BRAHMS Piano Sonata # 3 Intermezzo ETELKA FREUND Remington mono dg LP
$
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BRAHMS Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5
Vinyl LP. Remington Records R 199-109. Mono, deep groove pressing. COVER: strong VG+ some corner, edge & mild ring wear, 2" split at bottom opening. VINYL: strong VG+ to VG++ a few light sleeve scuffs, plays with some mild surface noise in places, still very shiny.
ETELKA FREUND (piano).
"Etelka Freund actually knew Brahms and although he probably did not coach her in this sonata, she plays it with an understanding that indicates she must have profited from the relationship."
Listening to Etelka Freund playing Brahms one can hear how close Brahms could be to Schumann's idiom especially in the Intermezzi which are played here with such a lightness and naturalness that one easily forgets about the choleric Brahms and the more 'heavy' interpretations by other pianists. "It is like floating on a peaceful, sunny day, on a raft on the ocean towards an open destitny", as a reviewer explained. And the Sonata in F receives an assertive, yet sensitive reading. It is assumed that the sound recording was made in the Mastertone Studios in New York City where other Remington artists made recordings: Edward Kilenyi, Simon Barere, Ossy Renardy, a.o..
