Track Listings (16) - Disc #1| All Artists: Edvard Grieg, Einar Steen-Nökleberg Title: Grieg: Piano Music, Vol. 3 Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Naxos Original Release Date: 1/1/1995 Re-Release Date: 10/24/1995 Genre: Classical Styles: Forms & Genres, Ballads, Short Forms, Symphonies, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Instruments, Keyboard Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 730099588324 |
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Some of Grieg's most attractive piano music is included in this third volume from the Naxos series, including his most impressive large-scale work for solo piano, the Ballade (actually a set of variations). Except for the ... more » |
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Amazon.com Some of Grieg's most attractive piano music is included in this third volume from the Naxos series, including his most impressive large-scale work for solo piano, the Ballade (actually a set of variations). Except for the "Norwegian Bridal Procession from Pictures from Life in the Country, the remaining music will be unfamiliar to the average listener. But these miniatures are mostly fine examples of mature Grieg, and even the early poetic tone-pictures are lovely. Thoroughly convincing performances from the excellent Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, and very detailed and useful program notes complete a wonderful bargain package. --Leslie Gerber Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsMore Greatness from Grieg Aronne | 02/21/2009 (5 out of 5 stars) "Einar Steen-Nokleberg has created another winning album of Grieg's piano music. This particular volume contains the Four Album Leaves, Op. 28, the Poetic Tone-picutres, Op. 3, the Pictures from Everyday-life Humoresques, Op. 19, and the epic Ballade in G minor, Op. 24. Two other small pieces are thrown in for good measure.
Steen-Nokleberg's performances are generally very even. Rarely does he take liberties with the music. The Ballad in G minor contains a good deal more rubato than it could have had, but it sounds spontaneous rather than calculated. The Ballade may be Greig's most important piano work. It is a set of variations on (you guessed it) a Norwegian folk-song. The emotional intensity and flash of different moods make it one of his best compositions. Opus 19 contains three delightful pieces. The second, a bridal march, is famous for its orchestration and inclusion in later forms of Peer Gynt (though Grieg only intended it for the piano). The bridal march makes a brief reappearance in "From the carnival." All three are vintage Grieg. Not so with the Poetic Tone-pictures. This early work comprising six pieces, while not sounding like mature Grieg, is still very persuasive and often memorable. The "Allegro cantabile" has a lulling charm about it. The entire work contains more than enough variation to captivate the listener's attention. The Naxos sound is exemplary. Overall, this is an excellent Grieg album, presenting a variety of Opuses sure to give any listener enjoyment. Timing: 64'05"" |
