On October 16, 2017, pianist Leif Ove Andsnes appeared at The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at WQXR to perform selections from his new album on Sony.

Nielsen: Piano Pieces. Nielsen: Piano Pieces. Chaconne for piano, Op. 32 (FS 79). Leif Ove Andsnes. Den Luciferiske, suite for piano, Op. 45 (FS 91). 2. I. Allegretto un pochettino. 3. II. Poco moderato. 4. III. Molto adagio e patetico. 5. IV. Allegretto innocente. 6. V. Allegretto vivo. 7. VI. Allegro non troppo ma vigoroso. Tre Klaverstykker (Three Pieces for piano), FS 131 (Op. 59). 8. Impromptu: Allegro fluento.

UPDATE ON MOZART MOMENTUM 1785/86 MAY TOUR Leif Ove Andsnes is recovering from pneumonia and with enormous regret must withdraw from his remaining concerts on the Mozart Momentum 1785/1786 tour with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in France and Portugal

Opus/Catalogue NumberOp. Fem klaverstykker, Op. 3, was Nielsen's first collection of piano music to be published. It was prepared during his extended European study tour in 1890–91. However, two of the pieces (Nos. 2, 5) are of an earlier date. php?title 5 Klaverstykker, Op. 3 (Nielsen, Carl)&oldid 2807770.

One of the most successful pianists of the generation that came of age at the end of the 20th century, Leif Ove Andsnes is particularly known for his attention to the music of his native Norway. I always played a lot of Grieg from my childhood," he has said. I always loved Grieg and I don't know if it's only because I'm Norwegian. debut in 1989, appearing in New York and Washington, then traveling to Canada.

Carl Nielsen Fantasy Pieces for Oboe and Piano, Op. 2: No. 2, Humoresque. The 1916 composition, inspired by Bach's famous violin Chaconne, is beautiful, with imaginative ornamentation of the opening bass line. Second on the disc is a work I'd never heard of, "The Luciferan" Suite (1920), which the liner notes claim as one of the 20th-century's major piano works. The early 20th century Danish composer Carl Nielsen is unfamiliar to me. I got this album as a gift from a friend, who knows that I play the piano. Published on November 24, 2010.

Release group by Nielsen; Leif Ove Andsnes. XE. Virgin Classics (absorbed into Erato since 2013-07-19). 7243 5 45129 2 6. 724354512926. Artist: Nielsen; Leif Ove Andsnes.