Dec 14, 2018 helene grimaud memory echo 2019 official digital download 24bit48khz berliner philharmoniker helene grimaud and valery gergiev 2015 1080p webdl aac2. I listen to this music and it lifts my spirit for the rest of the day. Grimaud recorded a sensational rachmaninov second sonata in its shorter, second version when she was only 15. From bach to rachmaninov, mozart to chopin, helene grimauds own selection of highlights from her albums reflects her artistic journey through the pianos most famous solo and concerto repertoire in a series of interpretations that never fail to offer new perspectives on even the most familiar music. Watch this trailer on helene grimauds second album at deutsche grammophon featuring chopin and rachmaninov.
Helene grimaud chopin ballade no1 in g minor youtube. Helene grimaud is almost impossibly beautiful, impossibly talented, impossibly demanding, and impossibly willful. Helene grimaud s recording of rachmaninoffs second sonata was the first recording of that piece which i owned. Helene grimaud is a formidably talented artist with strong, sometimes willful interpretive ideas. Helene grimaud clearly aims for a gallic sense of restraint, decorum and transparency in her playing. Chopin, rachmaninov helene grimaud release info allmusic. Helene grimaud piano, director, matthias spindler, sol gabetta cello, mojca erdmann soprano, radoslaw szulc director, chamber orchestra of the bavarian radio chamber orchestra, lisa batiashvili violin, gidon kremer violin, ashwin srinivasan flute, nitin sawhney synthesizer programming, staatskapelle.
Helene grimaud plays rachmaninov, chopin, brahms, etc. Helene grimaud memory 2018 official digital download 24. Apr 21, 2019 helene for the first time in her career brings together french piano favourites from satie, debussy and combines them with chopin, rachmaninovs vocalise, a piece by the ukranian composer valentin silvestrov, as well as a brandnew piano version of breathing light, one of helene s favourite piece by her musical friend and. Franz liszt, frederic francois chopin, helene grimaud, jesus lopezcobos, johannes brahms, maurice ravel, robert schumann, sergei vasilievich rachmaninoff, the royal philharmonic orchestra. At the age of she was accepted by the paris conservatory where she won the first prize in piano in 1985. Allegro assai live at prinzregententheater, munich 2011. Helene grimaud helene for the first time in her career brings together french piano favourites from satie, debussy and combines them with chopin, rachmaninovs vocalise, a piece by the ukranian composer valentin silvestrov, as well as a brandnew piano version of breathing light, one of helene s favourite piece by her musical. She gives all of herself into the playing of these sonatas. Helene grimaud, rachmaninoff, chopin, liszt, schumann, brahms, ravel hele. Recital valentin silvestrov bagatelle i claude debussy arabesque no. The idea of a life story is often attached to chopins sonata no. Chopin rachmaninov by helene grimaud on amazon music. Check out perspectives by helene grimaud on amazon music.
Grimauds interpretation, then, is unusually personal, not just in its details but even in its vision of the work as a whole, and its very powerful like the chopin quite highstrung and very dramatic. Sep 21, 2018 helene for the first time in her career brings together french piano favourites from satie, debussy and combines them with chopin, rachmaninovs vocalise, a piece by the ukranian composer valentin silvestrov, as well as a brandnew piano version of breathing light, one of helene s favourite piece by her musical friend and collaborator. Her favored repertory has been brahms, beethoven, rachmaninov, schumann, and liszt, not the less muscular music of mozart which she didnt perform until she was 21 or record until 2010, poulenc, or chopin. Chopin, rachmaninov helene grimaud deutsche grammophon. Essentials various composers by helene grimaud download and listen to the album. On this disc coupling chopins sonata in b flat minor with rachmaninovs sonata in b flat minor plus chopins berceuse and barcarolle, grimaud demonstrates once. She studied with jacqueline courtin at the conservatory there and subsequently in marseille with pierre barbizet.
Download embed robert siegel talks with frenchborn pianist helene grimaud about themes of death and transcendence in the work of frederic chopin and sergei rachmaninov. Piano is an instrument where development of technique does not necessarily create a gifted pianist. On this cd helen grimaud chose a theme of death and transcendence wonderfully presented through the music of the two princes of piano. I listen for the personalities of both chopin and rachmaninov, but i also listen for the person of ms. Helene grimaud memory 2018 official digital download. Tutti gli album di helene grimaud disponibili in download e in audio ad alta risoluzione. Check out chopin rachmaninov by helene grimaud on amazon music. Jan 23, 2020 helene grimaud was born in aixen provence in the south of france in 1969.
Her chopin sonata is incredibly brilliant and unbelievably sensual, but an emotional mess. Schumann sonata for violin and piano in a minor, op. April 29, 2005 robert siegel talks with frenchborn pianist helene grimaud about themes of death and transcendence in the work of frederic chopin and sergei rachmaninov. Shes wonderful but shes exhausting, and long before its over the listener finds out that shes not worth the energy. Jan 01, 2005 the discovery of this young exceptional piano talent was an experience that made my day. Helene grimaud is a pianist who defies feminine stereotypes. That recording is currently on brilliant classics, and it still sounds terrific. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at.
Grimaud s interpretation, then, is unusually personal, not just in its details but even in its vision of the work as a whole, and its very powerful like the chopin quite highstrung and very dramatic. Helene grimaud chopin and rachmaninov trailer youtube. Helene grimaud applies her virtuoso strength and particular sense of expression to the second piano sonatas of chopin and rachmaninov in this 2005 recording. My admiration goes to those who save lives, those who hold together all that must not surrender and my compassion to all who are sick, to the families who have lost a loved one, to those who must fight the disease in addition to other struggles in order to survive. After listening through this cd once, i wondered how the composer of such sensuous music as the second and third concertos could have written such a dull sonata. The discovery of this young exceptional piano talent was an experience that made my day. Helene grimauds recordings have been critically acclaimed and awarded numerous accolades. This version is mostly the 1931 revision, but with a lot of the 19 original restored, making it a hybrid that sounds like the later, leaner textures.
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