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Leif Ove Andsnes
p, *1970 NO, Karmøy
Musician / Composer of Classical
Leif Ove Andsnes /ˈleɪf ˈuːvə ˈændsnᵻs/ (born 7 April 1970) is a Norwegian pianist and well-known chamber musician. Andsnes has made several recordings for Virgin and EMI. For his current "Beethoven Journey" project, Andsnes performed and recorded all five of the composer’s piano concertos with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra; they have been released on Sony Classical. He is represented by IMG.
Genres
Plays With
| Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen |
Popular Tracks 
Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Book VI, Op. 67: No. 2, Allegro leggiero, MWV U145 on Horizons - A Personnal Collection of Piano Encores by Leif Ove Andsnes 6 Impromptus, Op. 5: Impromptu VI on Sibelius by Jean Sibelius & Leif Ove Andsnes Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 4: I. Allegro maestoso on Chopin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 - 3, Mazurkas, Op. 17 & Études by Frédéric Chopin & Leif Ove Andsnes 13 Pieces for Piano, Op. 76: Elegiaco, No. 10 on Sibelius by Jean Sibelius & Leif Ove Andsnes Piano Quartet in G Minor, K.478: II. Andante on Mozart Momentum - 1785 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Leif Ove Andsnes Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": III. Marche funèbre. Lento on Chopin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 - 3, Mazurkas, Op. 17 & Études by Frédéric Chopin & Leif Ove Andsnes Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 11 in A Minor "Winter Wind" on Chopin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 - 3, Mazurkas, Op. 17 & Études by Frédéric Chopin & Leif Ove Andsnes Debussy: Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75: III. Clair de lune on Horizons - A Personnal Collection of Piano Encores by Leif Ove Andsnes Sibelius: 13 Pieces, Op. 76: No. 2, Étude on Horizons - A Personnal Collection of Piano Encores by Leif Ove Andsnes 6 Impromptus, Op. 5: Impromptu V on Sibelius by Jean Sibelius & Leif Ove AndsnesTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Rite Of Spring & Other Music For Two Pianos | Igor Stravinsky, Marc-André Hamelin, Leif Ove Andsnes | 2018 | Album |
| Ballades & Nocturnes | Frédéric Chopin, Leif Ove Andsnes | 2018 | Album |
| Sibelius | Jean Sibelius, Leif Ove Andsnes | 2017 | Album |
| The Beethoven Journey: Piano Concerto No. 5, Choral Fantasy | Ludwig van Beethoven - Leif Ove Andsnes, Mahler Chamber Orchestra | 2014 | Album |
| The Beethoven Journey: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4 | Ludwig van Beethoven - Leif Ove Andsnes, Mahler Chamber Orchestra | 2014 | Album |
| Complete Piano Concertos | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Leif Ove Andsnes, Antonio Pappano, The London Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker | 2012 | Compil. |
| The Beethoven Journey: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3 | Ludwig Van Beethoven - Leif Ove Andsnes | 2012 | Album |
| Complete Works For Piano Trio | Robert Schumann, Leif Ove Andsnes, Christian Tetzlaff, Tanja Tetzlaff | 2011 | Album |
| Piano Concerto. Lyric Pieces Op. 43 & Op. 54 | Edvard Grieg, Leif Ove Andsnes, Dimitrij Kitaenko, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester | 2011 | Compil. |
| The Very Best Of Leif Ove Andsnes | Leif Ove Andsnes | 2011 | Compil. |
