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Edvard Grieg Edition | Brilliant Classics 95914

Edvard Grieg Edition

Label: Brilliant Classics

Cat No: 95914

Barcode: 5028421959146

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 25

Release Date: 15th November 2019

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Contents

Works

Grieg, Edvard

Agitato, EG106
Album Leaf, EG109
Album Leaves (4), op.28
Andante con moto for piano trio
Ballade in G minor, op.24
Barnslige Sange. Fra Nordahl Rolfsens Laesebog, op.61
Before a Southern Convent, op.20
Bergliot, op.42
Cello Sonata in A minor, op.36
Digte (6), op.4
Elegiac Melodies (2), op.34 (version for orchestra)
Elegiac Melodies (2), op.34
Funeral March in memory of Rikard Nordraak, EG117
Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), op.67
Holberg Suite, op.40
Humoresques (4), op.6
Improvisations on 2 Norwegian Folksongs, op.29
In Autumn, op.11
Landkjenning (Land sighting), op.31
Lyric Pieces (2), op.68 (version for orchestra)
Lyric Pieces: Book 1 (8), op.12
Lyric Pieces: Book 2 (8), op.38
Lyric Pieces: Book 3 (6), op.43
Lyric Pieces: Book 4 (7), op.47
Lyric Pieces: Book 5 (6), op.54
Lyric Pieces: Book 6 (6), op.57
Lyric Pieces: Book 7 (6), op.62
Lyric Pieces: Book 8 (6), op.65
Lyric Pieces: Book 9 (6), op.68
Lyric Pieces: Book 10 (8), op.71
Lyric Suite, op.54
Melodies (2), op.53 (version for orchestra)
Melodies of the Heart (4), op.5
Nordic Melodies (2), op.63 (version for orchestra)
Norway, op.58
Norwegian Dances (4), op.35
Norwegian Dances (Slatter) (17), op.72
Norwegian Folksongs (19), op.66
Norwegian Folksongs and Dances (25), op.17
Norwegian Mountain Melodies (6), op.112
Olav Trygvason, op.50
Old Norwegian Romance with variations, op.51
Peer Gynt, op.23
Peer Gynt: Suite no.1, op.46
Peer Gynt: Suite no.2, op.55
Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16
Piano Pieces (3), EG110-112
Piano Pieces (3), op.post.
Piano Pieces (4), op.1
Piano Sonata in E minor, op.7
Pictures from Life in the Country (3), op.19
Poems (6), op.49
Poetic Tone-Pictures (6), op.3
Reminiscences from Mountain and Fjord, op.44
Romancer, op.15
Romancer og Ballader af Andreas Munch, op.9
Romances (4), op.10
Sigurd Jorsalfar, op.22
Sigurd Jorsalfar: Orchestral Pieces (3), op.56
Songs (4), op.2
Songs (4), op.18
Songs (4), op.21
Songs (5), op.26
Songs (5), op.70
Songs (6), op.39
Songs (6), op.48
Songs (6), op.59
Songs (12) after poems by Vinje, op.33
Songs (33) without opus numbers
Stimmungen (Moods), op.73
String Quartet in F major
String Quartet in G minor, op.27
Symphonic Dances, op.64
Symphony in C minor
The Mountain Thrall, op.32
Violin Sonata no.1 in F major, op.8
Violin Sonata no.2 in G major, op.13
Violin Sonata no.3 in C minor, op.45

Neupert, Edmund

Resignation (orch. Grieg from Studier, op.26: I Andantino)

Artists

Marianne Hirsti
Christa Pfeiler
Kjell Magnus Sandve
Knut Skram
Rudolf Jansen
Hakon Austbo (piano)
Malmo Chamber Choir
Malmo Opera Chorus & Orchestra
Malmo Symphony Orchestra
Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Conductor

