Track Listing

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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #522 in Music
• Released on: 1996-09-04
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

From Amazon.com
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

Chronique amazon.fr
En composant ces Pièces lyriques, Edvard Grieg écrivait de véritables merveilles d’inspiration. Le grand pianiste russe Emil Gilels signe la version de référence de ces vingt-quatre pièces populaires. Le piano de Gilels sonne profondément pour faire ressortir toute la magie de ces partitions, décrivant un climat scandinave lyrique et épuré. La beauté de ces pièces se situe entre dépouillement et déclamation. --Pierre Graveleau