Helene Grimaud: The Complete Warner Recordings (6 CDs)

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 Helene 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
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110
Brahms: Fantasies (7 piano pieces), Op. 116
Brahms: Intermezzi (3), Op. 117
Brahms: Klavierstücke (4), Op. 119
Brahms: Klavierstücke (6), Op. 118
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F major
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Rachmaninov: Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor
Rachmaninov: Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Strauss, R: Burleske for Piano and orchestra in D minor, AV85