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Peter Donohoe brings us Tchaikovsky with poise and passion

'Peter Donohoe, while never underplaying the Sonata’s moments of explosive rhetoric, finds a poetic, Chopinesque poise’

Freya Parr

Published: January 15, 2020 at 5:06 pm

'Peter Donohoe, while never underplaying the Sonata’s moments of explosive rhetoric, finds a poetic, Chopinesque poise’

Tchaikovsky Grand Sonata, Op. 37; Two Pieces, Op 1; Capriccio in G flat; Six Pieces, Op. 21, etc Peter Donohoe (piano) Signum SIGCD594 84:56 mins (2 discs)

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Freya Parr

Digital Editor and Staff Writer, BBC Music Magazine

Freya Parr is BBC Music Magazine's digital editor and staff writer, editing and writing on all styles of music across both the website and print magazine. She has also written for titles including the Guardian, Circus Journal, Frankie and Suitcase Magazine, and runs The Noiseletter, a fortnightly arts and culture publication. Freya's main areas of interest and research lie in 20th-century and contemporary music. She's a regular sea shanty singer, folk obsessive and occasional flautist, pianist, organist and musical theatre director.

Peter Donohoe brings us Tchaikovsky with poise and passion

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