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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.
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6 Impromptus, Op. 5 (Jean Sibelius)
Leif Ove Andsnes, Main Artist, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Arne Akselberg, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Leif Ove Andsnes, Main Artist, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Arne Akselberg, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Kyllikki - Three Lyrical Pieces for Piano, Op. 41 (Jean Sibelius)
Leif Ove Andsnes, Main Artist, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Arne Akselberg, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Leif Ove Andsnes, Main Artist, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Arne Akselberg, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Leif Ove Andsnes, Main Artist, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Arne Akselberg, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 24 (Jean Sibelius)
Leif Ove Andsnes, Main Artist, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Arne Akselberg, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Leif Ove Andsnes, Main Artist, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Arne Akselberg, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Leif Ove Andsnes, Main Artist, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Arne Akselberg, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Leif Ove Andsnes, Main Artist, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Arne Akselberg, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Sonatina No. 1, Op. 67 (Jean Sibelius)
Leif Ove Andsnes, Main Artist, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Arne Akselberg, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Leif Ove Andsnes, Main Artist, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Arne Akselberg, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Leif Ove Andsnes, Main Artist, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Arne Akselberg, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Five Pieces for Piano, Op. 75 (Jean Sibelius)
Leif Ove Andsnes, Main Artist, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Arne Akselberg, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Leif Ove Andsnes, Main Artist, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Arne Akselberg, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Leif Ove Andsnes, Main Artist, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Arne Akselberg, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Leif Ove Andsnes, Main Artist, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Arne Akselberg, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
6 Bagatelles for Piano, Op. 97 (Jean Sibelius)
Leif Ove Andsnes, Main Artist, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Arne Akselberg, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Leif Ove Andsnes, Main Artist, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Arne Akselberg, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Leif Ove Andsnes, Main Artist, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Arne Akselberg, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Fünf Skizzen, Op. 114 (Jean Sibelius)
Leif Ove Andsnes, Main Artist, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Arne Akselberg, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Leif Ove Andsnes, Main Artist, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Arne Akselberg, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Leif Ove Andsnes, Main Artist, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Arne Akselberg, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Leif Ove Andsnes, Main Artist, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Arne Akselberg, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Leif Ove Andsnes, Main Artist, Piano - Jean Sibelius, Composer - John Fraser, Producer - Arne Akselberg, Recording Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
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.
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:19
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Leif Ove Andsnes
- Composer: Jean Sibelius
- Label: Sony Classical
- Genre: Classical Chamber Music Solo Piano
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
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