{"id":40747,"date":"2024-03-11T14:27:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T13:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/24d9a3c0-ab8f-4d50-a362-8b2d776dafc5"},"modified":"2024-03-11T17:41:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:41:07","slug":"the-best-works-by-grieg","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/the-best-works-by-grieg\/","title":{"rendered":"The best works by Grieg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Freya Parr\n      <\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 11 March 2024 at 13:27 PM<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>He wrote one of the most famous piano concertos, plus a collection of much-loved tone poems, while his solo piano music anticipates that of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/claude-debussy\">Debussy<\/a><\/strong> in its bold harmonic progressions. Here are some of the best works by Edvard Grieg, and some of the best recordings of those works. <\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best works by Grieg<\/h2><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-grieg-s-piano-concerto\">Grieg&#8217;s Piano Concerto<\/h3><p>Including one of the most famous concerto openings, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/topic\/edvard-grieg\"><strong>Grieg<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s sole completed work in the genre won <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/franz-liszt\"><strong>Liszt<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s admiration.<\/p><p>We named Grieg&#8217;s Piano Concerto as one of the <strong>best piano concertos of all time<\/strong>.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Arthur Rubinstein - Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 16\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I1Yoyz6_Los?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/><\/div><\/figure><p><strong>Best recording:<\/strong> Leif Ove Andsnes; Berlin Philharmonic\/Mariss Jansons EMI 394 3992 (paired with an equally excellent rendition of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/robert-schumann\"><strong>Schumann<\/strong><\/a> Piano Concerto)<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-purple-m101-price-comparsion\"><div class=\"m101\" data-type=\"price-comparison\" data-template=\"default\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Grieg-Schumann-Concertos-Berliner-Philharmoniker\/dp\/B0000BWTK3\/ref=d_pd_sbs_sccl_1_1\/257-7270948-0318640\" data-title=\"\" data-config=\"{&quot;searchKeywords&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;excludeKeywords&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;price&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;delta&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;limit&quot;:&quot;4&quot;}\"\/><\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Grieg: Piano Concerto &amp; Lyric Pieces\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6htK7z6bVXpIcC40nN6CYd?utm_source=oembed&amp;go=1&amp;play=1&amp;nd=1&amp;nd=1\"\/><\/div><\/figure><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/top-5-sibelius-works\"><strong>Top 5 Sibelius works<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-grieg-s-peer-gynt\">Grieg&#8217;s <em>Peer Gynt<\/em><\/h3><p><strong>Grieg<\/strong>\u2019s incidental music to Ibsen\u2019s drama includes two perennial hits \u2013 \u2018Morning\u2019 and the splendidly menacing \u2018In the Hall of the Mountain King\u2019.<\/p><p><strong>Best recording:<\/strong> Royal Philharmonic Orchestra\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/artists\/thomas-beecham\"><strong>Thomas Beecham<\/strong><\/a> EMI 965 9342<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-purple-m101-price-comparsion\"><div class=\"m101\" data-type=\"price-comparison\" data-template=\"default\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Grieg-Peer-Gynt-Orchestral-Works\/dp\/B006LL02OG\/ref=sr_1_4\" data-title=\"\" data-config=\"{&quot;searchKeywords&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;excludeKeywords&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;price&quot;:&quot;7&quot;,&quot;delta&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;limit&quot;:&quot;4&quot;}\"\/><\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Grieg Work of Art\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/0b9cPCFCFIHntVO1tpeEdI?utm_source=oembed&amp;go=1&amp;play=1&amp;nd=1&amp;nd=1\"\/><\/div><\/figure><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-grieg-s-lyric-pieces\">Grieg&#8217;s <em>Lyric Pieces<\/em><\/h3><p>These unassuming yet haunting pieces sowed the seeds for some of the most revolutionary and forward-looking music of the 20th century.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Grieg Lyric Pieces Book V, Op.54 - 6. Bell ringing\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_j-iY9BJA5Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/><\/div><\/figure><p><strong>Best recording:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/artists\/emil-gilels-pianist\"><strong>Emil Gilels<\/strong><\/a> DG 449 7212<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-purple-m101-price-comparsion\"><div class=\"m101\" data-type=\"price-comparison\" data-template=\"default\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Grieg-Lyric-Pieces-DG-Originals\/dp\/B000001GX2\/ref=sr_1_1\" data-title=\"\" data-config=\"{&quot;searchKeywords&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;excludeKeywords&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;price&quot;:&quot;14&quot;,&quot;delta&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;limit&quot;:&quot;4&quot;}\"\/><\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Grieg: Lyric Pieces\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3GbarUsFr9ZQAraOJipds8?utm_source=oembed&amp;go=1&amp;play=1&amp;nd=1&amp;nd=1\"\/><\/div><\/figure><p> <\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/article\/20-greatest-pianists-all-time\"><strong>The 20 Greatest Pianists of all time<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-grieg-s-holberg-suite\">Grieg&#8217;s <em>Holberg Suite<\/em><\/h3><p> Classical grace appropriately informs this suite in homage to the 18th-century Norwegian-born playwright Ludvig Holberg, born a year before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/johann-sebastian-bach\"><strong>Bach<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/george-frideric-handel\"><strong>Handel<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/domenico-scarlatti\"><strong>Scarlatti<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>Best recording:<\/strong> Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra\/Neeme J\u00e4rvi<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-purple-m101-price-comparsion\"><div class=\"m101\" data-type=\"price-comparison\" data-template=\"default\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Grieg-Holberg-Melodies-Norwegian-Virtuoso\/dp\/B00AATJCIC\/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1\" data-title=\"\" data-config=\"{&quot;searchKeywords&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;excludeKeywords&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;price&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;delta&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;limit&quot;:&quot;4&quot;}\"\/><\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Nordic Spring\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1P4J2XF1JaESuM549PLp84?utm_source=oembed&amp;go=1&amp;play=1&amp;nd=1&amp;nd=1\"\/><\/div><\/figure><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/article\/five-essential-works-chopin\"><strong>Five essential works by Chopin<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-grieg-s-haugtussa\">Grieg&#8217;s <em>Haugtussa<\/em><\/h3><p><strong>Grieg<\/strong>\u2019s genius is most evident in his songs, largely inspired by the singing talent of his wife. His song cycle Haugtussa (\u2018The Mountain Maid\u2019) is one of his greatest works, with strikingly impressionistic <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/instruments\/piano-parts\">piano<\/a><\/strong> writing.<\/p><p><strong>Best recording:<\/strong> Katarina Karn\u00e9us (mezzo-soprano), Julius Drake (piano) Hyperion CDA 67670<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-purple-m101-price-comparsion\"><div class=\"m101\" data-type=\"price-comparison\" data-template=\"default\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Grieg-Songs-Karneus\/dp\/B00190KR26\/ref=sr_1_1\" data-title=\"\" data-config=\"{&quot;searchKeywords&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;excludeKeywords&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;price&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;delta&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;limit&quot;:&quot;4&quot;}\"\/><\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Grieg: Songs\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3IDSSBfofnbrAPkNcusD6x?utm_source=oembed&amp;go=1&amp;play=1&amp;nd=1&amp;nd=1\"\/><\/div><\/figure> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Freya Parr Published: Monday, 11 March 2024 at 13:27 PM He wrote one of the most famous piano concertos, plus a collection of much-loved tone poems, while his solo piano music anticipates that of Debussy in its bold harmonic progressions. 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