E.GRIEG:Concert -III Tempo- H. Von KARAJAN,K. ZIMERMAN (Norway photos)

Herbert Von Karajan,Krystian Zimerman:Grieg concert - III Tempo
Edvard Grieg (15 June 1843 4 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist who composed in the Romantic period. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt (which includes Morning Mood and In the Hall of the Mountain King), and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.
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Grieg is renowned as a nationalist composer, drawing inspiration from Norwegian folk music. Early works include a symphony (which he later suppressed) and a piano sonata. He also wrote three sonatas for violin and piano and a cello sonata. His many short pieces for piano — often based on Norwegian folk tunes and dances — led some to call him the Chopin of the north.

The Piano Concerto is his most popular work. Its champions have included the pianist and composer Percy Grainger, a personal friend of Grieg who played the concerto frequently during his long career. An arrangement of part of the work made an iconic television comedy appearance in the 1971 Morecambe and Wise Show, conducted by Andre Previn.

Some of the Lyric Pieces (for piano) are also well-known, as is the incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt, a play that Grieg found to be an arduous work to score properly. In a 1874 letter to his friend Frants Beyer, Grieg expressed his unhappiness with what is now considered one of his most popular compositions from Peer Gynt, In the Hall of the Mountain King: "I have also written something for the scene in the hall of the mountain King - something that I literally can't bear listening to because it absolutely reeks of cow-pies, exaggerated Norwegian nationalism, and trollish self-satisfaction! But I have a hunch that the irony will be discernible."[4]

Grieg's popular Holberg Suite was originally written for the piano, and later arranged by the composer for string orchestra.

Grieg wrote songs, in which he set lyrics by poets Heinrich Heine, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and others.

Russian composer Nikolai Myaskovsky used a theme by Grieg for the variations with which he closed his Third String Quartet.

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• Karajan
• Zimerman
• Grieg
• piano
• concerto
• III
• Tempo

[mrsmetz1]

I love mr. Zimerman for his clear tone and strong and decisive touch. Here he proves it again. He is an ideal pianist for this concerto. Also my compliments for the orchestra. I could'nt find the name in the info. I wonder who they are. Great music.

[miliona1re]

Berlin,one of the best in the world :) My favourite is Philadelphia.

[calloffthedogs]

awesome presentation!!!!!! very well done!!! Thank you miliona1re!

[earthatic]

An absolutely amazing performance!

[tierzuchtZentral]

What a mighty final!

[teresa2610]

This is the best performance of this concerto . Karajan and Zimerman, guauuuu.

5:03, very very beautiful

[Quatarsys]

True perfection! I swear, the impression that you fly up over of all Norway, and the time in this moment slowed so much that seems you live the whole life anew!

Истинное совершенство! Ей богу, впечатление, что пролетаешь на над всей Норвегией, а время в этот момент замедляется настолько, что словно целую жизнь проживаешь!

[luky7ro]

AUDITILE LU PESTE SUSMANU LU PESTE

[neyzen1905]

The best music ever!

I think this piece deserves more popularity than Justin Beaber's!..

[BluePianist14]

Wonderful!!! you are really fantastic my friend. I'm enjoying this video and Grieg music. Thanks a lot :)

[AL73TJ]

The name is "lofoten"