This edition was a cornerstone of the Naxos catalogue between the release of the first volume to the 14th. Brought together as a complete set,...

This edition was a cornerstone of the Naxos catalogue between the release of the first volume to the 14th. Brought together as a complete set, this attractive collection is a valuable one-stop reference for Grieg’s works for piano solo.

Einar Steen-Nøkleberg is a leading Norwegian pianist, having made continuous international appearances and more than 50 recordings. He studied with Nicolai Dirdal and Hans Leygraf. Among other prizes and distinctions, some of the most important are the German Hochschulwettbewerb, the Norwegian Piano Competition in 1972, the Norwegian Critics' Prize for Best Performance in 1975 (for the interpretation in Grieg's Piano Concerto at the Bergen Festival), the Norwegian Recording of the Year in 1976 for a recital of Norwegian Baroque Composers, the Lindeman Prize ("Performer of the Year") 1984, the Grieg Prize in 1985 (Bergen) and 1992 (Oslo). He is a Knight of the St. Olav Order, appointed by the King of Norway for his activities for Norwegian music in general.

CONTENTS:

• Holberg Suite, Op. 40
• Melodies of Norway, EG 108: 'I Went to Bed So Late'
• 6 Norwegian Mountain Melodies EG108a
• Peer Gynt: Morning
• Slåtter, Op. 72
• Lyric Pieces I (8), Op. 12
• Lyric Pieces II (8), Op. 38
• Lyric Pieces III (6), Op. 43
• Lyric Pieces IV (7), Op. 47
• Lyric Pieces V (6), Op. 54
• Lyric Pieces VI (6), Op. 57
• Lyric Pieces VII (6), Op. 62
• Lyric Pieces VIII (6), Op. 65
• Lyric Pieces IX (6), Op. 68
• Lyric Pieces X (7), Op. 71
• Agitato, EG106
• Norwegian Dances (4), Op. 35
• Album Leaf, EG109
• Waltz-Caprices, Op. 37
• Bojarernes Indtogsmarsch(The Entry of the Boyars), EG183
• Five pieces from Peer Gynt, Op. 23
• Sigurd Jorsalfar - three orchestral pieces, Op. 56
• Improvisations on 2 Norwegian Folksongs, Op. 29
• Melodies of Norway, EG 108: 'A Ballad to Saint Olaf'
• 25 Norwegian Folksongs & Dances, Op. 17
• Det første møte (No. 2 from Song Arrangements (6), Op. 52)
• 19 Norwegian Folksongs, Op. 66
• Norwegian Sailor's Song (All That a Nordic Sailor Should Be)
• Norwegian Melodies Nos. 118-152, EG 108
• Norwegian Melodies, Nos. 64-117, EG 108
• Sigurd Jorsalfar Op. 22
• Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
• Peer Gynt: Ingrid's Lament
• Peer Gynt: Arabian Dance
• Peer Gynt: Peer Gynys hjemkomst
• Peer Gynt: Solveig's Song
• Prayer & Temple Dance (from Olav Trygvason, Op. 50)
• Bergliot Op. 42
• Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 7
• Funeral March: Rikard Nordraak in memoriam
• Four Piano Pieces, Op. 1
• Melodies Of Norway, Eg 108: 'The Sirens'
• Moods, Op. 73
• Vuggesang, Op. 41 No. I
• Humoresques, Op. 6
• Three piano Pieces, EG105
• Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34
• Springdans fra Vinje (No. 3 from Norwegian Mountain Melodies (6), EG108a)
• Two Melodies, Op. 53
• 6 Song Arrangements, Op. 41
• Halling (No. 20 from 25 Norwegian Folk Songs and Dances, Op. 17)
• Two Nordic Melodies, Op. 63
• 3 Piano Pieces, EG110-112
• Larviks-Polka, EG101
• 23 Small Piano Pieces EG104
• Ved Halfdan Kjerulfs Minnestötte (At Halfdan Kjerulf's Memorial), EG167
• Modersord (No. 4 from Four Songs, Op. 15)
• Det første møde (No. 1 from Fire Dikte fra "Fiskerjenten", Op. 21)
• Du fatter ei Bolgernes evige Gang, Op. 5 No. 2
• Peer Gynt: Solveig's Song
• Kjaerlighed (Love) (No. 2 from Romancer, Op. 15)
• Du gamle Mor (No. 6 from Song Arrangements (6), Op. 52)
• Canon a 4 voci, EG 179
• Norwegian Melodies, No. 146: St. Thomas Yodel, EG 108
• Norwegian Melodies No. 87: Mountain Song, EG 108
• Album Leaves (4), Op. 28
• Poetic Tone-Pictures, Op. 3
• Melodies of Norway, EG 108: 'Iceland'
• Fjeldslåt (No. 1 from Folkelivsbilder, Op. 19)
• Brudefølget drar forbi (No. 2 from Folkelivsbilder, Op. 19)
• Fra Karnevalet (No. 3 from Folkelivsbilder, Op. 19)
• Prayer from Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56, No. 1
• Ballade in G minor, Op. 24

Excerpts of select reviews from previously released volumes included in this set:

Grieg: Piano Music Vol 1

Whether the music is early or late, Steen-Nokleberg plays with total sympathy and dedication.

– Penguin Guide to Classical Music [2003/04 edition]

Grieg: Piano Music Vol 2

His playing brims with charm, pathos, nostalgia, simplicity, drama, and whatever else is needed – invariably appropriate, straightforward, unaffected, and vivid.

– BBC Music Magazine

Grieg: Piano Music Vol 3

He conveys a splendidly rhapsodic spontaneity and there is much feeling. This disc deserves a particularly strong recommendation.

– Penguin Guide to Classical Music [2003/04 edition]