About the Music:
- GRIEG Piano Sonata
- TVEITT Piano Sonata No. 29, “Sonata Etere”
- CHOPIN 24 Preludes
An artist of “magisterial elegance, power, and insight” (The New York Times), Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes takes on Chopin’s 24 Preludes, each a miniature universe unto itself. A longtime champion of Norwegian music, Andsnes also performs the only piano sonata by a 22-year-old Grieg, as well as the “Sonata Etere” by Geirr Tveitt — the composer’s sole surviving sonata, following the destruction of most of his manuscripts in a 1970 fire. Leif Ove Andsnes's performance is generously sponsored by Astri Seidenfeld.