Daniel Levy has performed with prestigious orchestras such as the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Prague Symphony Orchestra, and collaborated with artists like Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.
Compositional Technique
The unique resonant aura in Grieg's Lyric Pieces comes from a special sense of the miniature, achieved with simple, authentic elements.
Composition History
Grieg's Lyric Pieces, spanning from his Op. 12 to Op. 71, comprise ten notebooks with 66 pieces, covering his entire creative life.
Performer Biography
Daniel Levy, the pianist on this recording, is a world-renowned classical pianist and a leading exponent of the Vincenzo Scaramuzza school.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in 1989 at the Scuola Grande S. Giovanni Evangelista in Venice, Italy, with Silvia and Giovanni Melloncelli as recording engineers.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Edvard Grieg, the composer of these Lyric Pieces, considered himself a composer of Germanic character, yet his music is unmistakably Nordic in its nuances.
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