Hélène Grimaud

French music originally wanted to distance itself from the German-Austrian tradition, yet it could never fully free itself from its fascination with the turbulent and urgent, the dreamy and brooding. France's most famous pianist makes no secret of her heart. As an expert in German Romanticism, Hélène Grimaud plays two masterpieces: Beethoven's and Schubert's last piano sonatas, music that speaks of final things.