Norman Krieger - Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Piano Sonata No. 1 (2017)

A native of Los Angeles, Krieger is one of the most acclaimed pianists of his generation and is highly regarded as an artist of depth, sensitivity and virtuosic flair. He previously served as professor of keyboard studies at the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music since 1997. Norman Krieger is universally admired for his artistry, his pedagogy and his humanity,” said Jacobs Dean Gwyn Richards.

Krieger regularly appears with the major orchestras of North America, among them the New York, Los Angeles, Buffalo, Dayton and Rochester philharmonics, the Minnesota Orchestra, Boston Pops Orchestra, National Symphony, Pacific Symphony and the symphony orchestras of Austin, Baltimore, California, Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, El Paso, Florida, Grand Rapids, Hartford, Honolulu, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Long Beach, Milwaukee, New Haven, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Richmond, Saint Louis, San Antonio, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Fe, Santa Rosa, Spokane, Stockton, Syracuse and Virginia, among others, as well as Mexico’s Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México and Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa.

TRACKLIST

01. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat, Op.83 : 1. Allegro non troppo
02. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat, Op.83 : 2. Allegro appassionato
03. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat, Op.83 : 3. Andante - Più adagio
04. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat, Op.83 : 4. Allegretto grazioso - Un poco più presto
05. Piano Sonata No.1 in C, Op.1 : 1. Allegro
06. Piano Sonata No.1 in C, Op.1 : 2. Andante
07. Piano Sonata No.1 in C, Op.1 : 3. Scherzo (Allegro molto e con fuoco)
08. Piano Sonata No.1 in C, Op.1 : 4. Finale (Allegro con fuoco)