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Concertos » Piano Concertos
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Grieg & Liszt: Piano Concertos
RecommendedStephen Hough (piano)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton
These two like-minded musicians manage to bring to these much-recorded works not merely thrilling virtuosity and lyrical depth but a Mendelssohnian lightness of touch where needed...Litton,... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 24th October 2011
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Building a Library, February 2014, Modern Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2012, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Grieg: Piano Concerto & Incidental Music to 'Peer Gynt'
RecommendedJean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Lise Davidsen (soprano), Ann-Helen Moen (soprano), Victoria Nava (soprano), Johannes Weisser (baritone), Håkon Høgemo (Hardanger Fiddle)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Choirs, Edward Gardner
Gardner and the splendid team tackle the whole work with all the verve and drama one could possible want…But perhaps most illuminating is the contribution of Håkon Høgemo on the Hardanger fiddle,... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th January 2018
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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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. —
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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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Grieg & Liszt: Piano Concertos
RecommendedStephen Hough (piano), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton
Introspective (but never lost in introspection) one minute, of the most refined bravura the next, he expresses a personality all his own, brilliantly alert to mercurial changes of mood and clearly... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 24th October 2011
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Building a Library, February 2014, Modern Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2012, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Schumann & Grieg: Piano Concertos
Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano), Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Michael Sanderling
Leonskaja’s live performances of the Schumann and Grieg piano concertos have been cause for wonder...There are other ways of performing these works, but these interpretations are utterly consistent... —
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2024, Concerto Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Concertos
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2025, Shortlisted - 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... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2004, Winner - Concerto
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Grieg & Schumann: Piano Concertos
RecommendedRadu Lupu (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
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Building a Library, January 2004, First Choice
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46, etc.
Margaret Fingerhut (piano)
Ulster Orchestra, Vernon Handley
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Schumann & Grieg: Piano Concertos
RecommendedMurray Perahia (piano)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis
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Building a Library, April 2019, Also Recommended
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