Composer: Edvard Hagerup Grieg, Robert Schumann
Performer: Elisabeth Leonskaja
Orchestra: Luzerner Sinfonieorchester
Conductor: Michael Sanderling
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Warner
Catalogue: 5419783783
Release: 2024
Size: 1.03 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
01. I. Allegro affettuoso
02. II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso
03. III. Allegro vivace
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
04. I. Allegro molto moderato
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato
• A true living legend – inheritor of the great Soviet/Russian tradition, mentored by Sviatoslav Richter.
• A classic coupling echoing the legendary 1975 Richter album with Matačić.
• A musician who belongs among the most celebrated pianists of our time, who follows in the footsteps of the great Russian musicians of the Soviet era, such as David Oistrakh, Sviatoslav Richter, and Emil Gilels.
• She has won the prestigious Enescu, Marguerite Long, and Queen Elizabeth international piano competitions and been awarded prizes such OPUS KLASSIK Instrumentalist of the Year in 2020, the Caecilia Prize, and the Diapason d’Or.
• Her third Warner release (after critically acclaimed albums of the complete Schubert sonatas and Beethoven piano concerti) features Grieg’s and Schumann’s piano concerti.