While no one but a Grieg completist would aspire to hear all 12 discs in this collection of the Norwegian composer's entire oeuvre for piano, anyone who loves the late Romantic composer's music will surely enjoy dipping into it now and again. For one thing, no composer in the second half of the nineteenth century could beat Grieg when it came to writing character pieces for the piano. In the 10 books of Lyric Pieces, the four anthologies of Norwegian folk songs and dances, and the many small collections of Humoresques and ...
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While no one but a Grieg completist would aspire to hear all 12 discs in this collection of the Norwegian composer's entire oeuvre for piano, anyone who loves the late Romantic composer's music will surely enjoy dipping into it now and again. For one thing, no composer in the second half of the nineteenth century could beat Grieg when it came to writing character pieces for the piano. In the 10 books of Lyric Pieces, the four anthologies of Norwegian folk songs and dances, and the many small collections of Humoresques and poetic tone pictures, Grieg proved himself a master at catching a mood or evoking an image in instantly memorable melodies, thoroughly enchanting harmonies, and absolutely irresistible rhythms. For another thing, no pianist in the second half of the twentieth century could beat the late Eva Knardahl (1927-2006) when it came to capturing the poetic essence of Grieg's appeal. Expressed through a supple tone and a strong technique, Knardahl's obvious love of the music radiates from every...
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