Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 Op. 5 & Handel Variations Jonathan Fournel

• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5:
• 1 Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: I. Allegro maestoso 11:20
• 2 Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: II. Andante espressivo 12:01
• 3 Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: III. Scherzo (Allegro energico - Trio) 05:00
• 4 Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: IV. Intermezzo (Andante molto) 03:32
• 5 Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: V. Finale (Allegro moderato ma rubato) 08:16
• Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24:
• 6 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 1, Aria 00:52
• 7 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 2, Variation 1 00:51
• 8 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 3, Variation 2 (Animato) 00:44
• 9 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 4, Variation 3 (Dolce) 00:40
• 10 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 5, Variation 4 (Risoluto) 00:44
• 11 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 6, Variation (Espressivo) 01:15
• 12 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 7, Variation 6 00:58
• 13 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 8, Variation 7 (Con vivacita) 00:36
• 14 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 9, Variation 8 00:35
• 15 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 10, Variation 9 (Poco sostenuto) 01:13
• 16 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 11, Variation 10 (Energico) 00:30
• 17 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 12, Variation 11 (Dolce) 00:54
• 18 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 13, Variation 12 (Soave) 01:10
• 19 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 14, Variation 13 (Largamente, ma non più) 01:51
• 20 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 15, Variation 14 (Sciolto) 00:36
• 21 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 16, Variation 15 00:44
• 22 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 17, Variation 16 (Ma marcato) 00:30
• 23 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 18, Variation 17 (Più mosso) 00:26
• 24 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 19, Variation 18 (Grazioso) 01:04
• 25 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 20, Variation 19 (Leggiero und vivace) 01:07
• 26 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 21, Variation 20 (Legato) 01:25
• 27 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 22, Variation 21 (Dolce) 01:01
• 28 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 23, Variation 22 00:43
• 29 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 24, Variation 23 (Vivace e staccato) 00:34
• 30 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 25, Variation 24 00:33
• 31 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 26, Variation 25 00:38
• 32 Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: No. 27, Fuga 04:50
• Total Runtime 01:07:13

Info for Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 Op. 5 & Handel Variations

The pianist Jonathan Fournel, recent prizewinner of the prestigious 2021 Queen Elisabeth Competition (where he won not only the Queen Elisabeth Grand Prix, but also the Queen Mathilde Prize, the Musiq3 Audience Prize and the Canvas-Klara Award) has joined the Alpha label for several recordings, starting with a Brahms programme recorded in the superb acoustic of the music room at La Chaux-de-Fonds just before the Competition: ‘Over the years, for me Brahms has become a figure I admire so tremendously, a composer I can never tire of. It was fairly obvious to me that I had to make my first recording with these two works that I love so much (…) The rich quality of this music conjures up the profundity and grandeur of a symphony for the piano – and in such an astonishing way.’ The 28-year-old French pianist has been gathering many plaudits for his concerts – in particular for a sensational recital at La Roque d’Anthéron – and shows all the signs of developing a great career and a highly individual artistic path.

Jonathan Fournel, piano

Jonathan Fournel
Born in Sarrebourg in 1993, Jonathan Fournel started playing the piano at age 7. In 2000, he began studying with Marianne Henry at the Conservatory of Sarreguemines, continuing with Stéphane Seban the following year at the Conservatory of Strasbourg, while also taking private lessons with Patricia Pagny and Gisèle Magnan.

He was admitted to the Musikhochschule of Saarbrüken, Germany in 2006, where he studied under Robert Leonardy and Jean Micault. In 2009, he continued his studies with Bruno Rigutto, Brigitte Engerer, Claire Désert and Michel Dalberto at the Conservatory of Paris (CNSMDP), where he also majored in collaborative piano under the tutelage of Jean-Frédéric Neuburger.

Since 2016, Jonathan is an artist in residence at the Queen Elisabeth Chapel in Belgium, where he receives coaching from Louis Lortie and Avo Kouyoumdjian. He has participated in masterclasses given by many great pianists, including Laurent Cabasso, Aldo Ciccolini, and Jean Micault.

Competitions: Jonathan Fournel has been awarded prizes and laureate honours in competitions including the Concours International d’Epinal, the Ettore Pozzoli International Piano Competition (2nd Prize), the Thomas Kuti Competition (2nd Prize), the Gian Battista Viotti International Piano Competition (1st Prize), the Scottish International Piano Competition (1st Prize) and the Queen Elisabeth Piano Competition (1st Prize).

Concerts: Jonathan Fournel is regularly invited to perform in festivals such as Les Concerts de Poche, Les folles journées de Nantes, La Roque d’Anthéron, the Lille Piano Festival, Le Terroir Wasseyen, Piano Campus, the Festival International de Colmar. He has performed in major concert venues including UNESCO (Paris), Salle Cortot (Paris), Salle Gaveau (Paris), Auditorium Stefan Zweig (Nantes), CAC (Forbach), the Gustav Mahler Auditorium (Milan), Sala Verdi (Milan), Teatro Communale di Modena, L’Arsenal (Metz), the Carlo Felice Theater (Genova), the Royal Glasgow Concert Hall, the Usher Hall (Edinburgh) and the Caird Hall (Dundee).

In 2011, he gave the world premiere performance of Nicolas Bacri’s Sonata No.3 for Piano as a part of the Pianoscope festival in Beauvais.

At age 15, Jonathan performed with the orchestra of the Musikhochschule in Saarbrucken, Symphonistes Européens, and l’Orchestre Universitaire de Strasbourg. Since then he has performed regularly as a soloist with orchestras, recent collaborations including with the Donna Musica Orchestra, the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, l’Orchestre National de Lorraine, the Wallonie Royal Chamber Orchestra, the Filharmonia Podkarpacka, the Sinfonia Varsovia, the Czech Virtuosi Orchestra, the Zagreb Radio-Television Orchestra, the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra, the Zilina Chamber Orchestra, the Jiangsu Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. He has worked with Franck Braley, Éric Darrigrand, Tobias Deutchmann, Pierre-Yves Gronier, Nicola Guliani, Jonathon Heyward, Lio Kuokman, Éric Lederhandler, Gergely Madaras, Jacques Mercier, Peter Oundjian, Wojciech Rajski, Simon Rigaudeau, Fan Tao, Mladen Tarbuk and Jean-François Verdier.

An avid chamber musician, Jonathan has collaborated with individuals including Gauthier Capuçon, Augustin Dumay, Victor Julien-Laférriere, Christine Lee, Chi Li, Régis Pasquier, David Petrlik and Vassilena Serafimova, and also with ensembles including Le trio les Esprits, the Varèse Quartet, the Hermès Quartet, the Akilone Quartet and the Modigliani Quartet.

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