Leif Ove Andsnes
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Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Recommended& other works for two pianos four hands
Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
The two-piano transcription is arguably as exhilarating as the full orchestration [of The Rite], and Andsnes and Hamelin offer a reading that is in turns thrilling, unsettling and beautiful…... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2018, Record of the Month
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Record Review, 10th February 2018, Recording of the Week
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Finalist - Instrumental
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2018
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Grammy Awards, 61st Awards (2019), Nominee - Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2018, Nominated - Instrumental
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Mozart Momentum - 1785
RecommendedLeif Ove Andsnes (piano), Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Matthew Truscott (violin), Joel Hunter (viola), Frank-Michael Guthmann (cello)
highlights include a finely attentive account of the G minor Piano Quartet, showing vivid collegiality between the performers; Andsnes’s C minor Fantasy, perfectly balanced and full of dramatic... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2021, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2021, Concerto
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Special Achievement Award
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Mozart Momentum - 1786
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano/director), Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Christiane Karg (soprano), Matthew Truscott (violin), Joel Hunter (viola), Frank-Michael Guthmann (cello)
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Finalist - Concerto
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Special Achievement Award
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2022
2 CDs
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Grieg & Schumann - Piano Concertos
RecommendedLeif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons
faster, fiercer, yet more freely expressive than his 1990 version. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2003, Disc of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2004, Winner - Concerto
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Bartók: The Piano Concertos
RecommendedKrystian Zimerman (piano), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Hélène Grimaud (piano)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
Boulez is arguably the most influential figure in the world of music today — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2005, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2005, Winner - Concerto
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Building a Library, February 2020, Also Recommended
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
RecommendedLeif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Antonio Pappano
As Andsnes observed in interview, the conductor is the one who really drives the Second Concerto, and after spacious opening chords it's over to Pappano's Berliners for opulent sweep. Andsnes... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2005, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2006, Winner - Concerto
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Building a Library, December 2018, Recommended Recording
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Haydn: Keyboard Concertos No. 3, 4 and 11
RecommendedLeif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Like Emanuel Ax on Sony, Leif Ove Andsnes confines himself to the three concertos that have been fully authenticated.
Had the works generally known as 'the Haydn piano concertos' been these... — More…Awards:
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Building a Library, October 2005, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2000, Winner - Concerto
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Gramophone Awards, 2000, Winner - Concerto
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Grieg & Schumann: Piano Concertos
RecommendedLeif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Mariss Jansons
It was the Grieg Concerto that first made the name of Leif Ove Andsnes on disc in 1990. The interpretation remains broadly the same, except that speeds are now rather brisker. However many times... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2004, Winner - Concerto
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Leif Ove Andsnes: The Beethoven Journey (Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4)
RecommendedLeif Ove Andsnes (piano & direction)
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
an effortlessly musical performance, helped by the immaculate playing of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. And, as in the first disc of the series, Andsnes's attention to orchestral detail while... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2015, Disc of the Year
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2014, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Finalist - Concerto
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
[Andsnes] manages to make the first movement sound more sinister and wayward than most of his rivals, yet he's in his element in etching the filigree and fioriture of the highly-decorated solo... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2010, Editor's Choice
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