From Holberg's Time Op. 40

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]

Rooted in the Norwegian Folk tradition the piano music of Edvard Grieg offers spirited rhythms novel harmonies and a refined lyrical sense. Included in this volume are the perennial favorites Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 and 2 in Grieg's own piano arrangement and the Holberg Suite as well as a rich selection of other pieces.Reproduced from authoritative editions published by C.F. Peters.