Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, George Gershwin, Sergey Rachmaninov, Maurice Ravel, Robert Schumann, Richard Strauss
Performer: Hélène Grimaud
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin
Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy, David Zinman, Kurt Masur, Kurt Sanderling
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Erato
Catalogue: 9029567390
Release: 2018
Size: 498 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
01. I. Moderato
02. II. Adagio sostenuto
03. III. Allegro scherzando
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
04. II. Adagio assai
05. III. Presto
Strauss: Burleske in D Minor, TrV 145
06. I. Allegro vivace
07. II. Tranquillo
Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F Major
08. III. Allegro agitato
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58
09. I. Allegro moderato
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15
10. III. Allegro non troppo
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
11. I. Vivace, ma non troppo
12. II. Prestissimo
Brahms: Fantasies (7 piano pieces), Op. 116
13. I. Capriccio in D Minor
14. VII. Capriccio in D Minor
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110
15. I. Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo
16. II. Allegro molto
17. Brahms: Intermezzo in B flat minor, Op. 117 No. 2
18. Brahms: Ballade in G minor, Op. 118, No. 3
Brahms: 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119
19. III. Intermezzo in C Major
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54
20. I. Allegro affettuoso
Hélène Grimaud’s particular fascination with the music of German composers – from Beethoven, the father of musical Romanticism, through Schumann and Brahms to the late Romanticism of Strauss – is reflected in this 2-CD set, which also embraces music by Rachmaninov, Ravel and Gershwin. A pianist who combines intellectual and philosophical rigour with a readiness to take risks as she strives for expressive freedom, Grimaud is motivated by a profound personal belief in the power of music: “Music changed my life – it gave me a sense of purpose and direction. It saved me.”