CD OF THE DAY

Austria’s Radio Stephansdom chose The Beethoven Journey as CD of the Day saying “Andsnes has waited a long time to come to Beethoven – the harvest is abundant. This is the best recording of Beethoven Piano Concertos for a long time …”...

“PLAYED WITH AFFECTION”

www.theartsdesk.com chooses Leif Ove Andses’ Beethoven Piano Concertos recording amongst its Pick of the Week marvelling at “the lithe, responsive playing of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra – winds full of character and strings capable of reducing their sound...

GRAMOPHONE RECORDING OF THE MONTH

“Now this is something very special, and it marks an exciting debut for Leif Ove Andsnes on Sony … the label has struck musical gold with this particular signing and the pairing of Andsnes with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra makes this a thrilling start to...

SPLENDID DYNAMISM

The San Francisco Chronicle reviews Beethoven “Last year the pianist Leif Ove Andsnes embarked on an intensive project devoted to the five Beethoven piano concertos. The rubric he’s given it – “The Beethoven Journey” – may be a...

“PATHOS AND HUMOUR”

“Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes doesn’t like to rush things” wrote the Daily Telegraph following Leif Ove’s concert in Birmingham with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. “He’s waited until his forties before launching a long-term project to...