Bach Partita No 4

Brahms Ballade Op 10 No 4

Brahms Intermezzo in B minor Op 119

Brahms Rhapsody in E flat Op 119 No 4

Brahms Intermezzo in A Op 76 No 6; Intermezzo in A minor Op 76 No 7; Capriccio in D minor Op 116 No 7

Beethoven Piano Sonata No 31 Op 110 A flat

The piano was Brahms' own instrument; crucible to the boldly experimental ideas of his youth, yet also a precious confidant, lending an ear to the confessional, sometimes nostalgic works of his pianistic Indian summer - distilled, reconciled, achingly immediate. Unassailable Brahmsian Stephen Kovacevich brings a lifetime of experience to signature works at both ends of Brahms' output, bookended by dance-driven Bach and transcendental late Beethoven.

This concert is being broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.

'A master to be admired; faithful to the spirit of the music yet always individual'

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