Leif Ove Andsnes never leaves anyone in doubt that he is a pianist of great facility. On this, his latest CD, the Norwegian musician – now in his late forties – returns to the music of Frédéric Chopin, a composer whose music he has not recorded since early in his career. This recording features the four ballades – including the notoriously difficult F Major Ballade, Op. 52 – placed alongside three nocturnes. In his choice of repertoire for this CD, Andsnes does not imply any particular connection between the featured works. However, due to his interspersing three nimbler nocturnes among Chopin’s four denser ballades, the listener can better appreciate the broad musical gamut of this composer’s works.