“Watchman’s Song” – Lyric Pieces Book 1, Op. 12, No. 3, by Edvard Grieg:
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“Wedding Day At Troldhaugen”, from Lyric Pieces op. 65 by Edvard Grieg:
There is a wonderful contrast between the joyful, exuberant first theme and the tender, reflective middle passage.
The pianist is the excellent Leif Ove Andsnes, who I believe will shortly be in Los Angeles helping to commemorate the tenth anniversary of that city’s new Walt Disney Concert Hall.
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“Last Spring” (Våren) from Two Elegiac Pieces, by Grieg:
The original solo piano version is also well worth hearing.
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Grieg Piano Sonata in E Minor, Op 7, second movement, performed by Glenn Gould:
Those final falling chords at the end of the movement (and the sense of stillness and reflection that they create) are rendered beautifully in this recording by Gould.
The whole sonata is well worth a listen.
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