Grieg plays Remembrances (1903)

[egalitarianist]

What a gift he left us in these recordings. And it was not easy. Already by the time he made them, he had grown too frail and weak to play most of his own works - and this required all the strength he could muster. Still these recordings confirm what many contemporaries observed of him - that no other pianist could play or interpret his works better than he. (They said his playing of his concerto was sensational - as if they were hearing the much-played work as a fresh new composition.)

[chkjns]

Thanks for this amazing music - this is the first entry on my 1903 playlist.

I've created music playlists for each of the last 100 years - a trip back in time awaits just the click of your mouse . . . . . .

[bboymango]

i love how this piece is named remembrance and is one of gireg;s last lyric pieces. but even better is the fact that the main melody is very very very similar to his earlier lyric piece which was the arieta

ahha its almost as if he was reflecting on his past and possibly specifically the arieta

[egalitarianist]

bboymango; It's good you recognized that, which is what Grieg intended. Arietta was his very first Lyric Piece and this reworking of it as a beautiful waltz was to be his final one - hence the name.

As I've said elsewhere, no one plays Grieg better than Grieg did.

[peacemaker083]

@UnitedjOeY88 You're an idiot. No one click this link. It takes you to a stupid hip hop song!

[shela2]

Singing touch is the secret of Grieg,s playing .The height of pianism, once prized above all......

[vlotjah]

Don't forget that this was the golden age of not only pianists but also of piano-builders. The piano's of that era could really produce a singing tone, that's hard to find in modern piano's.

[ProfessorSuckMah]

unfortunatly...todays instruments are only about

brilliance...a true shame...no wonder the art of piano is going rather...down:-(

[yakodan1]

Fantástico. Gran hallazgo, desconocía que existía esta grabación. Gracias por brindar el privilegio de poder escuchar a Grieg. Saludos.

[Polyeagle]

There is something magical and unique about Grieg's playing that gets me every time...I really don't think you could ever find another pianist like him.

[Yogi0428900]

Absolutely beautiful!

[seann588]

Oh my god

[cortor3652]

There is no such pianism any longer.

[binbopianist]

Ooo.Great.. I could understand how to play his music. Thank you..(^^)/

[whatuswattingat]

Beautiful!

[carmenaudrey]

I've heard this piece before, but it had a different title. I think it was Nordic Melody.

[johnnyo312]

Thanks for sharing!

[figensco]

This was recorded on an Edison Cilinder?

[paulostroff99]

Amazing! So relaxed and melodic! Bravo! TY.

[Berceuse59]

What a charming and lovely piece, beautiful played by the Master himself !

I'm playing it just right now, this is a wonderful inspiration !

[KawhackitaRag]

This is great, again! It sounds like the length of this piece and the length of the record are mutually compatible; thus I think the tempo here is correct... Mr. Grieg did not have to speed through to fit it all. Such a marvelously relaxed, nuanced, and expressive performance!

[dariusxantus]

so beautiful

[Volatile314]

Cool...

[halloerde]

This is clearly a more advanced reworking of his earlier piece, Arietta, piece # 1 from Lyric pieces, Vol 1, Op 12. Only the composer can do this! Hearing him play it is invaluable, especially for someone playing the earlier piece!!

[phyramus7]

What are you talking about? This is a composition of its own, using the melody and harmonies of Arietta, put in three-time adding modulations. You make it sound as if this was just the way he interprets it.

[neversroad]

Is this really Grieg playing?

[phyramus7]

Yes, definitely.

[FranzLiszt]

Fantastic.

[BarNuun]

If no one commented on this, Theoshow2 might think there was no appreciation of his effort; so it is an extremely pretty piece. Those used to hearing old RCA bakelite records, learn to filter out all the hissing.