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Edit: I just saw my choice is gone. It must have happened while I was practising it to see if I could do it. So I've edited my post.

I would like 38 3 - Melody if it is still available. For a second choice, if available I would like 38 7 Waltz. This if for a September due date, correct??

for seconds, could I please reserve 68-3, At Your Feet...

cheers!

I THINK AT THIS MOMENT MANY PEOPLE WONDER WHAT THEY`VE LET THEMSELVES IN FOR , ,, , but I have to say Greig beats Mendelssohn by a large margin. In my opinion . . .wonderful stuff!

Okay folks This is the amended list: As of midday Uk time.

It seems that most folk are happy with a SEPTEMBER recital,
that seems to give us enough time and also roughly the same amount of time as the mendelssohn had for practicing.

Also it doesnt clash with any other ABF recital which is an important consideration.

OPUS 12
No. 1, Arietta : AimeeO
No. 2, Vals (Waltz):Saranoya.
No. 3, Vektersang (Watchman's song, after Macbeth):casinitaly
No. 4, Alfedans (Elves' dance); Ladychen
No. 5, Folkevise (Popular melody): Andy Platt.
No. 6, Norsk (Norwegian melody)
No. 7, Albumblad (Albumleaf)
No. 8, Fedrelandssang (National song):SamS.


Book II, Op. 38 (composed 1883 except where noted; published 1883):

No. 1, Berceuse
No. 2, Folkevise (Folk-song)Wayne
No. 3, Melodi (Melody) SwissMS
No. 4, Halling (Dance)
No. 5, Springdans (Spring dance)[1]
No. 6, Elegi (Elegy):Recaredo.
No. 7, Vals (Waltz, originally composed 1866; revised 1883)
No. 8, Kanon (Canon, composed ca. 1877-8?; revised 1883)



Book III, Op. 43 (composed probably 1886; published 1886; ded. Isidor Seiss):

No. 1, Sommerfugl (Butterfly) :Beric.
No. 2, Ensom vandrer (Solitary traveller)
No. 3, I hjemmet (In my homeland)allard
No. 4, Liten fugl (Little bird)
No. 5, Erotikk (Erotikon): Peterws
No. 6, Til våren (To spring)


Book IV, Op. 47 (composed 1886-8 except where noted; published 1888):

No. 1, Valse-Impromptu
No. 2, Albumblad (Albumleaf)
No. 3, Melodi (Melody)
No. 4, Halling
No. 5, Melankoli (Melancholy)stumbler
No. 6, Springtanz (Spring dance,[1] composed 1872?; revised 1888)
No. 7, Elegi (Elegy)


Book V, Op. 54 (composed 1889-91; published 1891; Nos. 1-4 later orchestrated as Lyric Suite):

No. 1, Gjetergutt (Shepherd's boy)
No. 2, Gangar (Norwegian march)
No. 3, Trolltog (March of the Dwarfs) Rossy: oh deary me what have I done?
No. 4, Notturno : Dipsey.
No. 5, Scherzo
No. 6, Klokkeklang (Bell ringing): Sinophilia.


Book VI, Op. 57 (composed 1890?-3; published 1893):

No. 1, Svundne dager (Vanished days)
No. 2, Gade
No. 3, Illusjon (Illusion)pianostudent88
No. 4, Geheimniss (Secret)
No. 5, Sie tanzt (She dances)
No. 6, Heimweh (Homesickness)


Book VII, Op. 62 (composed 1893?-5; published 1895):

No. 1, Sylfide (Sylph)
No. 2, Takk (Gratitude)
No. 3, Fransk serenade (French serenade)
No. 4, Bekken (Brooklet)
No. 5, Drømmesyn (Phantom)Pavel.K
No. 6, Hjemad (Homeward): Dire tonic.


Book VIII, Op. 65 (composed 1896; published 1897):

No. 1, Fra ungdomsdagene (From early years): Morodiene.
No. 2, Bondens sang (Peasant's song)
No. 3, Tungsinn (Melancholy)
No. 4, Salong (Salon)
No. 5, I balladetone (Ballad):Rupak.
No. 6, Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Wedding Day at Troldhaugen): Ganddalf.


