Piano music (incls 'Kreisleriana Op 16)

Highly acclaimed performances, licensed from Denon.

'……. Her Kreisleriana can hold its own with any in the catalogue-not excluding those from the fiery Argerich (DG) and the fanciful Dalberto (Erato/RCA). It's a long time since I've encountered a young artist with so intuitive an understanding of what the music is all about. There is no special pleading, or idiosyncracy of any kind. She just seems to know where every phrase is going, and why. And through the endearing naturalness, truthfulness and immediacy of her response to the printed text, you fall in love with the young Schumann all over again.' (Gramophone of Kreisleriana)

'Grimaud takes risks, and allied to her natural feeling for the larger musical forms, her mastery of every detail of the polyphonic writing is second to none.' (Gramophone of Piano Sonata)

'…..it is the Dante Sonata that is the most stunning………….. There is none of that rather jaded familiarity with which more famous artists approach the piece on disc. Grimaud offers something deeply personal, with the visionary serenity seeming to lie alongside the dynamic and powerful as one perfectly ordered experience. The performance is superior in technique to Alfred Brendel's (Philips CD 420 169-2PH, 1/88), and especially in Grimaud's presto tempo right at the end, where Brendel's over-careful handling leads to anti-climax.' (Gramophone of Liszt)