 49
Piano Sonata No. 7
Total time: 76.28
Recorded at Wyastone Concert Hall in 2012
admin –
‘Garzón plays all four of these valuable works with obvious reverence allowing the music to sing out and weave its spell…I commend this disc to any admirer of Ullmann and the other composers who perished in the holocaust.’
MusicWeb International
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‘All in all , the performances are very solidly anchored and mindful of the harrowing backdrop to the music. Interestingly, despite the darker references, which are powerfully evident, there is a good deal of mood contrast in these four works. The sound is lively (with a great quality to the bass) and there is much to recommend in the overall presentation.’
International Record Review, June 2013
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‘The Fourth Sonata finds Garzón in command, rhythmically excellent………. The first movement of the Fifth Sonata is marked by many changes of mood, and again it is Garzón who triumphs. She finds the fun in the music as well as the funereal, along with the underlying, restrained, slinky jazz in the ‘Serenade’ fourth movement. (Of the Seventh Sonata) – Garzón’s Adagio here is vast and desolate……… balanced out by the Variations and Fugue on a Hebrew Folksong that comprise the finale, massive in conception and, here, delivery. Overall, perhaps, it is Garzón who seems closer to Ullmann, and one lives in hope for a companion volume.’
International Piano, September-October 2013