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"Fluent and musicianly... his playing is rapt and reflective."
- Gramophone
"David Korevaar... brings to his Brahms a healthy, robust, yet supple approach that fits the master like a glove. The plummy rounded sound given his Kawai instrument is ideal and works hand-in-hand with his generosity of phrasing."
- American Record Guide
"Korevaar's Brahms lacks nothing: majesty (the coda of Op.21 No.2), delicacy (the 'music-box' variation in Op.24), humour (the first variation in the same set), tenderness (much of Op.9) and, throughout, a masculine touch that doesn't shrink from sentiment. His technique, while not self-consciously athletic, is beyond reproach; he can play 'big' without becoming percussive, and he allows all of Brahms's inner voices to be heard, even when the composer's writing is at its most dense. Korevaar plays Brahms's music much as I would imagine the composer to have done. This is Romanticism at its most intellectually satisfying. His annotations are excellent too."
- International Record Review
"David Korevaar's big, full-throated pianism perfectly suits Brahms' variation sets, with their thick textures and orchestrally inspired sonorities... If you're seeking all of Brahms' variation sets (minus the Op.35 Paganini Variations) on one disc in masterfully executed, resplendently engineered performances, consider this first-class release, graced with lucid, insightful booklet notes by Korevaar himself."
- Classics Today |
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Brahms: Variations
2004 - Ivory Classics - 74004
David Korevaar, piano
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Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op.9
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Variations on an Original Theme, Op.21, No.1
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Variations on a Hungarian Song, Op.21, No.2
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Variations in D minor (from Sextet in B-flat, Op.18)
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Variations on a Theme by Handel, Op.24
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"The Beethoven [Diabelli Variations] was both powerful and thoughtful. Korevaar explored the technical
intricacies and the musical implications of Beethoven's ideas with imagination and virtuosity." - Washington Post
"David Korevaar gives a tour de force performance" - Fanfare
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