Treasury of piano music by great Norwegian composer, including the perennial favorites, Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 and 2 and the Holberg Suite, as well as a rich selection of other pieces: Vier Stucke, Op. 1, Humoresker, Op. 6, Sonata in E Minor, Op. 7, and many others. Content : Four Pieces [Vier Stücke], Op. 1 (dedicated to E. F. Wenzel) I. Allegro con leggerezza II. Non Allegro e molto espressivo III. Mazurka IV. Allegretto con moto Poetic Tone-Pictures [Poetiske tonebilleder], Op. 3 (dedicated to Benjamin Feddersen) I. Allegro, ma non troppo II. Allegro cantabile III. Con moto IV. Andante con sentimento V. Allegro moderato VI Allegro scherzando Humoresques [Humoresker], Op. 6 (dedicated to Rikard Nordraak) I. Tempo di Valse II. Tempo di Menuetto ed energico III. Allegretto con grazia IV. Allegro alla burla Sonata in E Minor, Op. 7 (dedicated to Niels W. Gade) Allegro moderato Andante molto Alla Menuetto, ma pocco più lento Finale Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16, Arranged for Solo Piano (dedicated to Edmund Neupert) Allegro molto moderato Adagio Allegro moderato e molto marcato Four Album Leaves [Fire albumblade], Op. 28 (dedicated to Minna Petersen) I. Allegro con moto II. Allegretto espressivo III. Vivace IV. Andantino serioso Two Elegiac Melodies [Zwei elegische Melodien], Op. 34 (dedicated to Heinrich von Herzogenberg; arrangement of a work for string orchestra based on the songs Op. 33, nos. 3 and 2) I. Heart's Wounds [Herzwunden] II. Last Spring [Letzter Frühling] From Holberg's Time [Fra Holbergs tid; Holberg Suite], Op. 40 (dedicated to Erika Lie-Nissen) I. Praeludium II. Sarabande III. Gavotte IV. Air V. Rigaudon Piano Pieces after His Own Songs [Klavierstücke nach eigenen Liedern] (I), Op. 41 I. Lullaby [Wiegenlied] II. Little Haakon [Klein Haakon] III. I Love Thee [Ich liebe dich] IV. She Is So White [Wenn einst sie lag an meiner Brust/Sie ist so weiss] V. The Princess [Die Prinzessin] VI. To Springtime [An den Lenz] Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 (arrangement of orchestral work) I. Morning Mood [Morgenstimmung] II. Åse's Death [Åses Tod] III. Anitra's Dance [Anitras Tanz] IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King [In der Halle des Bergkönigs] Piano Pieces after His Own Songs [Klavierstücke nach eigenen Liedern] (II), Op. 52 I. A Mother's Grief [Mutterschmerz] II. The First Meeting [Erstes Begegnen] III. The Poet's Heart [Des Dichters Herz] IV. Solvejg's Song [Solvejgs Lied] V. Love [Liebe] VI. The Old Mother [Die alte Mutter] Two Melodies [Zwei Melodien], Op. 53 (dedicated to Franz Neruda; arrangement of a work for string orchestra based on the songs Op. 33, no. 12, and Op. 21, no I. Norwegian [Norwegisch] II. The First Meeting [Erstes Begegnen] Peer Gynt Suite No.2, Op 55 (arrangement of orchestral work) I. Ingrid's Lament [Ingrids Klage] II. Arabian Dance [Arabischer Tanz] III. Peer Gynt's Return Home [Peer Gynts Heimkehr] IV. Solvejg's Song [Solvejgs Lied] Moods [Stimmungen], Op. 73 I. Resignation II. Scherzo-Impromptu III. Night Ride [Natligtridt] IV. Folksong [Folketone] V. Study [Studie] (Hommage à Chopin) VI. Students' Serenade [Studenternes serenade] VII. The Mountaineer's Song [Lual?t] Nordraak's Funeral March [Sörgemarsch over Rikard Nordraak], WoOp. Three Piano Pieces [Drei Klavierstückel], WoOp. I. White Clouds [Hvide skyer] II. Gnomes' Tune [Tusselsl?t] III. The Dance Goes On [Dansen går]

The melodies harmonies moods and rhythms of Norwegian folk songs and dance (even the sounds of Norwegian folk instruments) permeate the music of Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). After studying in Leipzig and Copenhagen he returned to Norway and a chance meeting with Norwegian nationalist Rikard Nordraak ignited his interest in folk music and laid the foundation for his compositional style. His most famous orchestral works are the Piano Concerto (1868) and the incidental music to Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt (1875). He wrote many collections of folk music for piano and these two tunes come from his 25 Norwegian Folk Songs and Dances op. 17.