Helene Grimaud - Passionate (2023)

Hélène Grimaud is a French-born virtuoso pianist known for her fearlessly individual interpretations of standard and lesser-known piano repertoire. Also a devoted wildlife conservationist, in 1999 she founded the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, New York. Grimaud was born in Aix-en-Provence in 1969, and both of her parents worked as teachers. She began exploring the piano when she was seven years old, and she studied with Jacqueline Courtin. Later, she studied with Pierre Barbizet in Marseille, and when she was 13, she was accepted into the Paris Conservatory, where she studied with Jacques Rouvier.
Tracklist
01. 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 15 in A-Flat Major (Live)
02. 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1
03. Fantasiestücke, Op. 73: No. 1, Zart und mit Ausdruck
04. Fantasiestücke, Op. 73: Rêverie, L. 68
05. 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major "Raindrop"
06. 2 Arabesques, L. 66: I. Andantino con moto in E Major
07. 2 Arabesques, L. 66: Berceuse in D Flat Major, Op. 57
08. Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune
09. 3 Waltzes, Op. 34: II. Lento in A Minor
10. Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38: I. Allegro non troppo
11. Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38: II. Allegretto quasi minuetto
12. Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38: III. Allegro - Più presto
13. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: I. Allegro affettuoso
14. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: II. Intermezzo (Andantino grazioso)
15. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: III. Allegro vivace
16. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15: I. Maestoso - Poco più moderato (Live At Herkules Saal, Munich / 2012)
17. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15: II. Adagio (Live)
18. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15: III. Rondo (Allegro non troppo) (Live At Herkules Saal, Munich / 2012)