“Prokofiev’s War Sonata in B flat major receives a powerful and urgent reading from Pollack who also emphasizes the emotionally unbalanced and frenetic nature of the music. The Nocturne in C sharp minor gets an exceptional performance from Pollack who conveys an intense melancholy without getting overtly dramatic about it…”
“The Pollack traits of quick pacing and urgency pay significant benefits in the two Brahms Intermezzos. Pollack gives the two pieces a rhythmic vitality that is quite appealing and surely bests those recorded versions that can put the listener into a stupor. His performance of the Intermezzo in E major is particularly gorgeous and compelling.”
–Don Satz, MusicWeb
Included on this Recording:
- Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 83: I. Allegro inquieto
- Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 83: II. Andante caloroso – Poco piu animato – Piu largamente – Un poco agitato
- Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 83: III. Precipitato
- Toccata in E minor, BWV 914
- Bach – Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
- Ricercare and Toccata on a Theme from The Old Maid and the Thief: Toccata
- Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79: I. Presto alla tedesca
- Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79: II. Andante
- Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79: III. Vivace
- Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28 (1917 revision)
- Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57
- Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. posth.
- Fantasies, Op. 116: No. 4. Intermezzo in E major
- 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119: No. 3. Intermezzo in C major
- Consolations, S172/R12: No. 3 in D flat major: Lento placido
- Grandes Etudes de Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 3 in G sharp minor, “La campanella” (arr. F. Busoni)
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