Complete Warner Classics Recor

Hélène Grimaud (piano) & Philharmonia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Staatskapelle Berlin, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Kurt Masur, Kurt Sanderling, David Zinman

With a flawless technique, a delicate touch and playing of poetic expressivity, the French pianist Hélène Grimaud has quickly become one of the most important musicians of her generation. Virtuosic gifts aside, her deep commitment to human rights and the protection of endangered species, among other causes – along with her radiant personality and charm, have won her fans beyond the world of classical music lovers. This boxed set, which gathers the complete recordings she made for Erato and Teldec between 1996 and 2001, offers a portrait of one of the great artists of our time (Beethoven, Brahms, Gershwin, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Schumann, R. Strauss).

Beethoven:
 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 - live recording
 New York Philharmonic, Kurt Masur

 Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
 Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110

Brahms:
 Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 - live recording
 Staatskapelle Berlin, Kurt Sanderling

 7 Fantasies (piano pieces), Op. 116
 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117
 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118
 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119

Gershwin:
 Piano Concerto in F major
 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman

Rachmaninov:
 Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42
 Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor

 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
 Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Ravel:
 Piano Concerto in G major
 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman

Schumann:
 Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
 Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, David Zinman

Strauss, R:
 Burleske for Piano and orchestra in D minor, AV85
 Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, David Zinman