Between 1867 and 1901, Edvard Grieg (1843–1907) wrote ten sets of little mood pictures for piano that display his great musical gifts at their lyrical best. Charming works of elegant simplicity and warmth, they have become cornerstones of the piano repertoire, favorites of both amateur and professional musicians and their audiences. This authoritative edition presents all 66 of these piano jewels in one finely made yet inexpensive volume. Although technically uncomplicated and reasonably easy to master, the Lyric Pieces evoke with startling freshness a wide emotional range, often bringing into play the varied moods and idioms of Norwegian folk music, an evergreen source of Grieg's inspiration. They vary in mood from the serene sadness of "Berceuse" and the nostalgic yearning of "To Spring" to the fanciful "Elves' Dance" and the joyful "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen." In many passages, the music exhibits harmonies that were novel for the time — harmonies recognizably late-romantic in style, but clearly anticipating the impressionism of Debussy, Ravel, and others. Pianists at every level of accomplishment will find this volume of delightful and moving works, reprinted here from the original editions published by C. F. Peters of Leipzig, a perfect companion for hours of musical pleasure.

Complete Lyric Pieces for Piano (Dover Classical Piano Music)

Arts & Photography

Grieg, Edvard

Music

Dover Publications

The melodies, harmonies, moods, and rhythms of Norwegian folk songs and dances — even the sounds of old Norwegian folk instruments — inspired and filled the music of Edvard Grieg. These distinctive influences combined with the composer's deeply poetic nature and sensitive pianistic craft to produce a rich treasury of short compositions for piano. Eighty of the best of these pieces have been selected for this outstanding collection. Among them are the well-known Four Norwegian Dances, Op, 35, the Scenes of Country Life, Op. 19, and the Ballade, Op. 24. Here, too, are the much-admired Slatter, Norwegian peasant dances Grieg arranged for piano from transcripts of country fiddle-playing, and music from two major stage works, Olav Trygvason and Sigurd Jorsalfar. Complete contents are 25 Norwegian Folk Songs and Dances, Op. 17; Scenes of Country Life, Op. 19; Ballade in the Form of Variations on a Norwegian Folk Song, Op. 24; Improvisata on Norwegian Folk Tunes, Op. 29; Four Norwegian Dances, arr. of Op. 35; Valses-Caprices, arr. of Op. 37; Prayer and Temple Dance from Olav Trygvason, arr. from Op. 50; Three Orchestral Pieces from Sigurd Jorsalfar, arr. from Op. 56; Two Nordic Melodies, arr. of Op. 63; 19 Norwegian Folk Tunes, Op. 66; and Slatter (Norwegian Peasant Dances). Op. 72. The lasting appeal of these compositions has made them among Grieg's most admired and performed works. They are reprinted here from authoritative editions published by C. F. Peters, Leipzig, in a sturdy attractive edition designed to provide pianists a lifetime of musical enjoyment.

Norwegian Dances and Other Works (Dover Classical Piano Music)

Seven String Quartets

STRAUSS, Richard

VERDI, Giuseppe

Sibelius, Jean

Dover Pubns

Treasury of piano music by great Norwegian composer, including the perennial favorites, Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 and 2 and the Holberg Suite, as well as a rich selection of other pieces: Vier Stucke, Op. 1, Humoresker, Op. 6, Sonata in E Minor, Op. 7, Zwei elegische Melodien, Op. 34, Stimmungen, Op. 73 and many others. Authoritative C. F. Peters edition.

Peer Gynt Suite, Holberg Suite, and Other Works for Piano Solo (Dover Classical Piano Music)

The Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16, by Edvard Grieg (1843–1907) is one of the most popular concertos ever written and one of the most recognizable of all musical works in the repertoire. Grieg composed it in the summer of 1868, when he was 25, while on a visit to Denmark with his wife and infant daughter. It is a work of youthful ebullience and great melodic inspiration, much of it derived from Norway's rich folk music tradition. One of the first to hear the concerto, Franz Liszt played through it by sight when Grieg first showed him the score in manuscript. The great lion of nineteenth-century musical life warmly encouraged the young composer. Soon this deeply Romantic work, filled with thrilling melodies and stirring sonorities, would become a favorite of concert audiences worldwide. The only piano concerto Grieg composed, it is reprinted here from the authoritative full-score edition published by C. F. Peters of Leipzig.

Piano Concerto in Full Score (Dover Orchestral Music Scores)

Two of the great nineteenth-century Romantics, Robert Schumann and Edvard Grieg, each composed only one piano concerto. These world-famous works are cornerstones of the concerto literature and considered among the most popular and accessible piano concertos in the repertory. Both works are paired in this finely made, inexpensive two-piano edition. This side-by-side presentation clarifies the close relationship between the two works. In his concerto, completed in 1868, Grieg gave Schumann the ultimate tribute, patterning his music on the Schumann concerto completed two decades earlier. Both are in A Minor. Both introduce the soloist immediately, in a dazzling outburst from top to bottom of the keyboard. Principal themes are unusually alike, as are episodes of tender simplicity and dramatic intensity. Both works are presented here in authoritative two piano playing editions. This classic format for two keyboards is the universal standard for students and professionals alike, for learning and rehearsing all piano concertos. It gives the pianist the most accessible form and practical means to prepare a work for performance. Dover adds to this practicality the convenience and economy of two major concertos within a single volume.

The Grieg and Schumann Piano Concertos: With Orchestral Reduction for Second Piano (Dover Music for Piano)

Schumann, Robert

In 1874 Henrik Ibsen invited Edvard Grieg to compose incidental music for a staged version of his Norwegian verse drama Peer Gynt. The result of this collaboration between Norway's greatest dramatist and its greatest composer was a set of pieces that have become among the best known and most loved of the late nineteenth century. Grieg's complete incidental score to Peer Gynt comprises 22 pieces: it is the two orchestral suites arranged from eight of these pieces that have become staples of the repertoire, with innumerable performances and dozens of recordings. This inexpensive, authoritative edition contains both suites complete, including such concert-hall favorites as "Morning Mood," "Anitra's Dance," and "In the Hall of the Mountain King." Musicians and music lovers will appreciate having these favorite scores in one handy volume, and students and scholars will want to have them on hand for the study of Grieg's melodic and harmonic style and orchestration, as well as for their influence on a wide range of composers, from Debussy to Sibelius.

Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 and 2 (Dover Orchestral Music Scores)

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.

Norwegian Dances, Waltz-Caprices and Other Works for Piano Four Hands (Dover Music for Piano)

Classical Piano Sheet Music

Violinists and pianists of intermediate and advanced skills will delight in three charming, melodious works by Norway's most celebrated composer. The earliest (Op. 8, F Major) belongs to Grieg's "Danish" period; the others (Op. 13, G Major, and Op. 45, C Minor) exhibit his characteristic nationalism. Convenient, authoritative collection unites three works only available separately elsewhere.

Complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano: With Separate Violin Part (Chamber Music Scores)

These popular works include the complete Four Norwegian Dances, Op. 35; four excerpts from Lyric Pieces (Erotik, March of the Trolls, Notturno, and Wedding Day at Troldhaugen); the complete From Holberg's Time, Op. 4 (Praeludium, Sarabande, Gavotte, Air, and Rigaudon); selections from Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 and 2 (Morning Mood, Ase's Death, Anitra's Dance, In the Hall of the Mountain King, and Solvejg's Song); and complete Sonata in E-minor, Op. 7. Authoritative scores.

Grieg Masterpieces for Solo Piano: 23 Works (Dover Music for Piano)

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