Nassib Nassar


Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5
I. Allegro maestoso [YouTube] [MP3] [AIFF]
II. Andante. Andante espressivo - Andante molto [YouTube] [MP3] [AIFF]

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110, 1st movt.
[YouTube] [MP3] [WAV]

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major, Op. 106, 3rd movt.
[YouTube] [MP3] [WAV]

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101, 1st movt.
[YouTube] [MP3] [WAV]

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90, 1st movt.
[YouTube] [MP3] [WAV]

Bach (arr. Rachmaninoff): Gigue from Violin Partita No. 3 in E major
[YouTube] [MP3] [WAV]


Bio

A native and longtime resident of North Carolina, Nassib Nassar started playing the piano at the age of five with guidance from his father, who had studied under Zvart Sarkissian, a pupil of Marguerite Long. At the age of 16 he began studying with Francis Whang at the University of North Carolina. In 1999 Nassar performed the 32 piano sonatas of Beethoven in chronological order, in a series of recitals in Durham, NC. He currently lives in Chapel Hill.

"Nassib Nassar may not be a household name, but he plays with greater sensitivity and depth of musical understanding than many who are." —John Bell Young (music critic for the American Record Guide)

"Nassar displays his command over the piano not with showy arpeggios, bombastic chords, and fast scale runs, but with ultra-sensitivity and restraint . . . an artist with sublime technique . . . ." —Rafael Hernandez (godsofmusic.com)



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