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Lyric Pieces 01. "Klokkeklang, Op. 54 No. 6" 02. "Hemmelighet, Op. 57 No. 4" 03. "Albumblad, Op. 12 No. 7" 04. "Vals, Op. 12 No. 2" 05. "Bondens sang, Op. 65 No. 2" 06. "Gade, Op. 57 No. 2" 07. "Skogstillhet, Op. 71 No. 4" 08. "Til varen, Op. 43 No. 6" 09. "I hjemmet, Op. 43 No. 3" 10. "Bekken, Op. 62 No. 4" 11. "Alfedans, Op. 12 No. 4" 12. "Tungsinn, Op. 65 No. 3" 13. "Smatroll, Op. 71 No. 3" 14. "Kanon, Op. 38 No. 8" 15. "Sommeraften, Op. 71 No. 2" 16. "Albumblad, Op. 47 No. 2" 17. "Melankoli, Op. 47 No. 5" 18. "Svunne dager, Op. 57 No. 1" 19. "Melodi, Op. 38 No. 3" 20. "Scherzo, Op. 54 No. 5" 21. "Norsk, Op. 12 No. 6" 22. "Gjetergutt, Op. 54 No. 1" 23. "Bryllupsdag pa Troldhaugen, Op. 65 No. 6" 24. "Erotikk, Op. 43 No. 5" 25. "Notturno, Op. 54 No. 4" 26. "Valse m?lancolique, Op. 68 No. 6" 27. "Halling, Op. 71 No. 5"
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 | Description: | If Chopin â??inventedâ?? the Mazurka, then surely by the same t oken Grieg â??inventedâ?? the Lyric Piece. Over his lifetime he published ten volumes of Lyric Pieces, containing sixty-six individual works. Born in Bergen, Grieg studied in Leipzig and became established as Norwayâ??s leading composer, successfully synthesising Norwegian folk music with the forms and conventions of the German tradition. While he was internationally acclaimed for his Piano Concerto and the incidental music to Peer Gynt, the vast
majority of his output lies not in large-scale works, but in smaller, more intimate forms, especially songs and, of course, his Lyric Pieces. Peter Donohoe writes: â??as a teenager I expanded my knowledge of the music of Grieg to include many solo piano pieces as well as the better-known orchestral works. I was beguiled by his style, and the reason remains somewhat intangible. Although one is able to identify the originality of Grieg as a composer â?? the Norwegian folk element in his music, his natural gift
for memorable melodic lines, his occasional diversions into unique and extraordinarily forwardlooking harmonies, and, to some degree, his emotional naïveté â?? there is a unique, unidentifiable kernel in his output that defies analysis, as is true of the work of all the great composers... All these works are pristine examples of his diverse and
original style â?? Norwegian with a Germanic flavour â?? and it has been a huge and satisfying pleasure to return to them to create this and future recordings.â?? - If Chopin 'invented' the Mazurka, then surely by the same token Grieg 'invented' the Lyric Piece. Over his lifetime he published ten volumes of Lyric Pieces, containing sixty-six individual works. Born in Bergen, Grieg studied in Leipzig and became established as Norway's leading composer, successfully synthesising Norwegian folk music with the forms and conventions of the German tradition. While he was internationally acclaimed for his Piano Concerto and the incidental music to Peer Gynt, the vast majority of his output lies not in large-scale works, but in smaller, more intimate forms, especially songs and, of course, his Lyric Pieces. Peter Donohoe writes: 'as a teenager I expanded my knowledge of the music of Grieg to include many solo piano pieces as well as the better-known orchestral works. I was beguiled by his style, and the reason remains somewhat intangible. Although one is able to identify the originality of Grieg as a composer - the Norwegian folk element in his music, his natural gift for memorable melodic lines, his occasional diversions into unique and extraordinarily forward-looking harmonies, and, to some degree, his emotional naïveté - there is a unique, unidentifiable kernel in his output that defies analysis, as is true of the work of all the great composers... All these works are pristine examples of his diverse and original style - Norwegian with a Germanic flavour - and it has been a huge and satisfying pleasure to return to them to create this and future recordings.' |  | Manufacturer No.: |
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