In his Lyric Pieces, Grieg made minimal use of Romantic harmony, instead superimposing special harmonic structures borrowed from the 'hardingfele', a traditional folk violin.
Performer Biography
The pianist on this recording, Daniel Levy, is a world-renowned classical pianist and a leading exponent of the Vincenzo Scaramuzza school.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Grieg's Lyric Pieces are not pictorial transcriptions; instead, they evoke visual imagery through an 'evocative mediumistic process' that perturbs the listener's musical soul.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in 1990 at the Scuola Grande S. Giovanni Evangelista in Venice, Italy, with Silvia and Giovanni Melloncelli as recording engineers.
Composer Biography
Edvard Hagerup Grieg, the composer of these pieces, was born in Bergen in 1843 and died in 1907.
Performer Biography
Daniel Levy has performed with prestigious orchestras such as the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Prague Symphony Orchestra, and collaborated with figures like Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Grieg's musical inspiration came from a 'remote world' and he composed in an 'anti-declamatory style' that avoided ostentation.
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