Hlne Grimaud : Credo

In 2023 Deutsche Grammophon celebrates a wonderful milestone: its 125th birthday. To mark the occasion the Yellow Label makes a selection of LPs available on vinyl for the first time ever. Hlne Grimaud is an astonishing artist; her eyes are wide awake, her answers as sharp as a flash, her diction precisely pointed. Now her debut CD is available on vinyl for the first time: Beethoven’s ‘Choral Fantasy’ stands next to Arvo Prt’s ‘Credo’ from 1968; two works that correspond to each other, as Hlne Grimaud believes. There is also Beethoven’s ‘Tempest’ Sonata and a ‘Fantasia on an Ostinato’ by John Corigliano, a piece the latter wrote for the Van Clifburn Competition in 1985. It is astonishing how little physicality and touch can be related in a pianist. For Grimaud’s physical delicacy stands in bright contrast to her almost impetuous powerful grip. She knows how to literally bang out the notes and brush them against the grain with almost unruly charm