Leif Ove Andsnes - Chopin - Import CD

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Leif Ove Andsnes

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The real pleasure of listening to the depths of Chopin's music with Ansnes. This is the fifth Sony Classical release by Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Ansnes, following his "Journey to Beethoven" (a performance and recording of the complete piano concertos) from 2012 to 2014 and a lovely solo Sibelius album, as only a Scandinavian musician can, Ansnes This is his first Chopin album in a quarter of a century. In 1992, when Ansnes made his debut, he released a two-disc Chopin album including the complete piano sonatas, but this is the first time in 36 years that he has tackled Chopin's works as a full album. The program is a royal one, combining all of the ballades with four nocturnes. Chopin's music has become much more accessible to me in the past 10 years. This coincided with the challenge of playing the most technically complex of the four ballades, No. 4, which I had not played before as the "Sacred Graal,"" said Ansnes. Ballades Nos. 2 and 4 were also featured in the 2016 concert in Japan, where they received rave reviews. The album is the debut of a Chopin album by a virtuoso who combines style and depth.■Leif Ove Ansnes ProfileBorn in Karmøy, Norway, in 1970. He studied at the Bergen Conservatory and made his debut in Oslo in 1987. Currently resides in Copenhagen and Bergen. He is a recipient of the "Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav" and the "Peer Gynt Prize. His repertoire ranges from Bach to contemporary music. After recording for Virgin Classics and EMI, he signed an exclusive recording contract with Sony Classical in 2012. Sony Music

Tracklisting:

1.Ballade No.1 in G Minor, Op. 23
2.Nocturne No. 4 in F Major, Op. 15/1
3.Ballade No.2 in F Major, Op. 38
4.Nocturne No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48/1
5.Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op.47
6.Nocturne No. 17 in B major Op. 62/1
7.Ballade No.4 in F Minor, Op. 52

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