Book IX, Op. 68 (composed 1898-9; published 1899; Nos. 4 and 5 were orchestrated in 1899):

No. 1, Matrosenes oppsang (Sailor's song):ElleC
No. 2, Bestemors menuet (Grandmother's minuet)
No. 3, For dine føtter (At your feet)
No. 4, Aften på højfjellet (Evening in the mountains): Limefriday.
No. 5, Bådnlåt (At the cradle)
No. 6, Valse mélancolique (Melancholy waltz)


Book X, Op. 71 (composed and published 1901):

No. 1, Det var engang (Once upon a time)
No. 2, Sommeraften (Summer's eve):FARMGIRL
No. 3, Småtroll (Puck)
No. 4, Skogstillhet (Peace in the woods):VALENCIA.
No. 5, Halling
No. 6, Forbi (Gone)ZRTF90
No. 7, Etterklang (Remembrances):dynamobt.



And if they are not taken by others , then we have second choices of:
Valencia (57.1)
Saranoya (47.2)
Morodiene ( 71.5)
Ganddalf (68.5)
Limefriday (71.1)
Dipsey ( 47.3)
Ladychen (38.4)
Peterws (47.6)
SamS (71.3)
Beric (43.6)
SwissMS (38.7)
Dire tonic (68.3)

I love Grieg, but I also love Mendelssohn. I think both are way under-played composers except for a few pieces. I'm really looking forward to hearing and discovering Grieg's music with everyone.

Well, I wasn't really that familiar with the Grieg Lyric Pieces that much before I started investigating them for this recital. But I have had a long love affair with the Mendelssohn Songs Without Words. They just seem to really speak to me. The tonal language seems perfect to me - not too far afield like Liszt. The complexity seems just right - not too obtuse like Schumann or Brahms.

While I can appreciate the Grieg pieces, they don't do the same for me as the Mendelssohn. But it's all personal preferences...

But I love the Grieg Piano Concerto!

Sam

I'm going back through more of the music, trying to find a replacement for the one that was taken just as I was posting my choice. I'm looking for another one that is mostly chords and slow because it matches the part of technique that I have solid now. I'm still doing my choice on my own because I fell in love with the piece. I don't know Grieg at all, so it's slow going.

What one were you going to do?

Mine was the last to go.

Was it 71/6, keystring? If so, please take it - I still have loads that I know and although the ones I was planning this year are taken there are others from further ahead.

It'd be great to have you in the recital!

Richard, I didn't want to say anything, especially since you had just dropped your previous choice for someone else. But yes, that was the one. Thank you so much - and I will take it.

So Rossy - 71/6 for me.

My situation is that I have a lot of habits from when I played self-taught and we're scrambling to undo them. I can play different things, but not without doing stuff to myself that I don't want to do. A couple of years ago (on my own) I was getting numbness. It's hard to undo/retrain habit. The one thing I have a handle on now are chords. And this piece is mostly chords and slow. I had considered another one that got offered to me and I might still look at it as a second choice, but I'm being very cautious and self-restricting. We've got the other thread where someone is trying to fix physical playing, and I know what a difference that makes if you can get it going step by step.

As soon as you pick the next thing, who will jump on and say, "Well, my choice just went so ..."

Richard, before you know it you'll be playing the Concerto!

Rossy, much as it galls me to give you more work to do (ROFLMAO) could you change my choice to Op. 54 No. 2, the Norwegian March?

Thanks.

Andy, I have two or three Grieg pieces in the pipeline outside the Lyric pieces. I'd love to do one of the Norwegian Dances, Op. 35.

My teacher gave me his Op. 7 sonata so I've been into Grieg for a long time.

I see that I'm just too late to ask for Op 54 no 2 "Gangar".
I wonder how much time I would have to practice before the recital? I would like to try Op 57 no 6 "Hjemve".

That's a great choice, I like this one as well! (Don't worry, I wasn't planning on doing it) :P

<looks around nervously>

I see no smiley!

If you're serious, ragnhildK, I applaud your timing and will be amenable (I would not wish to obstruct a patriot in this particular recital and this particular piece), if you were winding me up - it worked and I applaud your subtlety!

Ok, here's the smiley
I want to try "Homesickness", I've started practicing...

Looking forward to hearing your "Gangar",Richard - it is one of my other favourites.

