Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor, S.178 - Lento assai - Allegro energico - Grandioso - Recitativo - Andante sostenuto - Quasi Adagio - Allegro energico - Più mosso - Stretta quasi Presto - Presto-Prestissimo - Andante sostenuto - Allegro moderato - Lento assai
Hélène Grimaud was born in Aix-en Provence in the south of France (7 November 1969). "My father came from a background of Sephardi Jews in Africa, and my mother's ancestors were Jewish Berbers from Corsica." Her father was adopted as a child by a French family and he became a university tutor teaching languages. According to Luc Antonini the name Grimaud is typical of the region of Trets in Provence. She has stated that, as a child, she was often "agitated". She discovered the piano at seven. She studied with Jacqueline Courtin at the conservatory there and… read more
Hélène Grimaud was born in Aix-en Provence in the south of France (7 November 1969). "My father came from a background of Sephardi Jews in Africa, and my mother's ancestors were J… read more
Hélène Grimaud was born in Aix-en Provence in the south of France (7 November 1969). "My father came from a background of Sephardi Jews in Africa, and my mother's ancestors were Jewish Berbers from Corsica." Her father w… read more