Grieg: Lyric Pieces

Editor's Choice

Edvard Grieg published his 66 Lyric Pieces in ten volumes between 1867 and 1901. The first and last pieces (Arietta and Efterklang) share a melody, by all accounts a favourite of the composer. His fellow Norwegian, Leif Ove Andsnes studied at the Bergen music school that now bears Grieg's name and recorded this disc on the composer's own Steinway piano at his villa in Troldhaugen in 2002. Now a museum, the location is the inspiration for 'Wedding Day at Trolhaugen', written to mark the occasion of Grieg's 25th wedding anniversary, now one of the best-known of the Lyric Pieces. This album is a gorgeous celebration of nordic landscapes, folklore, seasonal scenes, and fantastic piano playing, made all the more special by the century-long local connection between composer and performer. read more

Tracklist

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book I, Op. 12

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 1, Op. 12: No. 1, Arietta

Leif Ove Andsnes

1:20

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 1, Op. 12: No. 2, Waltz

Leif Ove Andsnes

2:03

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 1, Op. 12: No. 6, Norwegian Melody

Leif Ove Andsnes

0:52

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 1, Op. 12: No. 5, Folk Melody

Leif Ove Andsnes

1:30

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book II, Op. 38

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 2, Op. 38: No. 8, Canon

Leif Ove Andsnes

4:57

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 2, Op. 38: No. 6, Elegy

Leif Ove Andsnes

2:18

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 2, Op. 38: No. 7, Waltz

Leif Ove Andsnes

1:06

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book IV, Op. 47

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 4, Op. 47: No. 3, Melody

Leif Ove Andsnes

3:06

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book V, Op. 54

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: No. 3, March of the Trolls

Leif Ove Andsnes

2:57

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: No. 4, Notturno

Leif Ove Andsnes

4:17

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book VI, Op. 57

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 6, Op. 57: No. 2, Gade

Leif Ove Andsnes

2:59

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 6, Op. 57: No. 3, Illusion

Leif Ove Andsnes

3:37

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 6, Op. 57: No. 6, Homesickness

Leif Ove Andsnes

4:58

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book VII, Op. 62

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 7, Op. 62: No. 6, Homeward

Leif Ove Andsnes

2:48

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 7, Op. 62: No. 4, The Brook

Leif Ove Andsnes

1:26

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 7, Op. 62: No. 5, Phantom

Leif Ove Andsnes

2:31

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 7, Op. 62: No. 1, Sylph

Leif Ove Andsnes

1:21

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book IX, Op. 68

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 9, Op. 68: No. 5, Cradle Song

Leif Ove Andsnes

3:02

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book VIII, Op. 65

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op. 65: No. 6, Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

Leif Ove Andsnes

6:21

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book IX, Op. 68

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 9, Op. 68: No. 4, Evening in the Mountains

Leif Ove Andsnes

3:52

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 9, Op. 68: No. 3, At Your Feet

Leif Ove Andsnes

3:23

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book X, Op. 71

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: No. 2, Summer Evening

Leif Ove Andsnes

2:33

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: No. 6, Gone

Leif Ove Andsnes

2:48

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: No. 7, Remembrances

Leif Ove Andsnes

2:00

Total playing time

1:08:17

On this album

Edvard Grieg

Composer

Leif Ove Andsnes

Piano

Credits

Record Label

Warner Classics

Released

2002

Producer

John Fraser

Balance Engineer

Arne Akselberg