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Jorge Federico Osorio - Final Thoughts Album Trailer
1 Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 959 / Allegro  
2 Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 959 / Andantino  
3 Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 959 / Scherzo-Allegro vivace  
4 Schubert - Sonata in A major, D. 959 / Rondo Allegretto  
5 Brahms - Seven Fantasies, Op. 116 / No. 1 Capriccio in D minor  
6 Brahms - Seven Fantasies, Op. 116 / No. 2 Intermezzo in A minor  
7 Brahms - Seven Fantasies, Op. 116 / No. 3 Capriccio in G minor  
8 Brahms - Seven Fantasies, Op. 116 / No. 4 Intermezzo in E major  
9 Brahms - Seven Fantasies, Op. 116 / No. 5 Intermezzo in E minor  
10 Brahms - Seven Fantasies, Op. 116 / No. 6 Intermezzo in E major  
11 Brahms - Seven Fantasies, Op. 116 / No. 7 Capriccio in D minor  
12 Brahms - Three Intermezzos, Op. 117 - No. 1 Andante moderato  
13 Brahms - Three Intermezzos, Op. 117 - No. 2 Andante non troppo e con molta espressione  
14 Brahms - Three Intermezzos, Op. 117 - No. 3 Andante con moto  
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Jorge Federico Osorio, "an imaginative interpreter with a powerful technique (The New York Times), deftly pairs Brahms's final solo piano works with those by Schubert for an inventive program of richly satisfying works that capture the essence of each composer's towering individuality. Osorio records Brahms's Three Intermezzos, Op. 117, and Six Piano Pieces, Op. 118, for the first time. He revisits Brahms's Seven Fantasies, Op. 116, and Four Piano Pieces, Op. 119, which he last recorded nearly two decades ago, to great acclaim: "Quite marvelous," said BBC Music Magazine. "It's clear that Jorge Federico Osorio is an important Brahmsian," proclaimed the Chicago Tribune. On his new album, Osorio's penchant for color accentuates the individual character of these concentrated miniatures.

On this, his first Schubert recording, Osorio, whom the Los Angeles Times called "one of the more elegant and accomplished pianists on the planet," presents the composer's final two Piano Sonatas, D. 959 and D. 960, epic in scale and brimming with melodic invention. Osorio's insights into the music's architecture yield eloquent performances of these spacious, ambitious masterworks. Osorio's Cedille Records albums of Mexican and Spanish music have introduced the pianist to new audiences worldwide. Now they can hear his artistry in more of the core German repertoire that has been central to his concert life for decades.

  • New recording by Jorge Federico Osorio features Mexican romantic piano works / Classical 101 - WOSU
    Posted At: July 17, 2023 12:00 AM
    Classical 101 - WOSU's Jennifer Hambrick writes….Recent decades have seen efforts to bring underrepresented voices into the classical music mainstream. These efforts have resulted in a growing number of performances and recordings of musical works by women, composers of non-European descent and composers working outside classical music’s major European centers.A new recording spotlights Mexico, where the tr...
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  • Jorge Federico Osorio featured in WFMT's 'Music In Chicago'
    Posted At: March 27, 2023 12:00 AM
    Recipient of the prestigious Medalla Bellas Artes, the highest honor granted by Mexico’s National Institute of Fine Arts, Jorge Federico Osorio has been lauded throughout the world for his superb musicianship, powerful technique, vibrant imagination, and deep passion.  He has performed with many of the world’s leading ensembles, including the symphony orchestras of Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas,...
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  • Jorge Federico Osorio discusses selections from 'The French Album' at home with 98.7WFMT
    Posted At: October 20, 2020 12:00 AM

    Pianist Jorge Federico Osorio sits down with WFMT General Manager George Preston to discuss WFMT, what it is like to be an artist right now, and Jorge's new recording, The French Album. Then, we are treated to three selections from The French Album, recorded in Jorge's home. In the album, Jorge brings his flair for French music to works of the Baroque, Romantic, and early 20th century eras by Jea...
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  • For Jorge Federico Osorio, a better-late-than-never recital debut / Los Angeles Times
    Posted At: January 17, 2019 12:00 AM

    Call him the reluctant recitalist. At the ripe young age of 67, Mexican pianist Jorge Federico Osorio made his Los Angeles-area recital debut Wednesday night in Beverly Hills at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. To be sure, Osorio has given recitals in major U.S. cities, but he didn't make his New York recital debut until 1997, when he was in his 40s - unusual for a pianist who won...
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  • Jorge Federico Osorio joins KMFA - Rideshare for 'Final Thoughts' / 89.5 Austin
    Posted At: January 23, 2018 12:00 AM

