Helene Grimaud - The Piano Collection (2003) [5 CD Box Sets]

The French pianist Hélène Grimaud is one of the most sought after contemporary pianists. Her great musical sensitivity and technical skills are indisputable, but she also has a radiant personality, with a stage appearance that captivates every audience. Now she has a long-standing contract with Deutsche Grammophon, while in the past she recorded for Erato. Her very first recordings were released by the Japanese audiophile label Denon, and according to many, these recordings are her very best. This set contains all the CDs (five in total) that she made for Denon between 1985 and 1992, with the great romantic repertoire in which she excels in clarity, sensitivity and structural build-up, and especially that very personal style that has become her unique trademark.

CD1: Rachmaninoff, Ravel
Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No.2 in c-moll, Op.18
01 - I. Moderato
02 - II. Adagio sostenuto
03 - III. Allegro scherzando

Ravel
Piano Concerto in G-dur, Op.83
04 - I. Allegramente
05 - II. Adagio assai
06 - III. Presto

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor


CD2: Rachmaninoff
Piano Sonata No.2 in b-moll, Op.36
01 - I. Allegro agitato
02 - II. Non allegro
03 - III. L'istesso tempo - Allegro molto

Etudes-Tableaux, Op.33
04 - No.1 in f-moll
05 - No.2 in C-dur
06 - No.3 in c-moll
07 - No.5 in d-moll
08 - No.6 in es-moll
09 - No.7 in Es-dur
10 - No.8 in g-moll
11 - No.9 in cis-moll

12.Prelude No.2 in b-moll, Op.32

13.Prelude No.12 in gis-moll, Op.32


CD3 - Chopin, Liszt, Schumann
Chopin
01.Ballade No.1 in g-moll, Op.23

Liszt
02.Apres une lecture de Dante. Fantasia quasi sonata (from 'Annees de Pelerinage Book II, Italy)

Schumann
Piano Sonata No.1 in fis-moll, Op.11
03 - I. Introduzione. Un poco adagio - Allegro vivace
04 - II. Aria
05 - III. Scherzo e intermezzo. Allegrissimo
06 - IV. Finale. Allegro un poco maestoso


CD4 - Schumann, Brahms
Schumann
Kreisleriana, Op.16
01 - I. Ausserst bewegt
02 - II. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch
03 - III. Sehr aufgeregt
04 - IV. Sehr langsam
05 - V. Sehr lebhaft
06 - VI. Sehr langsam
07 - VII. Sehr rasch
08 - VIII. Schnell und spielend

Brahms
Piano Sonata No.2 in fis-moll, Op.2
09 - I. Allegro non troppo, ma energico
10 - II. Andante con espressione
11 - III. Scherzo. Allegro
12 - IV. Finale. Introduzione


CD5 - Brahms
Piano Sonata No.3 in f-moll, Op.5
01 - I. Allegro maestoso
02 - II. Andante espressivo
03 - III. Scherzo. Allegro energico
04 - IV. Intermezzo. Andante molto
05 - V. Finale. Allegro moderato ma rubato

Pieces, Op.118
06 - No.1 - Intermezzo in a-moll
07 - No.2 - Intermezzo in A-dur
08 - No.3 - Ballade in g-moll
09 - No.4 - Intermezzo in f-moll
10 - No.5 - Romanze in F-dur
11 - No.6 - Intermezzo in es-moll


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