Ashkenazy: Grieg & Chopin — Piano Concertos

Ashkenazy: Grieg & Chopin — Piano Concertos (CS213)

Vladimir Ashkenazy performs Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 at the 1970 Bergen International Festival with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Karsten Andersen, and Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, performed live in Leningrad on 21 February 1960 with Arvids Jansons and the Leningrad Academy Symphony Orchestra.

Recordings

The Grieg Concerto comes from the 1970 Bergen International Festival; Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 was performed live in Leningrad on 21 February 1960.

Tracklist

Grieg — Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
1. Allegro molto moderato
2. Adagio
3. Allegro moderato molto e marcato

Chopin — Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
4. Maestoso
5. Larghetto
6. Allegro vivace

Credits

Vladimir Ashkenazy — piano
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Karsten Andersen — conductor (Grieg)
Arvids Jansons — conductor (Chopin)
Leningrad Academy Symphony Orchestra (Chopin)

Available formats

File PCM 44.1kHz • 16bit — CD Resolution
File Hi-Res 96kHz • 24bit
File Hi-Res 192kHz • 24bit
File DSD64
File DSD128

What are DSD and DXD?

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DXD (Digital eXtreme Definition) is a very high-resolution PCM format operating at 352.8kHz in the version offered here and requires compatible equipment.

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