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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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Consorting With the Nobles – Ferrabosco II’s Four-Note Pavan
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Ferrabosco II: Four-Note Pavan (MB, 63)
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Breaking into a New World: Price’s Symphony No. 1
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Price: Symphony No. 1 in E minor: II. Largo, maestoso
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A Violinist’s Love Song – Chausson – Poème
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Chausson: Poème, Op. 25
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The Modern Recorder – Sierra’s Prelude, Habanera and Perpetual Motion
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Sierra: Prelude, Habanera and Perpetual Motion: Prelude (Michala Petri, recorder; Copenhagen Phil; Alexander Shelley, cond.)
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In the Harmonic Labyrinth – Locatelli’s Capriccio No. 23
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Locatelli: Capriccio in D major, Op. 3, No. 23 "Le Labyrinthe Harmonique" (Arr. Ferdinand David)
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Left on a Train – Howell’s Third String Quartet
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Howells: String Quartet No. 3, In Gloucestershire: I. With easy and flexible movement
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A New Idea in Music – Liszt’s Les Préludes
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Liszt: Les Préludes, Poème Symphonique N° 3, S. 97
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New York Craziness – Quayle’s String Quartet No. 2
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Matthew Quayle: String Quartet No. 2, "Sweet Insanity"
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