Synopses & Reviews
This compilation of Grieg's most admired and frequently performed piano works features the Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 and 2, which include such favorites as "Morning Mood" and "In the Hall of the Mountain King," and the exuberant "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen." Selections have been reprinted from the authoritative C. F. Peters editions.
Synopsis
Convenient, inexpensive edition includes Grieg's own arrangements of Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 and 2; the 4 Norwegian Dances, Op. 35; Waltz-Caprices, Op. 37 and "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen," Op. 65, No. 6. Reproduced from the authoritative C. F. Peters edition.
Synopsis
Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843 1907) was a preeminent composer of music for the piano, in which he brilliantly utilized Norwegian folk music to create compositions remarkable for their originality, impressionistic harmonies, and melodic richness. This volume presents the best of Grieg's music for piano four hands in a convenient, inexpensive edition.
Included are Grieg's own arrangements of his enormously popular Peer Gynt Suite Nos. 1 and 2 (with such favorites as "Morning Mood" and "In the Hall of the Mountain King"); the four Norwegian Dances, Op. 35, displaying strong folk-music influence; the elegant and urbane Waltz-Caprices, Op. 37; and the exuberant "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen," Op. 65, No. 6, a four-hand arrangement of one of Grieg's best-loved Lyric Pieces.
Pianists, students, and performers of four-hand music will want to have this inexpensive treasury of repertoire favorites, reproduced from the authoritative C. F. Peters edition.
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Synopsis
Convenient, inexpensive edition includes "Peer Gynt Suites" Nos. 1 and 2, four "Norwegian Dances," Op. 35, "Waltz-Caprices," Op. 37 and "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen," Op. 65, No. 6. C. F. Peters edition.
Synopsis
Authoritative compilation of Grieg's most admired and frequently performed piano works features the Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 and 2, "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen," more. C. F. Peters editions.
Table of Contents
"NORWEGIAN DANCES, OP. 35"
No. 1 in D Minor
No. 2 in A Major
No. 3 in G Major
No. 4 in D Major
"WALTZ-CAPRICES, OP. 37"
No. 1 in C-sharp Minor
No. 2 in E Minor
PEER GYNT SUITE NO. 1
"Arrangement by Adolf Ruthardt of the orchestral suite, Op. 46"
1. Morning Mood
2. Aase's Death
3. Anitra's Dance
4. In the Hall of the Mountain King
PEER GYNT SUITE NO. 2
"Arrangement by Adolf Ruthardt of the orchestral suite, Op. 55"
1. The Abduction of the Bride (Ingrid's Lament)
2. Arabian Dance
3. Peer Gynt's Journey Home (Stormy Evening on the Coast)
4. Solveig's Song
WEDDING DAY AT TROLDHAUGEN
"Arrangement by Adolf Ruthardt of No. 6 of Lyric Pieces for piano solo, Op. 65"