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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.<br/><br/>CD 1 BARTÓK Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 · Sonata for solo violin<br/>CD 2 BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 · 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117<br/>CD 3 BRAHMS Viola Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 · SCHUMANN Märchenbilder<br/>CD 4 CHOPIN Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 3<br/>CD 5 CHOPIN Piano Sonata No. 2 · 4 Mazurkas · 5 Études<br/>CD 6 DVO?ÁK Piano Quintet · GRIEG Ballade · SZYMANOWSKI Sinfonia Concertante<br/>CD 7 GRIEG Piano Sonata · 12 Lyric Pieces...<br/>CD 8 GRIEG 24 Lyric Pieces<br/>CD 9 GRIEG Piano Concerto · 6 Lyric Pieces · LISZT Piano Concerto No. 2<br/>CD 10 GRIEG & SCHUMANN Piano Concertos <br/>CD 11 HAYDN 5 Piano Sonatas Hob. XVI:26, 32, 36, 37 & 49<br/>CD 12 HAYDN 3 Piano Concertos Hob XVIII:3, 4 & 11<br/>CD 13 JANÁ?EK Piano Sonata "1.X.1905" · In the Mists...<br/>CD 14 JANÁ?EK, DEBUSSY, RAVEL & NIELSEN Violin Sonatas<br/>CD 15 LISZT Piano Works<br/>CD 16 MOZART Piano Concertos Nos. 9 "Jeunehomme" & 18<br/>CD 17 MOZART Piano Concertos Nos. 17 & 20<br/>CD 18 MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition · SCHUMANN Kinderszenen...<br/>CD 19 NIELSEN Piano Pieces<br/>CD 20 RACHMANINOV Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2<br/>CD 21 RACHMANINOV Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4<br/>CD 22 RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 3 · 5 Études-Tableaux<br/>CD 23 RACHMANINOV Songs<br/>CD 24 SCHUBERT Piano Sonata No. 17, D. 850 · Lieder<br/>CD 25 SCHUBERT Piano Sonata No. 19, D. 958 · Lieder & Fragments<br/>CD 26 SCHUBERT Piano Sonata No. 20, D. 959 · Lieder<br/>CD 27 SCHUBERT Piano Sonata No. 21, D. 960 · Lieder<br/>CD 28 SCHUBERT Winterreise<br/>CD 29 SCHUMANN Piano Sonata No. 1 · Fantasie in C major<br/>CD 30 SCHUMANN Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2 · 6 Studien in kanonischer Form (for piano trio)<br/>CD 31 SCHUMANN Piano Trio No. 3 · Fantasiestücke, Op. 88<br/>CD 32 SCHUMANN & BRAHMS Piano Quintets<br/>CD 33 BRITTEN Piano Concerto · SHOSTAKOVICH Concerto for piano & trumpet · ENESCU Légende<br/>CD 34 HORIZONS<br/>CD 35 SHADOWS OF SILENCE - LUTOS?AWSKI & DALBAVIE Piano Concertos...<br/>CD 36 THE LONG, LONG WINTER NIGHT

Angela Gheorghiu (Tosca), Jonas Kaufmann (Cavaradossi), Bryn Terfel (Scarpia), Lukas Jakobski (Angelotti), Jeremy White (Sacristan), Hubert Francis (Spoletta), Zheng Zhong Zhou (Sciarrone)<br/><br/>Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor), Jonathan Kent (director)

Elgar: Violin Concerto / Violin Sonata (Capucon) [CD]

Puccini: Tosca (Gheorghiu Angela) [DVD]

40 Most Beautiful Arias [2 CD]

Pluhar Christina / L'arpeggiata: Terra Mater [CD]

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra: Gustav Mahler [15 CD]