    Mexican-born pianist Jorge Federico Osorio started studying piano in his home country at the age of three with his mother Luz Maria Puente. By the age of thirteen, he'd already won his first major competition and eventually went on to study at Mexico's National Conservatory of Music. From there he went to the National Conservatory in France and then to the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow. p.p1 {...
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  • Jorge Federico Osorio discusses 'Final Thoughts' with 91.3KUAF
    Posted At: November 17, 2017 12:00 AM

    Pianist Jorge Federico Osorio's takes on the dramatically personal late piano works of Brahms and Schubert in his latest two-disc recording for Cedille. In "Final Thoughts" he tackles life, death and art through the final piano works from Brahms and Schubert.  "In these 20 pieces that [Brahms] wrote, it's at his most personal, and most touching," Osorio says. "The dynamics, like piano and pi...
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  • Jorge Federico Osorio gives his Final Thoughts to Spokane Public Radio
    Posted At: November 15, 2017 12:00 AM

    Jorge Federico Osorio, pairs Brahms's final solo piano works with those by Schubert for an inventive program of richly satisfying works that capture the essence of each composer's towering individuality. Osorio records Brahms's Three Intermezzos, Op. 117, and Six Piano Pieces, Op. 118, for the first time. He revisits Brahms's Seven Fantasies, Op. 116, and Four Piano Pieces, Op. 119, which...
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  • Jorge Federico Osorio deftly pairs Brahms and Schubert for 'Final Thoughts' / 88.1 Harlingen Radio
    Posted At: August 22, 2017 12:00 AM

    Jorge Federico Osorio deftly pairs Brahms's final solo piano works with those by Schubert for 'Final Thoughts.' An inventive program of richly satisfying works that capture the essence of each composer's towering individuality, here Osorio records Brahms's Three Intermezzos, Op. 117, and Six Piano Pieces, Op. 118, for the first time. He revisits Brahms's Seven Fantasies, Op. 116, ...
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  • Jorge Federico Osorio interview with WGTE Public Media
    Posted At: July 12, 2017 12:00 AM

    Jorge Federico Osorio, "an imaginative interpreter with a powerful technique (The New York Times), deftly pairs Brahms's final solo piano works with those by Schubert for an inventive program of richly satisfying works that capture the essence of each composer's towering individuality. Osorio records Brahms's Three Intermezzos, Op. 117, and Six Piano Pieces, Op. 118, for the first time. He re...
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  • WQED: Pittsburgh sits down with Jorge Federico Osorio to discuss the engaging musical referentiality of Brahms and Schubert
    Posted At: June 29, 2017 12:00 AM

    Jorge Federico Osorio deftly pairs Brahms's final solo piano works with those by Schubert for 'Final Thoughts.' An inventive program of richly satisfying works that capture the essence of each composer's towering individuality, here Osorio records Brahms's Three Intermezzos, Op. 117, and Six Piano Pieces, Op. 118, for the first time. He revisits Brahms's Seven Fantasies, Op. 116, ...
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  • Jorge Federico Osorio - Brahms 'Intermezzo in A' is KDFC: Download of the Week
    Posted At: June 28, 2017 12:00 AM

    Jorge Federico Osorio, "an imaginative interpreter with a powerful technique (The New York Times), deftly pairs Brahms's final solo piano works with those by Schubert for an inventive program of richly satisfying works that capture the essence of each composer's towering individuality. Osorio records Brahms's Three Intermezzos, Op. 117, and Six Piano Pieces, Op. 118, for the first time. He re...
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  • Jorge Federico Osorio interview with 95.5 KHFM: Albuquerque
    Posted At: June 20, 2017 12:00 AM

    On his new Cedille recording - Final Thoughts, Jorge Federico Osorio deftly pairs Brahms' final solo piano works with those by Schubert for an inventive program of richly satisfying works that capture the essence of each composer's towering individuality. Osorio, who The New York Times called: "an imaginative interpreter with a powerful technique" records Brahms's Three Interme...
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  • Fantastic Final Thoughts from Jorge Federico Osorio / Radio Purdue
    Posted At: June 19, 2017 12:00 AM

    The newest release from Jorge Frederico Osorio is sumptuous music by Franz Schubert and Johannes Brahms. On Osorio's first Schubert recording, Final Thoughts, he performs the composer's final two Piano Sonatas, D. 959 and D. 960, hailed as "epic in scale and brimming with melodic invention." Jorge's Cedille Records albums of Mexican and Spanish music have "introduced the pianist to new audien...
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  • Jorge Federico Osorio interview with Net Nebraska
    Posted At: June 14, 2017 12:00 AM

