The sensuous beauty and fluid technique of Leif Ove Andsnes’ playing are just the beginning of a dynamic and riveting musical world view. This magnificent Norwegian pianist is something of a maverick (he once took six months off to live alone in the Norwegian countryside). His is a poet’s soul, searching for musical truth, not mere expression. Leif Ove Andsnes makes utterly vital music.

“The all-but-flawless technique is a given; seldom has there been a pianist who negotiates technical challenges with more ease and less fuss. What is particularly interesting is what Andsnes’ formidable technique allows him to do.”
—The Seattle Times

Program:

Beethoven
Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, “Waldstein”

Brahms
Ballade in D Minor, Op. 10, No. 1
Ballade in D Major, Op. 10, No. 2
Ballade in B Minor, Op. 10, No. 3
Ballade in B Major, Op. 10, No. 4

Schoenberg
Sechs kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19

Beethoven
Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111

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