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Bringing Folk Music to Life: Grieg’s Lyric Pieces

by Maureen Buja November 25th, 2024 Tags: Grieg

Edvard Grieg (1843 – 1907) invented the idea of Lyric Pieces, but it’s really part of a long list of character pieces for the piano. With the rise of the home piano, there was an immediate market for music for

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Symphony 7, 8 or 9: Schubert’s Great C major
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Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944, "Great" - I. Andante - Allegro ma non troppo
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Unfaithful or Worse? Wolf-Ferrari’s Il segreto di Susanna
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Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: Il segreto di Susanna: Overture
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The Non-Dance: Chopin’s Mazurkas
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Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka No. 39 in B Major, Op. 63, No. 1
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Modern Impressionism: Schmitt’s Crépéscules
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Florent Schmitt: Crépuscules, Op. 56 - I. Sur un vieux petit cimetière
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Belying the Title: Mahler’s Tragic Symphony
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Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A minor, “Tragic” – II. Scherzo: Wuchtig
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The Art of the Trio: Bach’s Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Harpsichord
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J.S. Bach: Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Harpsichord in B Minor, BWV 1014 - IV. Allegro
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Everyman as the Future: Wagner’s Faust Overture
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Richard Wagner: Faust Overture in D minor, WWV. 59
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Finding the Right Husband: Smetana’s The Bartered Bride
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Bedřich Smetana: La Fiancée vendue Overture
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