Description:

A compilation album of piano sonatas and sonatinas by Ferdinand Ries, a pupil and friend of Beethoven. Ferdinand Ries was praised by Robert Schumann in 1835 in the "New Musical Times" for his "remarkable originality. Now, 250 years after Beethoven's birth, he is attracting even more attention as one of the legators of piano music linking Beethoven and Chopin. This 6-CD box set includes works from his early years, which show the influence of Haydn, Mozart, and other classical composers, to his later works, which are reminiscent of Mendelssohn and Schumann. It conveys music reflecting the era of the "piano sonata" genre from its heyday to its twilight. (C)RS

Tracklisting:

1.Piano Sonata In F Minor. Op.11. No.2 Largo Con Espressione - Allegro Agitato
2.Piano Sonata In F Minor. Op.11. No.2 Larghetto
3.Piano Sonata In F Minor. Op.11. No.2 Allegro
4.Piano Sonata In E Flat Major. Op.11. No.1 Allegro Moderato
5.Piano Sonata In E Flat Major. Op.11. No.1 Andante
6.Piano Sonata In E Flat Major. Op.11. No.1 Allegretto Moderato (Theme And 6 Variations)
7.Piano Sonata In A Minor. Op.45 Allegro Moderato
8.Piano Sonata In A Minor. Op.45 Allegretto Scherzando
9.Piano Sonatina In B Flat Major. Op.5. No.1 Andantino
10.Piano Sonatina In B Flat Major. Op.5. No.1 Rondo: Allegretto
11.Piano Sonatina In In F Major. Op.5. No.2 Allegro Non Troppo
12.Piano Sonatina In In F Major. Op.5. No.2 Andantino
13.Piano Sonatina In In F Major. Op.5. No.2 Rondo: Allegretto Vivace