Lyrische Stücke

by Edvard Grieg / Emil Gilels

Lyrische Stücke cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • Country: Soviet Union
  • Length: 55:21
  • Community rating: 3.97/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Russian piano virtuoso Emil Gilels provides a definitive, deeply sensitive interpretation of Edvard Grieg's 'Lyric Pieces' for the Deutsche Grammophon label. Renowned for his formidable technique, Gilels scales back his power to deliver a performance marked by incredible nuance, warmth, and melancholic beauty, elevating these intimate miniatures to profound heights.

Genres

Descriptors: Suite, acoustic, instrumental, unaccompanied-solo, technical, melodic, polyphonic, piano, virtuosic, delicate, sophisticated

Tracklist

  1. Arietta Op 12 No 1 (1:18)
  2. Berceuse = Cradle Song = Ninna-Nanna Op 38 No 1 (2:50)
  3. Schmetterling = Butterfly = Papillon = Farfalla Op 43 No 1 (1:40)
  4. Einsamer Wanderer = Solitary Traveller = Voyageur Solitare = Viandante Solitaro Op 43 No 2 (2:14)
  5. Albumblatt = Album-Leaf = Feuille D'Album = Foglio D'Album Op 47 No 2 (3:26)
  6. Melodie = Melody = Mélodie = Melodia Op 47 No 3 (3:54)
  7. Norwegischer Tanz: Halling = Norwegian Dance = Danse Norvégienne = Danza Norvegese Op 47 No 4 (1:29)
  8. Notturno = Nocturne Op 54 No 4 (3:59)
  9. Scherzo Op 54 No 5 (3:16)
  10. Heimweh = Homesickness = Mal Du Pays = Nostalgia Op 57 No 6 (4:19)
  11. Bächlein = Booklet = Ruisselet = Buscelletto Op 62 No 4 (1:31)
  12. Heimwärts • Homeward • En Rentrant À La Maison • Verso Casa Op 62 No 6 (2:39)
  13. Im Balladenton = Ballad = Dans L'Esprit D'Une Ballade = A Mo' Di Ballata Op 65 No 5 (4:01)
  14. Großmutters Menuett = Grandmother's Minuet = Le Menuet De Grand-Mère = Il Minuetto Della Nonna Op 68 No 2 (2:00)
  15. Zu Deinen Füßen = At Your Feet = A Tes Pieds = Ai Tuoi Piedi Op 68 No 3 (2:56)
  16. An Der Wiege = At The Cradle = Prés Du Berceau = Presso La Culla Op 68 No 5 (3:16)
  17. Es War Einmal =Once Upon A Time = Il Etait Une Fois = C'Era Una Volta Op 71 No 1 (4:33)
  18. Kobold = Puck = Petit Troll = Folletto Op 71 No 3 (1:35)
  19. Vorüber = Gone = Fini = Passato Op 71 No 6 (2:31)
  20. Nachtklänge = Remembrances = Réminiscences = Ricordi Op 71 No 7 (1:54)

Credits

  • Edvard Grieg - primary artist, composed by
  • Emil Gilels - primary artist, piano
  • Klaus Scheibe - sound

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