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Offline hodi

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grieg's lyric pieces
on: August 08, 2005, 12:54:58 AM
i'm looking for a short lyric piece of grieg
something calm and beautiful to play, i'm tired of playing fast pieces.

any suggestions?

Offline bassoonypiano

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Re: grieg's lyric pieces
Reply #1 on: August 08, 2005, 12:57:56 AM
You should try his Notturno from his op 54 I believe. There is also a short piece entitled "Melody" but I can't remember the Opus nummber from that.

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Re: grieg's lyric pieces
Reply #2 on: August 08, 2005, 02:26:28 AM
Try his Arietta, it's only one page..
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Re: grieg's lyric pieces
Reply #3 on: August 10, 2005, 05:28:25 PM
Besides the Notturno, I'd suggest the Duetto and the 2nd and 3rd Venetian Boat songs.

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Re: grieg's lyric pieces
Reply #4 on: August 10, 2005, 06:23:25 PM
What a shame!, the boat songs are from Mendelssohn. Have patience to me. Try instead the Lyric Piece named Vanished days.

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Re: grieg's lyric pieces
Reply #5 on: August 10, 2005, 06:23:53 PM
Arietta and To Spring are good choices, and there are many others from his Lyric Pieces, very good ones in Op. 12.
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Re: grieg's lyric pieces
Reply #6 on: August 13, 2005, 10:27:46 PM
Four of my favorites are Berceuse/Vuggevise op.38#1, In my Homeland/I Hjemmet op.43#3, Erotik :-* op.43#5, Vanished Days/Svundne Dage op.57#1. Check 'em out.
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Re: grieg's lyric pieces
Reply #7 on: August 16, 2005, 10:50:05 PM
Here are my favourites amongst the slow ones:

1.   Arietta – op. 12 no. 1
2.   Berceuse – op. 38 no. 1
3.   Melodie – op. 38 no. 3 (this is particularly beautiful)
4.   Erotik – op. 43 no 5
5.   To Spring – op. 43 no. 6
6.   Melodie – op. 47 no. 3
7.   Elegie – op. 47 no. 7
8.   Notturno – op. 54 no. 4
9.   Sylphide – op. 62 no. 1
10.   At your feet – op. 68 no. 3
11.   Phantom – op. 62 no. 5
12.   Summer’s eve – op. 71 no. 2
13.   Remembrances – op. 71 no. 7

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Re: grieg's lyric pieces
Reply #8 on: August 17, 2005, 02:50:30 AM
I am surprised Gade made it to no one's list.  Very pretty and fits your description perfectly.

I love this repertoire.  It makes the piano sound so good!
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Re: grieg's lyric pieces
Reply #9 on: August 17, 2005, 04:15:14 AM
"The Brook"

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Re: grieg's lyric pieces
Reply #10 on: August 17, 2005, 02:43:03 PM
I am surprised Gade made it to no one's list.  Very pretty and fits your description perfectly.

I love this repertoire.  It makes the piano sound so good!

Don't be surprised. I left it out to give you the opportunity to mention it. ;)
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