Carl Petersson has performed Grieg's Piano Concerto seven times during a North American tour in autumn 2012, under conductor Kerry Stratton, who also conducts on this album.
Interpretation
The recording of Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor aims to cast new light on the work by incorporating editing suggestions from Grieg's colleague and friend, Percy Grainger.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Grieg strongly disliked excessive rubato, writing to a friend that 'Sensation' threatens to devour 'great, genuine, noble art' and criticizing musicians for trying to 'improve what the composer has written'.
Interpretation
The Grieg Piano Concerto on this album is based on Percy Grainger's 1919 edition, which Grieg himself sanctioned, and which is notably brisker than other versions.
Composition History
Helge Evju's Piano Concerto in B minor is a world premiere recording, realized from fragments Grieg left for an unfinished second piano concerto.
Performer Biography
Carl Petersson, the pianist on this recording, began playing piano at age fifteen and graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Music ten years later.
Performer Biography
Kerry Stratton, the conductor, was awarded the 2000 Masaryk Award and the 2007 Gratias Agit Award for his contributions to Czech and Slovak culture.
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