From her first recording revelation in 1996, Hélène Grimaud’s affinity for Johannes Brahms has blossomed into a splendid love story. Two years after her debut at Lingotto Musica with her faithful companions from the Camerata Salzburg, a historic ensemble born within the Salzburg Mozarteum, the piano star from Aix-en-Provence tackles Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor and Serenade in D major with her unmistakable interpretative refinement. These early works are still imbued with a sense of open and immediate Romanticism.