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Edvard Grieg - Lyric Pieces

Release Date: February 16, 2024

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1 Lyric Pieces, Book I, Op.12 Nr. 1, Arietta  
2 Lyric Pieces, Book II, Op.38 Nr. 1, Berceuse  
3 Lyric Pieces, Book V, Op.54 Nr. 3, March of the Dwarfs  
4 Lyric Pieces, Book VI, Op.57 Nr. 1, Vanished Days  
5 Lyric Pieces, Book VII, Op.62 Nr. 4, Brooklet  
6 Lyric Pieces, Book III, Op.43 Nr. 2, Solitary Traveller  
7 Lyric Pieces, Book III, Op.43 Nr. 6, To the Spring  
8 Lyric Pieces, Book IV, Op.47 Nr. 4, Norwegian Dance  
9 Lyric Pieces, Book IX, Op.68 Nr. 3, At your Feet  
10 Lyric Pieces, Book III, Op.43 Nr. 1, Butterfly  
11 Lyric Pieces, Book IV, Op.47 Nr. 3, Melody  
12 Lyric Pieces, Book II, Op.57 Nr. 2, Gade  
13 Lyric Pieces, Book IV, Op.47 Nr. 2, Album Leaf  
14 Lyric Pieces, Book VIII, Op.65 Nr. 5, Ballad  
15 Lyric Pieces, Book X, Op.71 Nr. 2, Summer's Eve  
16 Lyric Pieces, Book III, Op.43 Nr. 4, Little Bird  
17 Lyric Pieces, Book VIII, Op.65 Nr. 2, Peasant's Song  
18 Lyric Pieces, Book II, Op.54 Nr. 4, Notturno  
19 Lyric Pieces, Book IX, Op.68 Nr. 5, At the Cradle  
20 Lyric Pieces, Book X, Op.71 Nr. 3, Puck  
21 Lyric Pieces, Book X, Op.71 Nr. 4, Peace of the Woods  
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Edvard Grieg – Lyric Pieces, a new recording by acclaimed Israeli-American pianist Daniel Gortler (Prospero Classical 0082 - distributed by Naxos) will see its North American release February 9. Grieg wrote Lyric Pieces as a poetic piano diary: between 1867 and 1901 he composed 66 short character pieces published in 10 books. For his debut album for Prospero Classical, Gortler selected 21 of his favorites, including the virtuosic March of the Dwarfs, Butterfly, Brooklet and Puck, which are among Grieg’s best-known works, as well as Arietta, the first piece in Grieg’s set. The dreamy Berceuse, At the Cradle and Summer’s Eve and the melancholy Solitary Traveler, Melody and Ballade are also included. He rounds out the collection with Vanished Days, Norwegian Dance, At your feet, Gade, Album Leaf, Little Bird, Peasant’s Song, Notturno, Peace of the Woods and To Spring. For the complete listing, [click here].

Early reviews of the album are outstanding. Fanfare gives Lyric Pieces 5 stars, saying “ The performance steals the heart. Gortler consistently gets it right. The disc runs on in one gorgeous stream of melody that only Grieg could have written. Gortler’s care of all aspects results in Grieg’s masterpiece emerging as a perfect sound sculpture, Gortler’s account is magnificent.”

Similarly, Pizzicato praises Gortler’s performances noting, “He plays the quieter very poetically, with subtle tonal gradations and with beautiful phrasing. In the more virtuosic compositions, he surprises with a very personal rhythm and sometimes quite distinctive accentuations that give his interpretation a great freshness.”

  • Daniel Gortler does a particularly nice job in his recital: 'Grieg Lyric Pieces' / INFODAD.com
    Posted At: March 28, 2024
    INFODAD .com writes…..Although the use of multiple instruments opens up a wide range of sounds and colors with which composers can communicate their thoughts and feelings, there are times when a single instrument, sensitively used, can be every bit as effective as an ensemble. Small-scale works with a sense of intimacy are particularly congenial territory for single-instrument presentation, and Grieg’s 66 L...

  • Norwegian Lyricism. Pianist Daniel Gortler releases: 'Grieg's Lyric Pieces,' and chats with Winnipeg's CLASSIC107
    Posted At: March 11, 2024
    Winnipeg CLASSIC 107 Chris Wolf writes….In December the Swiss record label Prospero released a CD featuring the marvelous Israeli pianist Daniel Gortler performing selections from Edvard Grieg’s ten books of Lyric Pieces.Educated at The Rubin Academy of Music in Tel Aviv, Israel  and The MusikHochschule in Hanover, Germany, Daniel Gortler has gone on to ­perform with some of the world’s best orchestras...

  • Daniel Gortler puts across 'Edvard Grieg's Lyric Pieces' most effectively / American Record Guide
    Posted At: February 27, 2024
    Edvard Grieg – Lyric Pieces, a new recording by acclaimed Israeli-American pianist Daniel Gortler (Prospero Classical 0082 - distributed by Naxos) saw its North American release February 9. Grieg wrote Lyric Pieces as a poetic piano diary: between 1867 and 1901 he composed 66 short character pieces published in 10 books. For his debut album for Prospero Classical, Gortler selected 21 of his favorites, inclu...

  • Daniel Gortler has put together an enjoyable, well-executed recording program on 'Grieg - Lyric Pieces' / 91.1WTJU
    Posted At: February 26, 2024
    Edvard Grieg – Lyric Pieces, a new recording by acclaimed Israeli-American pianist Daniel Gortler (Prospero Classical 0082 - distributed by Naxos) had its North American release February 9. Grieg wrote Lyric Pieces as a poetic piano diary: between 1867 and 1901 he composed 66 short character pieces published in 10 books. For his debut album for Prospero Classical, Gortler selected 21 of his favorites, inclu...

  • Daniel Gortler captures the moods of 'Edvard Grieg - Lyric Pieces' / pamela hickman's concert critique blog
    Posted At: February 25, 2024
    Pamela Hickman writes…..Edvard Grieg's "Lyric Pieces" for piano were written between 1867 and 1901, the sixty-six pieces published in ten books. Somewhat suggestive of Robert Schumann's piano cycles (but without their feverish intensity) they reflect Grieg's rich world of fantasy, of empathy and also the folk music of his native Norway. Indeed, Grieg has imbued these Romantic miniatures with an aura and pia...

  • Daniel Gortler inteprets 'Edvard Grieg Lyric Pieces' with much insight and acuity / Classical Music Sentinel
    Posted At: February 1, 2024
    Edvard Grieg – Lyric Pieces, a new recording by acclaimed Israeli-American pianist Daniel Gortler (Prospero Classical 0082 - distributed by Naxos) will see its North American release February 9. Grieg wrote Lyric Pieces as a poetic piano diary: between 1867 and 1901 he composed 66 short character pieces published in 10 books. For his debut album for Prospero Classical, Gortler selected 21 of his favorites, ...

  • On 'Edvard Grieg - Lyric Pieces' Daniel Gortler gives each little miniature its own character and different tone / pizzicato
    Posted At: April 11, 2023
    Edvard Grieg – Lyric Pieces, a new recording by acclaimed Israeli-American pianist Daniel Gortler (Prospero Classical 0082 - distributed by Naxos) will see its North American release February 9. Grieg wrote Lyric Pieces as a poetic piano diary: between 1867 and 1901 he composed 66 short character pieces published in 10 books. For his debut album for Prospero Classical, Gortler selected 21 of his favorites, ...
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