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This volume compiles two of Grieg's early piano collections, forming an attractive introductory book of his characterful compositions. The Lyric Pieces, published when Grieg was just 24 years old, are among his most accessible piano works, representing a deliberate effort to provide beginner pianists with melodic and approachable music.
Chosen mainly from Grieg's "Lyric Pieces", these 22 compositions demonstrate the composer's expertise in the piano miniature, featuring the "Elfin Dance" and "Watchman's Song." Halford's introduction contains a facsimile of the "Album Leaf" that is part of the collection, along with an analysis of his stylistic characteristics.
Edvard Grieg was a master of the Romantic miniature for piano, and his ten volumes of "lyric pieces" essentially created a new genre. These intimate works offer an abundance of wonderful, accessible pieces that are ideal for those returning to the piano. While it was difficult to select from this rich catalogue, we have also included well-known excerpts from Grieg's orchestral suites From Holberg's Time and Peer Gynt, which the composer himself arranged for solo piano. These Urtext editions present the music in its purest form.
Edvard Grieg's "Lyric Pieces" were a kind of poetic piano diary. Between 1867 and 1901, he composed 66 short character pieces, published in ten books. Well-known works like "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen," "March of the Dwarfs," and "To the Spring" are among Grieg's most famous. Alongside these virtuosic compositions, the collection also includes numerous simpler dances and melodies suitable for early piano students. Until now, only five individual books from the series were available from Henle (HN 619, 627, 644, 681, 713). This new collected volume includes the complete "Lyric Pieces," with fingerings provided by Norwegian pianist and Grieg specialist Einar Steen-Nøkleberg.
