Complete Lyric Pieces For Piano

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907): Piezas líricas completas para piano.

Between 1867 and 1901, Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) wrote ten sets of little mood pictures for piano that display his great musical gifts at their lyrical best. Charming works of elegant simplicity and warmth, they have become cornerstones of the piano repertoire, favoritas of both amateur and profesional musicians and their audiences.
This authoritative edition presents all 66 of these piano jewels in one finely made yet inexpensive volume. Although technically uncomplicated and reasonably easy to master, the Lyric Pieces evoke with startling freshness a wide emotional range, often bringing finto play the variad moods and idioms of Norwegian folk music, an evergreen source of Grieg's inspiration. They vary in mood from the serene sadness of "Berceuse" and the nostalgic yearning of "To Spring" to the fanciful "Elves' Dance" and the joyful "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen."
In many passages, the music exhibits harmonies that were novel for their timeharmonies recognizably late-romantic in style, but clearly anticipating the impresionism of Debussy, Ravel and others. Pianists at every level of accomplishment will find this volume of delightful and moving works, reprinted here from the original editions published by C. F. Peters of Leipzig, a perfect companion for hours of musical pleasure.
Unabridged Dover (1989) republication of the edition published by C. F. Peters, Leipzig, n.d.

CONTENIDO:

- 8 Lyric Pieces, Op. 12 (1867; dedicated to Betty Egeberg)
1: Arietta, 1.
2: Waltz, 2.
3: Watchman's Song, 4.
4: Elves' Dance, 6.
5: Folk Melody, 8.
6: Norwegian Melody, 10.
7: Album Leaf, 12.
8: National Song, 14.

- 8 Lyric Pieces, Op. 38 (1884)
1: Berceuse, 15.
2: Folk Melody, 18.
3: Melody, 20.
4: Halling, 22.
5: Leaping Dance, 24.
6: Elegy, 26.
7: Waltz, 28.
8: Canon, 30.

- 6 Lyric Pieces, Op. 43 (1886; dedicated to Isidor Seiss)
1: Butterfly, 32.
2: Lonely Wanderer, 35.
3: In My Homeland, 37.
4: Little Bird, 39.
5: Erotic Piece, 41.
6: To Spring, 43.

- 7 Lyric Pieces, Op. 47 (1888; dedicated to Elisabeth Hornemann)
1: Valse-Impromptu, 47.
2: Album Leaf, 51.
3: Melody, 55.
4: Halling, 58.
5: Melancholy, 59.
6: Leaping Dance, 61.
7: Elegy, 63.

- 6 Lyric Pieces, Op. 54 (1891; dedicated to Julius Rontgen)
1: Shepherd Boy, 65.
2: Peasants' March, 67.
3: March of the Trolls, 71.
4: Notturno, 77.
5: Scherzo, 81.
6: Bell-Ringing, 35.

-6 Lyric Pieces, Op. 57 (1893; dedicated to Herrmann Scholtz)
1: Vanished Days, 87.
2: Gade, 93.
3: Illusion, 97.
4: Secret, 101.
5: She Dances, 106.
6: Homesickness, 110.

- 6 Lyric Pieces, Op. 62 (1895)
1: Sylph, 114.
2: Thanks, 118.
3: French Serenade, 122.
4: The Brook, 126.
5: Phantom, 131.
6: Homeward, 134.

- 6 Lyric Pieces, Op. 65 (1897)
1: From Days of Youth, 140.
2: Peasant's Song, 148.
3: Sadness, 150.
4: Salon, 154.
5: In Bailad Style, 158.
6: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, 161.

- 6 Lyric Pieces, Op. 68 (1899)
1: Sailors' Song, 171.
2: Grandmother's Minuet, 173.
3: At Your Feet, 177.
4: Evening in the Mountains, 181.
5: Cradle Song, 183.
6: Valse mélancolique, 185.

- 7 Lyric Pieces, Op.71 (1901; dedicated to Mrs. Mien Rontgen)
1: Once upon a Time, 191.
2: Summer Evening, 195.
3: Little Troll, 197.
4: Woodland Peace, 200.
5: Halling, 204.
6: Gone, 208.
7: Remembrances, 210.