Horizons

1	Pieces (13) for piano, Op
2	Impromptus (2) for piano,
3	Songs without Words (6) f
4	Songs (6) for voice & pia
5	Paisajes, for piano: Pais
6	Ich ruf' zu dir, transcri
7	Impromptu for piano in A
8	Liebestraum (3), notturno
9	The Age of Gold, ballet,
10	España, album leaves (6)
11	Cançons i dansas No. 1, f
12	Chants Polonais (6), tran
13	Valse-Impromptu (I & II),
14	Toccatas (2), for piano,
15	Coin de rue, song
16	Suite Mosaique, for violi
17	Humoresque for piano in C
18	Am Seegestade - Eine Erin
19	Pieces (2) for piano, Op.
20	Histoires (Stories), piec
21	Clair de lune, for piano
22	Folketone (Folk tune from
Horizons
1.	Pieces (13) for piano, Op. 76: No. 2 Étude 1:16
	Composed by Jean Sibelius
	Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes
2.	Impromptus (2) for piano, Op. 14: No. 1 2:30
	Composed by Alexander Scriabin
	Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes
3.	Songs without Words (6) for piano, Book 6, Op. 67: No. 2 in F-sharp minor 2:03
	Composed by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
	Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes
4.	Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 17 (TrV 149): No. 2 Ständchen 2:38
	Composed by Richard Strauss
	Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes
5.	Paisajes, for piano: Paisajes No. 2, El lago 4:02
	Composed by Pierre Huybregts
	Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes
6.	Ich ruf' zu dir, transcription for piano (after J.S. Bach, BWV 639; Ten Chorale Preludes No. 5), KiV B27/5 3:15
	Composed by Ferruccio Busoni
	Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes
7.	Impromptu for piano in A flat major, Op. 29, CT. 43 3:32
	Composed by Frédéric Chopin
	Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes
8.	Liebestraum (3), notturnos for piano (after songs LW N18), S. 541, LW A103: No. 3 "O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst!" 4:06
	Composed by Franz Liszt
	Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes
9.	The Age of Gold, ballet, Op. 22: Polka 2:13
	Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
	Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes
10.	España, album leaves (6) for piano, Op. 165, B. 37 2:28
	Composed by Isaac Albéniz
	Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes
11.	Cançones i dansas for piano: No. 1, Quasi moderato 2:48
	Composed by Pierre Huybregts
	Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes
12.	Chants Polonais (6), transcription for piano (after Chopin Op. 74), S. 480 (LW A193): No. 5 Meine Freuden 3:23
	Composed by Franz Liszt
	Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes
13.	Valse-Impromptu (I & II), for piano, S. 213 (LW 84c) 5:22
	Composed by Franz Liszt
	Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes
14.	Toccatas (2), for piano, W. 72: Toccata No. 2 2:25
	Composed by George Antheil
	Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes
15.	Coin de rue, song 3:13
	Composed by Charles Trénet
	Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes
16.	Suite Mosaique, for violin & piano: Veslemøys Sang 2:54
	Composed by Johan Halvorsen
	Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes
17.	Humoresque for piano in C major ("Allegretto con grazia"), Op. 6/3 2:15
	Composed by Edvard Grieg
	Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes
18.	Am Seegestade - Eine Erinnerung (On the Seahore - A Memory), concert etude for piano in G sharp minor, JB 1:80 (Op. 17) 5:02
	Composed by Bedrich Smetana
	Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes
19.	Pieces (2) for piano, Op. 47: No. 2 Lotus Land 3:44
	Composed by Cyril Scott
	Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes
20.	Histoires (Stories), pieces (10) for piano & piano, 4 hands: No. 2 Lotus Land 2:03
	Composed by Jacques Ibert
	Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes
21.	Clair de lune, for piano (Suite Bergamasque No. 3), L. 75/3 4:42
	Composed by Claude Debussy
	Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes
22.	Folketone (Folk tune from Valdres), for piano (Stimmungen No. 4), Op. 73/4 2:35
	Composed by Edvard Grieg
	Performed by Leif Ove Andsnes

Barnes & Noble

After his many recordings of "big" piano works -- Rachmaninoff concertos, Schubert sonatas, and so forth -- Leif Ove Andsnes explores the more intimate poetry of small pieces on this extremely pleasurable recital. With 22 selections by nearly as many composers, Andsnes runs the gamut from the lyrical outpourings of Richard Strauss's "Ständchen" (transcribed by the great pianist Walter Gieseking) and Liszt's "Liebastraum" to the delicate Iberian perfumes of Federico Mompou and Isaac Albéniz. Some of these encores are quite literally child's play, as Andsnes' liner note recalls learning works like Ibert's "Le Petit Ane blanc" and the program-opening Sibelius étude at a very early age. Others are obviously more technically challenging, but Andsnes mostly avoids the kind of encore that simply puts virtuosic display in the foreground, preferring vignettes marked by piquant Impressionism and Romantic melody. None of these pieces lasts more than five minutes, but each one is etched with a distinctive personality, and each -- the brittle wit of Shostakovich's Golden Age polka aside -- is a thing of fleetingly perfect beauty. As such, it's hard to isolate highlights, though Andsnes' great affection for his countryman Edvard Grieg is perfectly evident in that composer's "Humoresque" and "Folketone," and a special charm is to be fond in novelties like Cyril Scott's exotically delicate "Lotus-Land" and the Charles Trenet song "Coin de rue" (the latter in a piano arrangement attributed mysteriously to Mr. Nobody). Andsnes' sensitivity in devising this very personal program says a great deal about his artistry, as does his skill in conveying each miniature's delights, not to mention the translucent clarity of his keyboard technique. With such a rich plate of encores on offer, you'll never even miss the main course. Scott Paulin

All Music Guide

Titled Horizons and subtitled "A Personal Collection of Piano Encores," Leif Ove Andsnes' 2006 release can only make longtime fans of his playing ask three little questions: Andsnes? Encores? Really? A self-confessed "very serious young pianist" who played "only the most important repertoire," Andsnes had heretofore always seemed to be the contemporary pianist least likely to play an encore, much less a whole disc of 22 of them. And yet here it is -- and it is marvelous. Each piece is awe inspiring by itself -- the fragrant sensuality of Strauss' "Stänchen," the concentrated spirituality of Bach's "Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ," the seductive virtuosity of Liszt's "Liebestraum No. 3," or the sarcastic hilarity of Shostakovich's "Polka" -- and even more awe inspiring one after another. Some of them are very well-known -- Debussy's "Clair de lune" -- and some are virtually unknown -- Charles Trenet's "Coin de rue" arranged for solo piano by the mysterious Mr. Nobody -- but all of them are played with consummate technical mastery and, what's more amazing, a surprising amount of playful affection. One gets the sense that Andsnes is not only a tremendous virtuoso, but also a heck of a nice guy who can play 22 encores in a row and entertain and edify with every one. EMI's sound is absolutely transparent. James Leonard

New York Times

Give the pianist Leif Ove Andsnes enormous credit for having come up with a truly fresh and exquisitely played album of short works.... This program is filled with surprises. Anthony Tommasini

Gramophone

Andsnes here reveals a hitherto hidden side to his art -- the salon charmer.... The whole recital is superbly recorded. Jeremy Nicholas

Newark Star-Ledger

1/2 There is virtuoso energy here, to be sure, but this isn't a display of glittery note-spinning. There is a calm, even twilight quality to the program and playing. Bradley Bambarger