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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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Ravel: Le Langage des Fleurs
Ann Martin-Davis, piano
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Translating the Past to Today: Grieg’s Holberg Suite
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Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op. 40 – I. Prelude
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The Neo-classical piano: Lipatti’s Piano Concertino
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Lipatti: Piano Concertino in the Classical Style, Op. 3: IV. Allegro molto
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A New Kind of Music: Monteverdi’s Amor, Che Deggio Far
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Monteverdi: Amor che deggio far
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Commemorating the Centuries: Strauss’ Japanische Festmusik
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Strauss: Festmusik zur Feier des 2600jahrigen Bestehens des Kaiserreichs Japan, Op. 84, TrV 277
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The Gothic Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony
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Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58 – I. Lento lugubre. Moderato con moto. Andante
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Not the Bach You Think: Bittner’s Shimmy on Bach’s Name
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Bittner: Shimmy on the Name Bach
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Changing the Nature of the Relationship: Franck’s Variations Symphoniques
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Franck: Symphonic Variations for piano and orchestra
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