℗ 2024 Parlophone Records Limited; A Warner Classics release
| Released | December 15, 2023 |
| Duration | 1h 04m 32s |
| Record Label | Warner Classics |
| Genre | Classical |
Schumann & Grieg: Piano Concertos
Elisabeth Leonskaja, Michael Sanderling, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester
Available in MQA and 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54
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1.1
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I. Allegro affettuoso
Robert Schumann; Elisabeth Leonskaja; Michael Sanderling; Luzerner Sinfonieorchester |
15:49 | |||
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1.2
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II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso
Robert Schumann; Elisabeth Leonskaja; Michael Sanderling; Luzerner Sinfonieorchester |
5:47 | |||
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1.3
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III. Allegro vivace
Robert Schumann; Elisabeth Leonskaja; Michael Sanderling; Luzerner Sinfonieorchester |
11:20 | |||
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Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16
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1.4
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I. Allegro molto moderato
Edvard Grieg; Elisabeth Leonskaja; Michael Sanderling; Luzerner Sinfonieorchester |
13:52 | |||
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1.5
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II. Adagio
Edvard Grieg; Elisabeth Leonskaja; Michael Sanderling; Luzerner Sinfonieorchester |
6:45 | |||
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1.6
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III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato
Edvard Grieg; Elisabeth Leonskaja; Michael Sanderling; Luzerner Sinfonieorchester |
10:59 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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’Legendary’ is a term to keep in strict reserve,” wrote the Observer in September 2022, when Elisabeth Leonskaja appeared at London’s Wigmore Hall. “It can be used categorically for the Soviet-born Austrian pianist … a septuagenarian with the energy and agility of a player half her age and the wisdom of ages in her playing … Leonskaja has a radiance in her presence, yet the muscularity and vigour of her playing has the power to shock.”
The time-honoured coupling of the Piano Concertos by Schumann and Grieg capitalises on their common key of A minor and similar structure, but above all their emotional directness, heartfelt expressive qualities and enduring melodic appeal.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Warner Classics Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.89 -4.49 to -1.06 | -24.23 -29.71 to -20.69 | -20.35 -26.30 to -16.50 | 14 11 to 15 | |
| 1 | I. Allegro affettuoso | -1.06 | -23.18 | -19.6 | 14 |
| 2 | II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso | -4.49 | -29.71 | -26.3 | 14 |
| 3 | III. Allegro vivace | -1.06 | -21.55 | -18.1 | 13 |
| 4 | I. Allegro molto moderato | -1.06 | -23.06 | -18.6 | 14 |
| 5 | II. Adagio | -2.65 | -27.20 | -23.0 | 15 |
| 6 | III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato | -1.06 | -20.69 | -16.5 | 11 |