    On his new Cedille recording - Final Thoughts, Jorge Federico Osorio deftly pairs Brahms' final solo piano works with those by Schubert for an inventive program of richly satisfying works that capture the essence of each composer's towering individuality. Osorio, who The New York Times called: "an imaginative interpreter with a powerful technique" records Brahms's Three Interme...
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  • Jorge Federico Osorio - Final Thoughts / the Whole Note review
    Posted At: May 30, 2017 12:00 AM

    Mexican pianist Jorge Federico Osorio, now in his mid-60s, has an impressive discography of nearly three dozen recordings. Curiously, he has recorded nothing by Schubert, until now. This gap in his repertoire will have to remain a mystery. But we can be grateful he has begun to fill it. In a new 2-disc set, Final Thoughts – The Last Piano Works of Schubert & Brahms (Cedille CDR 90000 171), ...
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  • Jorge Federico Osorio - Final Thoughts / Audiophile Audition review
    Posted At: May 23, 2017 12:00 AM

    I had the distinct pleasure of  hearing Mexican piano virtuoso Jorge Federico Osorio (b. 1951) in concert some years ago in San Jose's Mexican Heritage Center, and I recall having been impressed with his magnificent technique, poise, and security in the repertory of his choice.  In this ambitious album (rec. 27-30 June and 26 July 2016), Osorio approaches two composers in their maturity, althou...
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  • Jorge Federico Osorio - Final Thoughts / Interlochen PR: New Release Of the Week
    Posted At: May 22, 2017 12:00 AM

    Final Thoughts by Jorge Federico Osorio is the newest release from Cedille Records. It features Jorge Federico Osorio performing the final solo piano works of Franz Schubert (1797-1828) and Johannes Brahms (1833-1897). A trailer for "Final Thoughts" can be viewed here. The pieces on the album offer a study in contrasts. Schubert's final two piano sonatas are massive, each about 40 minutes in duratio...
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  • Jorge Federico Osorio - Final Thoughts / KUCI review
    Posted At: May 20, 2017 12:00 AM

    New in the KUCI Classical Library - Jorge Federico Osorio  - Final Thoughts: The Last Piano Works of Schubert and Brahms   - (Cedille)  Mexican pianist Osorio begins and ends with the final Schubert sonatas (A Major and B-flat Major) on this two disc set, and the delicate yet intense passion of the young genius composer soon to die at the height of his powers throbs like the pulse of a...
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  • Jorge Federico Osorio interview with WVIA: Art Scene
    Posted At: May 19, 2017 12:00 AM

    Jorge Federico Osorio, "an imaginative interpreter with a powerful technique (The New York Times), deftly pairs Brahms's final solo piano works with those by Schubert for an inventive program of richly satisfying works that capture the essence of each composer's towering individuality. Osorio records Brahms's Three Intermezzos, Op. 117, and Six Piano Pieces, Op. 118, for the first time. He re...
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  • Jorge Federico Osorio interviews with 88.9 IdeaStation - Richmond
    Posted At: May 19, 2017 12:00 AM

    Pianist Jorge Federico Osorio has released a new album "Final Thoughts," featuring the last piano works of Franz Schubert  and Johannes Brahms. Included on the two-disc set are the Schubert Sonatas D. 959 and D. 960, as well as Brahms Op. 116 through Op. 119. Crossover Media says it's "an inventive program of richly satisfying works that capture the essence of each composer's towering individual...
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  • Jorge Federico Osorio speaks with WCLV about Final Thoughts
    Posted At: May 17, 2017 12:00 AM

    Jorge Federico Osorio pairs Brahms's final solo piano works with the two last great sonatas by Schubert for an inventive program capturing the essence of each composer's towering individuality. On this May 12th release, Osorio offers Brahms's Three Intermezzos, Op. 117, and Six Piano Pieces, Op. 118, for the first time, and revisits Brahms's Seven Fantasies, Op. 116, and Four Piano P...
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  • Jorge Federico Osorio - Final Thoughts is WFMT: Featured New Release
    Posted At: May 12, 2017 12:00 AM

    Schubert and Brahms both exhibited renewed bursts of creativity toward the ends of their careers. Jorge Federico Osorio pairs Brahms's final solo piano pieces with those by Schubert for an inventive program of richly satisfying works that capture the essence of each composer's towering individuality. The WFMT: Chicago - Featured New Release for MAY 12, 2017 is Jorge Federico Osorio: Final Thoughts on...
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  • Jorge Federico Osorio gives his Final Thoughts to Classical Radio
    Posted At: May 10, 2017 12:00 AM

    On his new Cedille recording - Final Thoughts, Jorge Federico Osorio deftly pairs Brahms's final solo piano works with those by Schubert for an inventive program of richly satisfying works that capture the essence of each composer's towering individuality. Osorio, who The New York Times called: "an imaginative interpreter with a powerful technique" records Brahms's Three Intermezzos, Op....
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