Featured artists:
Christian Tetzlaff, Sarah Chang, Artemis Quartet, Ian Bostridge, Berliner Philharmoniker, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Paavo Berglund, Mariss Jansons, Paavo Järvi, Antonio Pappano, Sir Simon Rattle, Franz Welser-Möst, Lars Anders Tomter, Tanja Tetzlaff, Dmitri Kitajenko
Leif Ove Andsnes is a leading pianist of his time, known for his exceptional musicianship and subtil touch, his considerable technical flair being unfailingly put at the service of his interpretations. He was a pioneer for being the first home-trained superstar pianist to have emerged from Norway. This box is the story of a 20-year partnership that has yielded a rich seam of recorded treasures, first for Virgin and then for EMI. Running through this cornucopia of 34 albums (36 CDs), we find recurring themes: Grieg (Andsnes even recorded some Lyric Pieces on the composer’s own piano at Troldhaugen), Nordic music in general, Schumann, Rachmaninov, Schubert.
