Grieg: Lyric Pieces / Emil Gilels | Edvard Grieg, Emil Gilels

Grieg: Lyric Pieces / Emil Gilels | Edvard Grieg, Emil Gilels | Lovely music

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	Grieg: Lyric Pieces / Emil Gilels Edvard Grieg, Emil Gilels Deutsche Grammophon, 1997 average customer review:based on 22 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Emil Gilels' personal selection of favorite lyric pieces is one of his most praised and best recordings. The pianist obviously selected the pieces with which he felt the strongest identification, and he plays them lovingly, with sprightly rhythms and a rich, singing tone. Gilels was the one who identified himself as second to Sviatoslav Richter--"If you think I'm something, wait until you hear Richter," he supposedly said. But this collection is just as beautiful in its way as Richter's lyric collections. Along with some of his Chopin playing, this Grieg set reminds us that Gilels was a major Romantic pianist. --Leslie Gerber

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Superb historical achievement!

Emil Gilels temperament has always been at least to my mind extremely cold and even analytical. His powerful phrasing is first rate, who can deny it? .

However, he recorded for the posterity two emblematic works; this album and Brahms Piano Quartet Op. 25 with Amadeus Quartet(see my review).

Gilels was at top form that historical evening with these Grieg pieces. This miniaurist composer deads from the player a sensitive imagination as well as a warm approach to win. Gilels made it and so he achieved one of his three best recordings in his life.

So please do not miss this album.

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Lovely music

I have not listend to many other recordings of this music, so I cannot compare this recording to others, but I cannot imagine anyone being disappointed with this one. The performance and recording are both top notch. All of the guides to classical recordings unanimously list this recording as the best of this piece, for what that is worth.

Outstanding in every way.

This rendition of Grieg's Lyric Pieces by Emil Gilels put simply is outstanding. The sensitive playing of Gilels coupled with some of Grieg's loveliest music combines to make this CD a must to have for a "desert island" qualification.

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Warm and delicate

Why did I wait so long to buy this disc?! These are tranquil pieces played to perfection by Emil Giles. His lyrical expression is hypnotic. If you like classical piano at all, buy this disc.

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Tracks
Lyric Pieces: Arietta, Op 12, No. 1 | Lyric Pieces: Berceuse `Cradle Song', Op. 38, No. 1 | Lyric Pieces: Schmetterling `Butterfly', Op. 43, No. 1 | Lyric Pieces: Einsamer Wanderer `Solitary Wanderer', Op. 43, No. 2 | Lyric Pieces: Albumblatt `Album-leaf', Op. 47, No. 2 | Lyric Pieces: Melodie `Melody', Op. 47, No. 3 | Lyric Pieces: Norwegischer Tanz: Halling `Norwegian Danve', Op. 47, No. 4 | Lyric Pieces: Notturno `Nocturn', Op. 54, No. 4 | Lyric Pieces: Scherzo, Op 54, No. 5 | Lyric Pieces: Heimweh `Homesickness', Op 57, No. 6 | Lyric Pieces: Bachlein `Brooklet', Op. 62, No. 4 | Lyric Pieces: Heimwarts `Homeward', Op. 62, No. 6 | Lyric Pieces: Im Balladenton `Ballad', Op. 65, No. 5 | Lyric Pieces: Grossmutters Menuett `Grandmother's Minuet', Op. 68, No. 2 | Lyric Pieces: Zu Deinen Fussen `At Your Feet', Op. 68, No. 3 | Lyric Pieces: An der Wiege `At the Cradle', Op. 68, No. 5 | Lyric Pieces: Es war einmal `Once upon a Time', Op. 71, No. 1 | Lyric Pieces: Kobold `Puck', Op. 71, No. 3 | Lyric Pieces: Voruber `Gone', Op. 71, No. 6 | Lyric Pieces: Nachklange `Remberences', Op. 71, No. 7

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