Samuel Barber: Piano Sonata Op.26
Mvt 1 - Allegro energico
Leonid Brumberg, piano
Leonid Brumberg was born 1925 in Rostow-on-Don. He studied piano at the Moscow Conservatory with Heinrich Neuhaus, instrumentation with Shostakovich and composition with Miaskovsky. Later he became the assistant of Neuhaus at the Gnessin Academy. In 1981 he emigrated to Vienna and has been professor at the Vienna Conservatory. He gave many concerts thoughout Europe, the Near East and Japan. He performed as a soloist with different orchestras under Roshdestvensky, Svetlanov, Kondrashin, Mehta and others.
many thanks.... by far the best Barber sonata out there. I have waited for this for years! I thought my interpretation was crazy but this guy gives me hope.
wea3324 1 year ago