[Grieg’s Piano Pieces] Beautiful works by a composer who loved Norway
Edvard Grieg was a national romantic composer who loved his native Norway and created numerous works inspired by Norwegian folk music.
With melodies that evoke the beautiful mountains of the Nordic lands and a distinctive world that makes it feel as if the stories are unfolding before your eyes, his music continues to captivate many classical music enthusiasts and performers even more than a hundred years after his passing.
In this article, we highlight works by Grieg written for piano, as well as pieces he arranged and published for piano himself,
introducing them along with the background of their composition.
Playlist
| [Grieg’s Piano Pieces] Beautiful works by a composer who loved Norway | |||
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| 1east | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16Edvard Grieg | play_arrow | The masterpiece of Grieg’s only piano concerto |
| 2east | Lyric Pieces, Book III, Op. 43, No. 4: “Little Bird”Edvard Grieg | play_arrow | Grieg’s Little Bird—its beautiful melody and delicacy are captivating |
| 3east | Lyric Pieces, Book I, Op. 12, No. 4: ‘Elves’ Dance’Edvard Grieg | play_arrow | Grieg's Dance of the Elves |
| 4east | Ballad in Variation Form on a Norwegian Folk Song, Op. 24Edvard Grieg | play_arrow | Piano pieces rooted in Grieg's ethnic tradition |
| 5east | Hommage to Chopin, Op. 73Edvard Grieg | play_arrow | A masterpiece in which Grieg expressed his respect for Chopin |
| 6east | Lyric Pieces, Book I, Op. 12: No. 1 “Arietta”Edvard Grieg | play_arrow | Grieg’s Lyric Pieces is a collection of 66 short piano pieces |
| 7east | Lyric Pieces, Book III, Op. 43: No. 6 ‘To Spring’Edvard Grieg | play_arrow | A masterpiece that depicts Grieg’s spring |
| 8east | Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain KingEdvard Grieg | play_arrow | Grieg’s signature piece, In the Hall of the Mountain King |
| 9east | Lyric Pieces, Book VIII, Op. 65, No. 6: “Wedding Day at Troldhaugen”Edvard Grieg | play_arrow | A wedding piece dedicated to Grieg’s wife |
| 10east | Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. MorningEdvard Grieg | play_arrow | Morning from Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite |
| 11east | Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: No. 3 “Anitra’s Dance”Edvard Grieg | play_arrow | Grieg’s ethnic style and the allure of Anitra’s Dance |
| 12east | Lyric Pieces, Book III, Op. 43: No. 1, “Butterfly”Edvard Grieg | play_arrow | Grieg’s Lyric Pieces, with “Butterfly” being particularly popular |
| 13east | Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 3 No. 5Edvard Grieg | play_arrow | Grieg’s youthful masterpiece of piano pieces |
| 14east | Holberg Suite (From Holberg’s Time), Op. 40: No. 1 “Prelude”Edvard Grieg | play_arrow | Grieg’s baroque-style classical suite |
| 15east | Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 7, First MovementEdvard Grieg | play_arrow | Grieg's only piano sonata |


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