This disc of works by Grieg for cello and piano shows the composer at his most romantic. It also includes arrangements by the performers themselves of Grieg’s little-known songs. The two musicians interpret Grieg’s Cello Sonata op. 36, a work in which the composer fully exploits the instruments register, and the Intermezzo in A minor, a work first published in 1979 and probably representing the first movement of a suite for cello and piano that Grieg left unfinished.
Edvard Grieg: Cello Sonata in A minor, Op. 36
I. Allegro agitato
II. Andante molto tranquillo
III. Allegro
Edvard Grieg: Intermezzo
Intermezzo
Edvard Grieg: 4 Lieder, Op. 2 (arr. for cello and piano)
4 Lieder, Op. 2: No. 4. Was soll ich sagen? (arr. for cello and piano)
Edvard Grieg: 6 Songs, Op. 4 (arr. for cello and piano)
6 Songs, Op. 4: No. 1. Die Waise (arr. for cello and piano)
Edvard Grieg: Romancer og. sange, Op. 18 (arr. for cello and piano)
Romancer og. sange, Op. 18: No. 5. Poesien (Poesy) (arr. for cello and piano)
Edvard Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45 (arr. for cello and piano)
Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45: II. Allegretto (arr. for cello and piano)
Edvard Grieg: Hjertets melodier (Melodies of the Heart), Op. 5 (arr. for cello and piano)
Hjertets melodier (Melodies of the Heart), Op. 5: No. 3. Jeg elsker dig (I Love but Thee) (arr. for cello and piano)
Edvard Grieg: Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), Op. 67 (arr. for cello and piano)
Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), Op. 67: No. 8. Ved gjaetle-bekken (At the Brook) (arr. for cello and piano)
Edvard Grieg: Romancer og ballader, Op. 9 (arr. for cello and piano)
Romancer og ballader, Op. 9: No. 3. Solnedgang (Sunset) (arr. for cello and piano)
Edvard Grieg: Elegiske digte, Op. 59 (arr. for cello and piano)
Elegiske digte, Op. 59: No. 6. Nu hviler du i jorden (Your Eyes Are Closed Forever) (arr. for cello and piano)
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I. Allegro agitato