Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor / Larviks-Polka / 23 Small Piano Pieces

Featuring

Junichi Hirokami
Love Derwinger
Norrköpings Symfoniorkester
Edvard Grieg

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Critical Reception

At its premiere, the audience for Grieg's Piano Concerto broke into a 'real storm' as early as the cadenza of the first movement.

Composition History

The familiar version of Grieg's Piano Concerto is only one of seven principal versions, as Grieg continued to revise his 'early masterpiece' until six weeks before his death.

Recording & Production

This recording presents the original 1868/1872 version of Grieg's Piano Concerto for the first time, allowing listeners to hear the work as Liszt sight-read it in 1870.

Composer Biography

Edvard Grieg, the composer, was himself a fine pianist who often performed his own compositions in Norway and abroad.

Composition History

Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16, was premiered in Copenhagen on April 3, 1869, by Edmund Neupert, to whom the work is dedicated.

Composer Biography

The Larvikspolka, written in 1858 when Grieg was 15, is likely his earliest known composition and reflects the musical training he received from his mother.

Cultural Impact

Grieg's Piano Concerto has influenced many later works, including film scores like Richard Addinsell's Warsaw Concerto and even avant-garde pieces using electronic processing.