Hélène Grimaud: Brahms the Piano Concertos - EPK long

Luminous music, an intuitive river sweeps over me... La Belle Helene is an oracle of the keyboard. Helene confides, The first time I heard this music I knew I could not live without it."

Hélène Grimaud - Vivre l'interprétation

The amazing spirit and music of Helene Grimaud is a joy to encounter in concert. Grimaud does not so much perform music as enter music and bring her listener along with her on her heroine's journey. She is going to be playing Brahms with the San Francisco Symphony and I intend to be there!

BBC Radio Interview: Hélène Grimaud

First choice - Helene Grimaud (Chopin, Rachmaninov) 2012 - Audio

la belle, Hélène Grimaud, said Princess Haiku is a diva of the keyboard...

Princess Haiku is linked to Helene Grimaud's Website

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How nice to discover that I am linked to la Belle Helene's official French website, said Princess Haiku. It's worth a visit as there are great photos and links. Credit for photo above here.

Another link to la Belle Helene is here. Check my archives for reviews that I have written about some of her CD releases.

Below is a reprint of "The Sea Change of Helene Grimaud"

Helene Grimaud, has always been recognized as a gifted pianist and recently gone through a sea change, transforming into a virtuoso of legendary ability. The phrase "sea change" derives from a quotation in Shakespeare's play, "The Tempest," suggesting a profound transformation caused by a remarkable agency or energy.

I had the pleasure of hearing Helene Grimaud's new CD "Reflection" a musical dialog between Robert & Clara Schumann, and Johannes Brahms. Grimaud plays with a lightness and subtlety belonging to sea-foam with the force and passion of the ocean beneath. Her interpretation incarnates the spirit of these composers. As I listened to Robert Schumann's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, waves parted with color as they did for Marc Chagall. I listened with a poetic mind, as consciousness spilled forth from a keyboard; auditory moonlight reflecting upon minnows darting in and out of the sky's eye.

So intimately, does Grimaud understand Brahms in his Sonata for Piano and Violoncello no. 1 in E minor, that she evokes him as one would a beloved; effortlessly and without self-consciousness. In the music of- Brahms Two Rhapsodies for Piano, Helene Grimaud removes herself so completely as pianist, as an intermediary, that she becomes the music.

"Reflections" is for everyone; the consummate music professional seeking extreme virtuosity, a poet such as myself seeking music to awaken the spirit or anyone who enjoys beautiful music. I suggest that you add this CD to your collection for Helene Grimaud will soon be recognized as a legendary artist.