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Edvard Grieg - Lyric Pieces

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.”