October 2010
October 2010
It was some four years ago that Leif Ove Andsnes walked away with the Gramophone Award for Best Concerto Recording. It wasn’t a surprise – Andsnes’s magnificent recording of Rachmaninov’s first two piano concertos has been generally hailed, not least by Gramophone, where Jeremy Nicholas placed it among the very finest available.
Now the great Norwegian pianist returns with the follow-up – Rachmaninov’s Third and Fourth Piano Concertos. Nicholas is back as well, this time as interviewer in a fascinating and revealing encounter. It’s a recording you’ll want to know about, and an interview you won’t want to miss.
Also in the October issue:
- The Trial discusses Otto Klemperer’s classic version of Bach’s B Minor Mass
- Pierre Boulez at 85: a rare interview with the iconic musician
- Pianist Louise Lortie writes the Gramophone Diary
- New Season Preview: the best events from around the world
- Collection: Richard Wigmore seeks his favourite recording of Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito
- More than 140 reviews, including this month’s Editor’s Choice selection
