Chopin & Rachmaninov - Piano Sonatas
Performed by Helene Grimaud | Deutsche Grammophon
EAC Secure Rip | FLAC image | Embedded and external cuesheets | Front Cover | RS | RAR (5% recovery record) | 3 parts, 205 MB
Performed by Helene Grimaud | Deutsche Grammophon
EAC Secure Rip | FLAC image | Embedded and external cuesheets | Front Cover | RS | RAR (5% recovery record) | 3 parts, 205 MB
Amazon.com review:
Hélène Grimaud's releases on DG have each been built around a "concept." Here, it's death and transcendence. The philosophically bent can get Grimaud's explanation in the booklet notes, while the musical among us can just listen to a stimulating program of standard repertory freshened by one of today's outstanding younger pianists. In the Chopin Sonata, Grimaud's volatile first movement and delicately colorful finale provide the tone and resolution required by both composer and her own philosophical outlook. The latter, though, means a dry-eyed Funeral March shorn of any trace of sentimentality yet not lacking power, more a contemplation of mourning rather than the thing itself. The Rachmaninov Sonata is his 1931 revision with Grimaud's restoration of sections of the 1913 original. As in the Chopin, Grimaud's gorgeous tone and the clarity of her articulation help make this an outstanding performance. The program closes with a pair of Chopin's most affecting works, the Berceuse and the Barcarolle, both beautifully played. – Dan Davis
Album Info:
Composer: Fryderyk Chopin, Sergey Rachmaninov
Performer: Hélène Grimaud
Audio CD (March 8, 2005)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
ASIN: B00061H2UE
Tracklist:
01. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Flat Minor Op.35 - I. Grave - Doppio Movimento - Hélène Grimaud (Chopin)
02. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Flat Minor Op.35 - II. Scherzo - Più lento - Tempo I - Hélène Grimaud (Chopin)
03. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Flat Minor Op.35 - III. Marche Funèbre (Lento) - Hélène Grimaud (Chopin)
04. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Flat Minor Op.35 - IV. Finale (Presto) - Hélène Grimaud (Chopin)
05. Piano Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor Op. 36 - I. Allegro agitato - Hélène Grimaud (Rachmaninov)
06. Piano Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor Op. 36 - II. Non allegro - Lento - Hélène Grimaud (Rachmaninov)
07. Piano Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor Op. 36 - III. Allegro molto - Hélène Grimaud (Rachmaninov)
08. Berceuse In D Flat Major Op. 57 - Andante - Hélène Grimaud (Chopin)
09. Barcarolle In F Sharp Major Op. 60 - Allegretto - Hélène Grimaud (Chopin)
More Info:
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