Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Maximalist Music

Paul Dukas Piano Sonata 


François-René Duchable -  Piano

One of the longest and most challenging sonatas in the repertoire, sometimes called the French Hammerklavier.   Composed in the last year of the 19th century and the first of the 20th century, it sums up the one and anticipates a lot of the second.   It always comes to my mind this time of the year, when summer is changing to fall even as it reaches its fullest maturity as summer.

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