Piano Masters in Berlin | Deutsche Grammophon 4835057

Piano Masters in Berlin

Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Cat No: 4835057

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 8

Release Date: 15th June 2018

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8 CDs presenting outstanding performances from Deutsche Grammophon’s unrivalled roster of pianists accompanied by the two pillars of German musical life: the Berlin Philharmonic and the Staatskapelle Berlin.

The remarkable recordings presented here represent different layers of style and time, featuring Géza Anda, Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim, Andor Foldes, Emil Gilels, Katia and Marielle Labèque, Maurizio Pollini and Yundi Li.

“[…] these are performances on a grand scale, yet wonderfully fluent, charged with an infectious energy and effortless poise. They are perhaps remarkable most of all for the rapport between Barenboim and the Berlin Staatskapelle […] Nelsons repeatedly reveals how much beauty and detail there is to be found in the orchestral writing, too. The playing is ravishingly refined, and there are countless examples of how carefully Barenboim matches what his colleagues do, and vice versa.” – The Guardian on Chopin 1 & 2 (Barenboim, Nelsons)

“[Argerich’s] live recording with the BPO and Claudio Abbado surpass[es] even [her] earlier and legendary performances. Argerich has never sounded on better terms with the piano, more virtuoso yet engagingly human. Lyrical and insinuating, to a degree her performance seems to be made of the tumultuous elements themselves, of fire and ice, rain and sunshine.” – Gramophone on Tchaikovsky 1 (Argerich, Abbado)

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