Edvard Grieg - Lyric Pieces (Volume II), op. 38 [With score]

-Composer: Edvard Hagerup Grieg (15 June 1843 – 4 September 1907) -Performer: Håkon Austbø 8 Lyric Pieces Book II, op. 38, written in 1877-ca.83 00:00 - I. Berceuse 02:17 - II. Folkevise {Folksong} 03:44 - III. Melody 05:23 - IV. Halling {Norwegian Dance} 06:06 - V. Spring Dance {Skip dance} 07:30 - VI. Elegy 09:36 - VII. Waltz 10:34 - VIII. Canon Edvard Grieg published his Second Book of Lyric Pieces as Op. 38 in 1883. This group stands chronologically between Grieg&Cello Sonata and the Holberg Suite. At that time, Grieg was having a difficult time with his spouse, Nina, and infatuated with Elsie Schjelderup, a 26-year old "bohemian" painter living in Paris. Grieg left Nina in July 1883, though the intervention of friends brought the two back together over time. The finished set contains eight pieces, and these differ from other sets of Lyric Pieces in Grieg&offhand and somewhat synthetic approach to their construction. Grieg&superficial attitude might reflect the tension at home; other sets of Lyric Pieces are suffused in emotional expressions, but not this one. In the opening "Cradle Song" ("Vuggevise," or "Berceuse," not to be confused with the famous "Cradle Song" of Op. 68/6) a simple tune, decorated with gentle grace notes, is twice played. A more troubled middle section in the minor follows, rising to a climax which would surely "wake the baby." However, all is well as the first tune returns. "Folk Song" ("Folkvise," or "Folk Melody") consists of a 3/4 dance...