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A unique collection: a wide and generous selection from everything Norway’s number one composer has ever written in a 21-CD set!
In 2007 Grieg’s passing away in 1907 is commemorated. This is the immediate occasion for issuing this composer’s complete oeuvre, part of which generally is more or less left unperformed on the musical stage.
Håkon Austbø has recorded all Grieg’s music for the piano, partly as recent as a couple of months ago. Since composer and pianist are compatriots they are the best match one could wish for. In 2003 Austbø was the recipient of the prestigious Grieg Award. This edition contains 7 CD’s with his idiomatic performances.
Another 7 CD’s are taken up by the orchestral, choral and chamber works, some of which – with the music for Peer Gynt in front - belong the best known part of Grieg’s output. Performers include the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields and the Raphael Quartet. Jorge Bolet is the soloist in the (in)famous piano concerto.
The final third of this Edition is dedicated to Grieg’s 170 beautiful songs which at the time were inspired and performed by his wife Nina. In this repertoire Grieg also had ample opportunity to incorporate his beloved folk music. The composer shows himself a true master of balance and expressiveness of this intimate genre. The singers include soprano Marianne Hirsti and tenor Kjell Magnus Sandve. They are accompanied by pianist Rudolf Jansen.
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