| Piano Concertos 3 & 4 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Leif Ove Andsnes, The London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano | 2010 | Album |
| Pictures At An Exhibition Kinderszenen | Leif Ove Andsnes - Modest Mussorgsky | 2009 | Album |
| Pictures Reframed (Deluxe edition with DVD and CD) | Leif Ove Andsnes | 2009 | Album |
| Shadows Of Silence | Leif Ove Andsnes, Marc-André Dalbavie • Bent Sørensen • György Kurtág • Witold Lutoslawski, Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Franz Welser-Möst | 2009 | Album |
| Late Piano Sonatas D850 • D958 • D959 • D960 | Leif Ove Andsnes, Franz Schubert | 2008 | Compil. |
| Piano Concertos 17 & 20 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leif Ove Andsnes, Det Norske Kammerorkester | 2008 | Album |
| Ballad For Edvard Grieg | Leif Ove Andsnes, Edvard Grieg | 2007 | Compil. |
| Piano Quintets | Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Artemis Quartett, Leif Ove Andsnes | 2007 | Album |
| Piano Sonata D958; Lieder; Gesänge Des Harfners, Totengräbers Heimweh; Fragments | Leif Ove Andsnes, Ian Bostridge - Franz Schubert | 2007 | Album |
| Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 | Frédéric Chopin / Leif Ove Andsnes | 2006 | Album |
| Horizons | Leif Ove Andsnes | 2006 | Album |
| Horizons | Leif Ove Andsnes | 2006 | Album |
| The Piano Concertos | Béla Bartók / Krystian Zimerman / Leif Ove Andsnes / Hélène Grimaud / Pierre Boulez / The Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Berliner Philharmoniker / The London Symphony Orchestra | 2005 | Album |
| Piano Concertos 1 & 2 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Leif Ove Andsnes, Berliner Philharmoniker, Antonio Pappano | 2005 | Album |
| Piano Sonata In B Flat D960 / Viola · Der Winterabend · Abschied Von Der Erde | Leif Ove Andsnes, Ian Bostridge - Franz Schubert | 2005 | Album |
| Piano Concertos 1 & 2 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff - Leif Ove Andsnes, Berliner Philharmoniker, Antonio Pappano | 2005 | Album |
| plays Bach & Mozart | Leif Ove Andsnes | 2005 | Album |
| Piano Concertos 9 & 18 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Leif Ove Andsnes, Det Norske Kammerorkester | 2004 | Album |
| Violin Sonatas | Béla Bartók - Christian Tetzlaff, Leif Ove Andsnes | 2004 | Album |
| Winterreise | Franz Schubert, Leif Ove Andsnes, Ian Bostridge | 2004 | Album |
| Piano Concertos 9 & 18 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leif Ove Andsnes, Det Norske Kammerorkester | 2004 | Album |
| Piano Concertos | Edvard Grieg / Robert Schumann - Leif Ove Andsnes, Mariss Jansons, Berliner Philharmoniker | 2003 | Album |
| Violin Concerto / Piano Quintet | Antonín Dvořák, Sarah Chang, Leif Ove Andsnes, The London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis | 2003 | Album |
| Piano Concertos | Edvard Grieg / Robert Schumann - Leif Ove Andsnes, Mariss Jansons, Berliner Philharmoniker | 2003 | Album |
| Klaviersonate D 850 / Der Liebliche Stern · Tiefes Leid · Auf Der Bruck · Der Wanderer · Fülle Der Liebe · Wiedersehn · Vom Mitleiden Mariä · Im Walde · Der Schmetterling | Leif Ove Andsnes, Ian Bostridge - Franz Schubert | 2003 | Album |
| Klaviersonate D 959 • Pilgerweise • Der Unglückliche • Auf der Strom • Die Sterne | Leif Ove Andsnes, Ian Bostridge - Franz Schubert | 2002 | Album |
| Violin Concertos & Violin Sonatas | Béla Bartók, Leoš Janáček, Kurt Weill, Christian Tetzlaff, Leif Ove Andsnes, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Gielen, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, The Philharmonia, Libor Pešek | 2002 | Compil. |
