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Sonata for 2 Pianos in F Minor, Op. 34b (After Piano Quintet, Op. 34) : Brahms: Sonata for 2 Pianos in F Minor, Op. 34b (After Piano Quintet, Op. 34): I. Allegro non troppo by Aloys Kontarsky album cover

Sonata for 2 Pianos in F Minor, Op. 34b (After Piano Quintet, Op. 34) : Brahms: Sonata for 2 Pianos in F Minor, Op. 34b (After Piano Quintet, Op. 34): I. Allegro non troppo

by Aloys Kontarsky

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About "Sonata for 2 Pianos in F Minor, Op. 34b (After Piano Quintet, Op. 34) : Brahms: Sonata for 2 Pianos in F Minor, Op. 34b (After Piano Quintet, Op. 34): I. Allegro non troppo" by Aloys Kontarsky

The opening Allegro of Brahms's F Minor Sonata for Two Pianos is a stormy, symphonic argument. Originally a string quintet, the music here feels like two titans wrestling—dense, passionate, and unrelenting. The Kontarskys bring orchestral weight to every crashing chord, a turbulent sea of counterpoint.