H?l?ne Grimaud plays Chopin & Rachmaninov
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Composer: Frederic ChopinComposer: Sergey Rachmaninov
Performer: H?l?ne Grimaud
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-03-08
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
- 1. Grave - Doppio movimento
- 2. Scherzo
- 3. Marche fun?bre. Lento
- 4. Finale. Presto
- 1. Allegro agitato
- 2. Non allegro - Lento
- 3. L'istesso tempo - Allegro molto
Music reviews of H?l?ne Grimaud plays Chopin & Rachmaninov
Music Review: What a talented lady..
Rating: 5 Stars
The discovery of this young exceptional piano talent was an experience that made my day. On this CD Helen Grimaud chose a theme of death and transcendence wonderfully presented through the music of the "two Princes of piano"; Chopin and Rachmaninov.
Piano is an instrument where development of technique does not necessarily create a gifted pianist. Helen Grimaud plays the piano with the discipline of a student, the mastery of a professional, the nuance of a feeling soul and the sensuous passion of a woman.
Ms. Grimaud's thoughts, as captured in the written explanations, on this music and other composers, demonstrate an exceptional intelligence and serious introspection about the music she plays.
Description of H?l?ne Grimaud plays Chopin & Rachmaninov
H?l?ne 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 DavisGeneral CDs
- Styles > Classical
- Chamber Music > General
- Featured Composers, A-Z > ( R ) > Rachmaninov, Sergei > All Works by Rachmaninov
- Featured Performers, A-Z > ( G ) > Grimaud, H?l?ne
- Forms & Genres > Sonatas > Sonatinas
- General
- Historical Periods > Classical (c.1770-1830) > Forms & Genres > Chamber Music
- Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Forms & Genres > Chamber Music
- Sonatas
- Romantic (c.1820-1910) > Forms & Genres > Chamber Music
- Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Barcarolles
- Lullabies & Berceuse
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