Warner Classics / 2007
(Reissue of 1990 Recording)
Grieg & Liszt – Piano Concertos
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Dmitri Kitayenko, conductor
*****
Track Listing
1. I. Allegro molto moderato
2. II. Adagio
3. III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato – Andante maestoso
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S125
4. I. Adagio – Allegro agitato
5. II. Allegro moderato
7. III. Allegro deciso
8. IV. Allegro animato
Grieg: Lyric Pieces VIII (6), Op. 65
9. I. From Days of Youth (Fra ungdomsdagene)
10. II. Peasant’s Song (Bondens sang)
11.III. Melancholy (Tungsind)
12. IV. Salon
13. VI. In Ballad Style (I balladetone)
14. VI. Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen)
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Some of the best Beethoven playing you will ever hear…clearly, this is music that Andsnes has been living with for many years – and it now emerges with an impressive maturity…The crisp, well-sprung playing in the introductions to both concertos could easily be mistaken for that of a period-instrument orchestra.