This recording features a collaboration between string players from the Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra and the St. Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra.
Critical Reception
Despite initial criticism from Hugo Wolf, Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto was a great success at its 1868 premiere and remains one of the most popular piano concertos.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Edvard Grieg aimed to create a national form of music that could provide the Norwegian people with an identity, inspiring other Norwegian composers.
Composition History
Franz Liszt, a renowned composer and pianist, offered compositional suggestions for the piano part of Grieg's Piano Concerto.
Composition History
Puccini's "I Crisantemi" for string orchestra was composed in a single night in 1890 as an elegy for his friend Amadeo di Savoja, Duke of Aosta, who became King of Spain.
Composer Biography
Edvard Grieg, the composer of the Piano Concerto and Holberg Suite, was married to his cousin Nina Hagerup.
Performer Biography
The Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Volker Hartung, is composed of young graduates from German Rhineland Conservatories who seek practical musical experience.
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