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Grieg: Piano Sonata - 14 Lyric Pieces / Idmtal
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Grieg: Piano Sonata - 14 Lyric Pieces / Idmtal

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Composer
Grieg, Edvard
Artist
Matthieu Idmtal
Format
CD
Label
Piano Classics
Released
Nov 19, 2021
Catalog #
PCL10239
UPC
5029365102391

About

Having completed his studies at the Brussels conservatoire and won first prizes at several distinguished competitions for young musicians, Matthieu Idmtal quickly became known as a specialist in the music of Alexander Scriabin. His debut on record was dedicated to a sequence of the Russian composer’s Etudes and Preludes, and it won him golden reviews. His Scriabin album was followed by an equally well-received album of the violin sonatas by Edvard Grieg, in company with his regular violin-recital partner Maya Levy. The natural sequel is this focus on the Norwegian composer’s solo output. Grieg composed seven books of Lyric Pieces across the course of his career: songs without words that amount to a diary of his compositional evolution as well as testament to enduring preoccupations such as the artistic transformation of folksong and the evocation of natural phenomena such as sunlight and the movement of water. Idmtal’s sequence ranges across all seven books, and does not shy away from established classics such as the Arietta and Wedding Day at Troldhaugen. However, he also includes several lesser-known and introspective masterpieces such as the Vanished Days and Homesickness from the Opus 57 set. Even by their side, however, the Piano Sonata Op 7 is an almost forgotten masterpiece. Grieg wrote it at the age of 22, recently graduated from the conservatoire in Leipzig, yet even within the first movement’s opening exposition there are shapes and harmonies that instantly identify the composer’s artistic fingerprint. The sonata reflects the ambitions and character of the young Grieg: high-spirited, virtuosic, impetuous, and permeated with brusque mood swings. Cast in a compressed version of the traditional four-movement form, it encompasses many changes of mood, sometimes very abrupt, as if the composer was overflowing with musical ideas and inspiration.

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro moderato 05:32
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Matthieu Idmtal
  2. 2 II. Andante molto 05:18
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante molto
    Duration
    05:18
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Matthieu Idmtal
  3. 3 III. Alla menuetto, ma poco più lento 03:32
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Alla menuetto, ma poco più lento
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Matthieu Idmtal
  4. 4 IV. Finale: Molto allegro 06:54
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Molto allegro
    Duration
    06:54
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Matthieu Idmtal
  5. 5 Lyric Pieces, Book 1, Op. 12: No. 1. Arietta 01:46
    Track
    5
    Title
    Lyric Pieces, Book 1, Op. 12: No. 1. Arietta
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Matthieu Idmtal
  6. 6 Lyric Pieces, Book 2, Op. 38: No. 1. Berceuse (Cradle Song) 03:19
    Track
    6
    Title
    Lyric Pieces, Book 2, Op. 38: No. 1. Berceuse (Cradle Song)
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Matthieu Idmtal
  7. 7 Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 1. Sommerfugl (Butterfly) 01:59
    Track
    7
    Title
    Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 1. Sommerfugl (Butterfly)
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Matthieu Idmtal
  8. 8 No. 7. Elegi (Elegy) 04:32
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 7. Elegi (Elegy)
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Matthieu Idmtal
  9. 9 No. 1. Valse Impromptu 03:28
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 1. Valse Impromptu
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Matthieu Idmtal
  10. 10 No. 3. Melodi (Melody) 04:10
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 3. Melodi (Melody)
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Matthieu Idmtal
  11. 11 Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: No. 3. Trolltog (March of the Trolls) 03:42
    Track
    11
    Title
    Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: No. 3. Trolltog (March of the Trolls)
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Matthieu Idmtal
  12. 12 No. 6. Elegi (Elegy) 03:53
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 6. Elegi (Elegy)
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Matthieu Idmtal
  13. 13 No. 7. Vals (Waltz) 01:26
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 7. Vals (Waltz)
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Matthieu Idmtal
  14. 14 Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op. 65: No. 6. Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Wedding Day at Troldhaugen) 06:14
    Track
    14
    Title
    Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op. 65: No. 6. Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Wedding Day at Troldhaugen)
    Duration
    06:14
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Matthieu Idmtal
  15. 15 No. 6. Hjemve (Nostalgia) 05:44
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 6. Hjemve (Nostalgia)
    Duration
    05:44
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Matthieu Idmtal
  16. 16 No. 1. Svunne dager (Vanished Days) 08:03
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 1. Svunne dager (Vanished Days)
    Duration
    08:03
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Matthieu Idmtal
  17. 17 Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 2. Ensom vandrer (Solitary Wanderer) 02:49
    Track
    17
    Title
    Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 2. Ensom vandrer (Solitary Wanderer)
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Matthieu Idmtal
  18. 18 Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: No. 4. Notturno (Nocturne) 06:00
    Track
    18
    Title
    Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: No. 4. Notturno (Nocturne)
    Duration
    06:00
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Matthieu Idmtal