Grieg - Piano Sonata, 14 Lyric Pieces
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Label: Piano Classics
Cat No: PCL10239
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 19th November 2021
Contents
Works
Lyric Pieces: Book 1 (8), op.12Artists
Matthieu Idmtal (piano)Works
Lyric Pieces: Book 1 (8), op.12Artists
Matthieu Idmtal (piano)About
His Scriabin disc was followed by an equally wellreceived album of the violin sonatas by Edvard Grieg, in company with his regular violin-recital partner Maya Levy. The natural sequel is this focus on the Norwegian composer’s solo output. Grieg composed seven books of Lyric Pieces across the course of his career: songs without words that amount to a diary of his compositional evolution as well as testament to enduring preoccupations such as the artistic transformation of folksong and the evocation of natural phenomena such as sunlight and the movement of water. Idmtal’s sequence ranges across all seven books, and does not shy away from established classics such as the Arietta and Wedding Day at Troldhaugen. However, he also includes several lesser-known and introspective masterpieces such as the Vanished Days and Homesickness from the op.57 set.
Even by their side, however, the Piano Sonata, op.7, is an almost forgotten masterpiece. Grieg wrote it at the age of 22, recently graduated from the conservatoire in Leipzig, yet even within the first movement’s opening exposition there are shapes and harmonies that instantly identify the composer’s artistic fingerprint. The sonata reflects the ambitions and character of the young Grieg: high-spirited, virtuosic, impetuous, and permeated with brusque mood swings. Cast in a compressed version of the traditional fourmovement form, it encompasses many changes of mood, sometimes very abrupt, as if the composer was overflowing with musical ideas and inspiration. It makes an ideal introduction to the familiar world of the Lyric Pieces as well as a notable debut for Matthieu Idmtal on Piano Classics.
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