Leif Ove Andsnes – Sibelius: Piano Pieces (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Leif Ove Andsnes – Sibelius: Piano Pieces (2017)
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Sibelius’s piano music remains a secret – chronically neglected or approached from an entirely unsympathetic aesthetic standpoint. Sometimes, criticism is justified. “I will be the first to admit that Sibelius’s piano music is uneven in quality”, says Leif Ove Andsnes, pointing to the composer’s own cynicism towards his piano works as a possible reason for the neglect of the genuine gems. But Andsnes also professes in no uncertain terms that he is “on a mission” to bring Sibelius’s piano works out of the shadows. “I really believe in this music and I want people to hear it”, he says. After scouring every published note of the composer’s piano music, Andsnes has selected works for this recording that speak to him not just as a pianist but as a musician who for a long time has felt particularly close to Sibelius. Here are piano works in which Sibelius’s orchestral thinking advances the language of the instrument even if it can test the technical orthodoxies of the player. As may be imagined, Andsnes masters them with elegance and ease.

Tracklist:
1-01. Leif Ove Andsnes – 6 Impromptus, Op. 5: Impromptu V (03:51)
1-02. Leif Ove Andsnes – 6 Impromptus, Op. 5: Impromptu VI (06:14)
1-03. Leif Ove Andsnes – Kyllikki-Three Lyrical Pieces for Piano, Op. 41: I. Largamente (03:10)
1-04. Leif Ove Andsnes – Kyllikki-Three Lyrical Pieces for Piano, Op. 41: II. Andantino (04:22)
1-05. Leif Ove Andsnes – Kyllikki-Three Lyrical Pieces for Piano, Op. 41: III. Commodo (02:55)
1-06. Leif Ove Andsnes – 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 24: Romance, No. 9 (03:57)
1-07. Leif Ove Andsnes – 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 24: Barcarola, No. 10 (04:29)
1-08. Leif Ove Andsnes – 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 58: Der Hirt, No. 4 (02:27)
1-09. Leif Ove Andsnes – Valse triste, Op. 44, No. 1 (Arranged for Piano) (05:13)
1-10. Leif Ove Andsnes – Sonatina No. 1, Op. 67: I. Allegro (02:54)
1-11. Leif Ove Andsnes – Sonatina No. 1, Op. 67: II. Largo (02:11)
1-12. Leif Ove Andsnes – Sonatina No. 1, Op. 67: III. Allegro moderato (01:47)
1-13. Leif Ove Andsnes – Five Pieces for Piano, Op. 75: Björken, No. 4 (01:37)
1-14. Leif Ove Andsnes – Five Pieces for Piano, Op. 75: Granen, No. 5 (02:55)
1-15. Leif Ove Andsnes – 2 Rondinos for Piano, Op. 68: Rondino II (01:51)
1-16. Leif Ove Andsnes – 13 Pieces for Piano, Op. 76: Elegiaco, No. 10 (01:37)
1-17. Leif Ove Andsnes – 6 Bagatelles for Piano, Op. 97: Impromptu, No. 5 (01:36)
1-18. Leif Ove Andsnes – 6 Bagatelles for Piano, Op. 97: Humoristischer Marsch, No. 4 (01:07)
1-19. Leif Ove Andsnes – 6 Bagatelles for Piano, Op. 97: Lied, No. 2 (02:58)
1-20. Leif Ove Andsnes – Fünf Skizzen, Op. 114: I. Landschaft (01:48)
1-21. Leif Ove Andsnes – Fünf Skizzen, Op. 114: II. Winterbild (01:48)
1-22. Leif Ove Andsnes – Fünf Skizzen, Op. 114: III. Der Teich (01:39)
1-23. Leif Ove Andsnes – Fünf Skizzen, Op. 114: IV. Lied im Walde (01:48)
1-24. Leif Ove Andsnes – Fünf Skizzen, Op. 114: V. Im Frühling (02:05)

Personnel:
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

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