Creative genius Barenboim is always charging into something new and bold, this time discovering new sound worlds via his new piano, custom built with Chris Maene and Steinway. Chopin’s first ballade sounds weighty and clear on these new keys, with Barenboim turning in a typically brilliant and sentimental performance.
- Lang Lang, Vienna Philharmonic & Zubin Mehta
- Maria João Pires, Emmanuel Krivine, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & André Previn
- Alfred Brendel & Juan Carlos Garvayo
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado & Ivo Pogorelich
- Krystian Zimerman
- Daniil Trifonov