Bjarte Engeset

Works

Grieg, Edvard

Agitato, EG106
Album Leaf, EG109
Album Leaves (4), op.28
Andante con moto for piano trio
Ballade in G minor, op.24
Barnslige Sange. Fra Nordahl Rolfsens Laesebog, op.61
Before a Southern Convent, op.20
Bergliot, op.42
Cello Sonata in A minor, op.36
Digte (6), op.4
Elegiac Melodies (2), op.34 (version for orchestra)
Elegiac Melodies (2), op.34
Funeral March in memory of Rikard Nordraak, EG117
Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), op.67
Holberg Suite, op.40
Humoresques (4), op.6
Improvisations on 2 Norwegian Folksongs, op.29
In Autumn, op.11
Landkjenning (Land sighting), op.31
Lyric Pieces (2), op.68 (version for orchestra)
Lyric Pieces: Book 1 (8), op.12
Lyric Pieces: Book 2 (8), op.38
Lyric Pieces: Book 3 (6), op.43
Lyric Pieces: Book 4 (7), op.47
Lyric Pieces: Book 5 (6), op.54
Lyric Pieces: Book 6 (6), op.57
Lyric Pieces: Book 7 (6), op.62
Lyric Pieces: Book 8 (6), op.65
Lyric Pieces: Book 9 (6), op.68
Lyric Pieces: Book 10 (8), op.71
Lyric Suite, op.54
Melodies (2), op.53 (version for orchestra)
Melodies of the Heart (4), op.5
Nordic Melodies (2), op.63 (version for orchestra)
Norway, op.58
Norwegian Dances (4), op.35
Norwegian Dances (Slatter) (17), op.72
Norwegian Folksongs (19), op.66
Norwegian Folksongs and Dances (25), op.17
Norwegian Mountain Melodies (6), op.112
Olav Trygvason, op.50
Old Norwegian Romance with variations, op.51
Peer Gynt, op.23
Peer Gynt: Suite no.1, op.46
Peer Gynt: Suite no.2, op.55
Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16
Piano Pieces (3), EG110-112
Piano Pieces (3), op.post.
Piano Pieces (4), op.1
Piano Sonata in E minor, op.7
Pictures from Life in the Country (3), op.19
Poems (6), op.49
Poetic Tone-Pictures (6), op.3
Reminiscences from Mountain and Fjord, op.44
Romancer, op.15
Romancer og Ballader af Andreas Munch, op.9
Romances (4), op.10
Sigurd Jorsalfar, op.22
Sigurd Jorsalfar: Orchestral Pieces (3), op.56
Songs (4), op.2
Songs (4), op.18
Songs (4), op.21
Songs (5), op.26
Songs (5), op.70
Songs (6), op.39
Songs (6), op.48
Songs (6), op.59
Songs (12) after poems by Vinje, op.33
Songs (33) without opus numbers
Stimmungen (Moods), op.73
String Quartet in F major
String Quartet in G minor, op.27
Symphonic Dances, op.64
Symphony in C minor
The Mountain Thrall, op.32
Violin Sonata no.1 in F major, op.8
Violin Sonata no.2 in G major, op.13
Violin Sonata no.3 in C minor, op.45

Neupert, Edmund

Resignation (orch. Grieg from Studier, op.26: I Andantino)

Artists

Marianne Hirsti
Christa Pfeiler
Kjell Magnus Sandve
Knut Skram
Rudolf Jansen
Hakon Austbo (piano)
Malmo Chamber Choir
Malmo Opera Chorus & Orchestra
Malmo Symphony Orchestra
Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Conductor

Bjarte Engeset

About

It’s easy to dismiss Edvard Grieg because of the familiarity of the Peer Gynt Suite and the Piano Concerto in A minor, but to listen to just those works is only scratching the surface of a diverse repertoire. Grieg’s works drew international attention to Norway and, for a while, the composer succeeded Mendelssohn as Britain’s most popular living composer. This set is an immersive experience, as we delve into the lush green landscapes of Grieg’s homeland.

The collection opens with In Autumn, an arrangement of a traditional Reapers’ Song, followed by his celebrated Piano concerto in A minor, op.16, which Franz Liszt enjoyed playing. Other admirers of his music included close friend Antonín Dvořák, Johannes Brahms and Tchaikovsky, who wrote in 1888: ‘In [Grieg’s] music there prevails a fascinating melancholy which seems to reflect in itself all the beauty of Norwegian scenery, now grandiose and sublime in its vast expanse…’. However, not everyone was a fan and Debussy dismissed his music as ‘pink sweets filled with snow’. Despite the French composer’s criticism, Grieg’s more impressionist works such as Klokkeklang (Bell-ringing), published in 1891, where tonal ambiguities arise from shifting fifths and liberal use of the pedal, sound remarkably similar to Debussy’s works published in the years that followed.

What makes Grieg’s music special is his connection to nature and the wilderness: the rolling hills, lofty mountain peaks, the thick dark forests which hide the giants, faeries and elves of folk-lore. Along with the well-known works, this release also sheds light on the hidden gems in Grieg’s repertoire including his vocal works, which are seldom performed or recorded due to their vocal complexity and the unfamiliarity of the language. The songs are often settings of folk stories, such as Den Bergtekne (‘The Mountain Thrall’). The old Norse poem is arranged for baritone voice with instrumental accompaniment and tells the story of a young man lost deep in the forest who is bewitched by the Elvin-King’s daughter. His Lyric Pieces for solo piano have also been sorely overlooked. In Book X, op.71, ‘Skogstillhet’ (Peace in the Woods) is a standout piece. It recalls the mystery and tranquillity of a forest, from the sunlight filtering through the trees with its soft opening chords to the rolling bass in the middle section evoking the secrets hidden in its darkest depths.

For Grieg, his surroundings were a source of inspiration and he recognised the natural landscape as a fundamental and irreplaceable part of his homeland. In today’s rapidly developing world, where expansion is often prioritised over preservation, Grieg’s music has a pressing relevance.

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