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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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Depicting Nature: Hoch’s Dune
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Francesco Hoch: Dune
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The Waltz in Russia: Glazunov’s Concert Waltz No. 1
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Glazunov: Concert Waltz in D major, Op. 47
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Taking the Tune on the Road: Paul Huang
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Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 2 in D minor
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Concentrating the Wonder: Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier Suite
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Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Suite, Op. 59, TrV 227
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Dancing the Exotic South: Tchaikovsky’s Spanish Dance in Swan Lake
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake – Spanish Dance
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Awake all Night: Malipiero’s Serenata mattutina
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Malipiero: Serenata mattutina (Morning Serenade)
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The Mutiny before the Fall: Gossec’s Marche lugubre
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Gossec: Slow march for the funeral honours which must be given at Federation Field on 20 September 1790 to the citizens who died in the Nancy affair
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From Voice to Violin: Paul Huang
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Puccini: Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
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