Lyric pieces

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The Lyric Pieces by Edvard Grieg are a collection of 66 piano pieces (solo), which were published in 10 volumes within 38 years. They are among his most famous works. According to the pianist Andrei Gawrilow , the lyric pieces are "a very special kind of diary that Grieg kept throughout his life, or a confession, because they reflect the most intimate moments in the composer's life" .

Structure and designation

Book 1, Op. 12 (comp. 1863–1867 (?); Publ. 1867)

  • No. 1, Arietta
  • No. 2, Valse
  • No. 3, vectorsong (guardian song)
  • No. 4, Alfedans (elf dance)
  • No. 5, Folkevise ( folk tune )
  • No. 6, Norsk (Norwegian)
  • No. 7, Albumblad ( album sheet )
  • No. 8, Fedrelandssang (Patriotic Song )

Book 2, Op. 38 (comp. 1883; publ. 1883)

  • No. 1, Berceuse
  • No. 2, Folkevise (Folksweise)
  • No. 3, melody
  • No. 4, Halling (Norwegian dance )
  • No. 5, Springdans (jumping dance)
  • No. 6, elegy
  • No. 7, Valse
  • No. 8, canon

Book 3, Op. 43 (comp. 1886; publ. 1886)

  • No. 1, Sommerfugl ( butterfly )
  • No. 2, Ensom vandrer (Lone Wanderer )
  • No. 3, I hjemmet (In the homeland )
  • No. 4, Liten fugl (little bird)
  • No. 5, Erotikk ( erotic )
  • No. 6, Til våren (To spring )

Book 4, Op. 47 (comp. 1886–1888; publ. 1888)

  • No. 1, Valse- Impromptu
  • No. 2, Albumblad (album sheet)
  • No. 3, melodies (melody)
  • No. 4, Halling (Norwegian dance)
  • No. 5, melankoli ( melancholy )
  • No. 6, jumping dance (jumping dance, comp. 1872; revised 1888)
  • No. 7, elegy

Book 5, Op. 54 (comp. 1889–1891; publ. 1891)

  • No. 1, Gjetergutt (shepherd boy)
  • No. 2, Gangar (Norwegian farmer's march)
  • No. 3, Trolltog (train of the dwarves )
  • No. 4, nocturne
  • No. 5, Scherzo
  • No. 6, Klokkeklang (bells ringing)

Book 6, Op. 57 (comp. 1890 (?) - 1893; publ. 1893)

  • No. 1, Svundne dager (Lost Days)
  • No. 2, Gade
  • No. 3, Illusjon ( Illusion )
  • No. 4, Hemmelighet ( Secret )
  • No. 5, hun danser (she dances)
  • No. 6, Hjemve ( homesickness )

Book 7, Op. 62 (comp. 1893 (?) - 1895; publ. 1895)

  • No. 1, Sylfide ( Sylphide )
  • No. 2, Takk (thanks)
  • No. 3, Fransk serenade (French serenade )
  • No. 4, Bekken (brook)
  • No. 5, Drømmesyn (dream face)
  • No. 6, Hjemad (homeward)

Book 8, Op. 65 (comp. 1896; publ. 1897)

  • No. 1, Fra ungdomsdagene (From the younger days)
  • No. 2, Bondens sang (Farmer's Song)
  • No. 3, Tungsinn (melancholy)
  • No. 4, Salong ( salon )
  • No. 5, I balladetone (Im Balladenton)
  • No. 6, Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (wedding day on Troldhaugen)

Book 9, Op. 68 (comp. 1898–1899; publ. 1899)

  • No. 1, sailors oppsang (sailor song)
  • No. 2, Bestemors menuet (grandmother's minuet )
  • No. 3, For dine føtter (At your feet)
  • No. 4, Aften på højfjellet (evening in the high mountains)
  • No. 5, Bådnlåt (At the cradle)
  • No. 6, Valse mélancolique (Melancholy Waltzer)

Book 10, Op. 71 (comp. 1901; publ. 1901)

  • No. 1, Det var engang (Once upon a time)
  • No. 2, Sommeraften (summer evening)
  • No. 3, Småtroll ( Kobold )
  • No. 4, Skogstillhet (forest silence)
  • No. 5, Halling (Norwegian dance)
  • No. 6, Forbi (Passed by)
  • No. 7, Etterklang (reverberations)

character

Grieg's lyrical pieces often have folk, Nordic elements; There is almost always a melancholy, gloomy mood, with frequent changes from simple, primeval-sounding ways in the dance rhythm to more delicate, poetic, graceful passages that can already be assigned to an early impressionism. In addition, Grieg uses varied forms of expression in sound painting, such as B. in "bells ringing" or "summer evening".

The first of the lyric pieces (Arietta, Op. 12, No. 1) and the last (Nachklänge, Op. 71, No. 7) are based on the same theme and serve as the cornerstones of the entire cycle.

literature

  • Edvard Grieg: Life and Work (Designo)
  • Horton, John and Nils Grinde, Edvard Grieg,, Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy.
  • Krellmann, Hanspeter (2008): Grieg's lyrical piano pieces: A musical work guide . Munich: CH Beck

Videos

  • Arrieta op.12, no.1, interpreted by Håkon Austbø (the other 65 lyric works follow in the playlist)
  • Lyric Pieces: Playlist: [1]

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Andrei Gavrilov in the booklet of the CD Grieg - Lyric Pieces , Deutsche Grammophon, Hamburg, 1993, 437 522-2