| Lyric Pieces | Edvard Grieg / Leif Ove Andsnes | 2002 | Album |
| Lyric Pieces | Leif Ove Andsnes - Edvard Grieg | 2001 | Compil. |
| Piano Recital | Leif Ove Andsnes, Franz Liszt | 2001 | Album |
| A Portrait | Leif Ove Andsnes | 2001 | Compil. |
| 5 Classic Albums | Leif Ove Andsnes | 2000 | Album |
| Piano Concerto - Sonata Op. 7 - Lyric Pieces Opp. 43, 54 & 65 | Edvard Grieg, Leif Ove Andsnes, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester, Dimitrij Kitaenko | 2000 | Compil. |
| Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 11 | Joseph Haydn - Leif Ove Andsnes, Det Norske Kammerorkester | 2000 | Album |
| Concerto For Piano, Trumpet & Strings / Piano Concerto / Légende | Dmitri Shostakovich / Benjamin Britten / George Enescu - Leif Ove Andsnes, Håkan Hardenberger, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi | 1999 | Album |
| Rachmaninov Songs | Dimitri Kharitonov, Leif Ove Andsnes | 1999 | Album |
| Piano Sonatas | Joseph Haydn - Leif Ove Andsnes | 1999 | Album |
| The Long, Long Winter Night | Leif Ove Andsnes | 1998 | Album |
| Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 / Drei Intermezzi, Op. 117 | Johannes Brahms, Leif Ove Andsnes, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | 1998 | Album |
| Klaviersonate Nr. 1; Fantasie C-dur | Leif Ove Andsnes - Robert Schumann | 1997 | Album |
| Klaverstykker = Piano Pieces | Leif Ove Andsnes - Carl Nielsen | 1996 | Album |
| Violin Sonatas | Christian Tetzlaff, Leif Ove Andsnes - Leoš Janáček, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Carl Nielsen | 1995 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No. 3; 5 Etudes-Tableaux | Leif Ove Andsnes, Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester, Paavo Berglund - Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff | 1995 | Album |
| Andsnes, Antonsen, Mørk | Leif Ove Andsnes, Ole Edvard Antonsen, Truls Mørk | 1995 | Compil. |
| Brahms: Sonatas For Viola And Piano, Op. 120; Schumann: Märchenbilder, Op. 113 | Lars Anders Tomter, Leif Ove Andsnes | 1993 | Album |
| Piano Concerto In A Minor / Symphony In C Minor | Edvard Grieg, Leif Ove Andsnes, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester, Dimitrij Kitaenko | 1993 | Compil. |
| Piano Sonata; Lyric Pieces, Opp 43 And 54 | Leif Ove Andsnes - Edvard Grieg | 1993 | Album |
| Movements | Leif Ove Andsnes, Ole Edvard Antonsen, Truls Mørk, Marianne Thorsen | 1993 | Compil. |
| The Piano Sonatas | Leif Ove Andsnes - Frédéric Chopin | 1992 | Album |
| Piano Concerto / 6 Lyric Pieces / Piano Concerto N°2 | Edvard Grieg, Franz Liszt, Leif Ove Andsnes, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester, Dimitrij Kitaenko | 1991 | Album |
| Piano Sonata 1.X.1905 • In The Mists • On The Overgrown Path Series I | Leif Ove Andsnes, Leoš Janáček | 1991 | Album |
| Visjoner | Leif Ove Andsnes, Ole Edvard Antonsen, Truls Mørk, Marianne Thorsen | 1991 | Album |
| Concerto No.3, C Major, Op.26 / Symphony No.7, C Sharp Minor, Op.131 | Sergei Prokofiev - Leif Ove Andsnes, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester, Ole Kristian Ruud | 1990 | Album |
| Wind Chamber Music (Complete Edition Including Wind Quintet, Op.43) | Carl Nielsen, Bergen Treblåsekvintett with Leif Ove Andsnes, Turid Kniejski, Lars Anders Tomter, Sally Guenther, Torbjørn Eide | 1989 | Album |
| Chopin / Smetana / Beethoven | Leif Ove Andsnes, Frédéric Chopin / Bedřich Smetana | 1987 | Album |
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