If I could have a second choice I would like Op 43 no 2 "Ensom vandrer".

Since it's fashionable to reserve another and as the list looks much fuller with people's second choices filled in (41 of 66 taken or reserved) please reserve Op. 38/1, Berceuse, for me before I'm left with 62/4!

Here's the latest list -57:6 has now gone

OPUS 12
No. 1, Arietta : AimeeO
No. 2, Vals (Waltz):Saranoya.
No. 3, Vektersang (Watchman's song, after Macbeth):casinitaly
No. 4, Alfedans (Elves' dance); Ladychen
No. 5, Folkevise (Popular melody): Andy Platt.
No. 6, Norsk (Norwegian melody)
No. 7, Albumblad (Albumleaf)
No. 8, Fedrelandssang (National song):SamS.


Book II, Op. 38 (composed 1883 except where noted; published 1883):

No. 1, Berceuse
No. 2, Folkevise (Folk-song)Wayne
No. 3, Melodi (Melody) SwissMS
No. 4, Halling (Dance)
No. 5, Springdans (Spring dance)[1]
No. 6, Elegi (Elegy):Recaredo.
No. 7, Vals (Waltz, originally composed 1866; revised 1883)
No. 8, Kanon (Canon, composed ca. 1877-8?; revised 1883)



Book III, Op. 43 (composed probably 1886; published 1886; ded. Isidor Seiss):

No. 1, Sommerfugl (Butterfly) :Beric.
No. 2, Ensom vandrer (Solitary traveller)
No. 3, I hjemmet (In my homeland)allard
No. 4, Liten fugl (Little bird)
No. 5, Erotikk (Erotikon): Peterws
No. 6, Til våren (To spring)


Book IV, Op. 47 (composed 1886-8 except where noted; published 1888):

No. 1, Valse-Impromptu
No. 2, Albumblad (Albumleaf)
No. 3, Melodi (Melody)
No. 4, Halling
No. 5, Melankoli (Melancholy)stumbler
No. 6, Springtanz (Spring dance,[1] composed 1872?; revised 1888)
No. 7, Elegi (Elegy)


Book V, Op. 54 (composed 1889-91; published 1891; Nos. 1-4 later orchestrated as Lyric Suite):

No. 1, Gjetergutt (Shepherd's boy)
No. 2, Gangar (Norwegian march)ZRTF90
No. 3, Trolltog (March of the Dwarfs) Rossy: oh deary me what have I done?
No. 4, Notturno : Dipsey.
No. 5, Scherzo
No. 6, Klokkeklang (Bell ringing): Sinophilia.


Book VI, Op. 57 (composed 1890?-3; published 1893):

No. 1, Svundne dager (Vanished days)
No. 2, Gade
No. 3, Illusjon (Illusion)pianostudent88
No. 4, Geheimniss (Secret)
No. 5, Sie tanzt (She dances)
No. 6, Heimweh (Homesickness)ragnhildK


Book VII, Op. 62 (composed 1893?-5; published 1895):

No. 1, Sylfide (Sylph)
No. 2, Takk (Gratitude)
No. 3, Fransk serenade (French serenade)
No. 4, Bekken (Brooklet)
No. 5, Drømmesyn (Phantom)Pavel.K
No. 6, Hjemad (Homeward): Dire tonic.


Book VIII, Op. 65 (composed 1896; published 1897):

No. 1, Fra ungdomsdagene (From early years): Morodiene.
No. 2, Bondens sang (Peasant's song)
No. 3, Tungsinn (Melancholy)
No. 4, Salong (Salon)
No. 5, I balladetone (Ballad):Rupak.
No. 6, Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Wedding Day at Troldhaugen): Ganddalf.


Book IX, Op. 68 (composed 1898-9; published 1899; Nos. 4 and 5 were orchestrated in 1899):

No. 1, Matrosenes oppsang (Sailor's song):ElleC
No. 2, Bestemors menuet (Grandmother's minuet)
No. 3, For dine føtter (At your feet)
No. 4, Aften på højfjellet (Evening in the mountains): Limefriday.
No. 5, Bådnlåt (At the cradle)
No. 6, Valse mélancolique (Melancholy waltz)


Book X, Op. 71 (composed and published 1901):

No. 1, Det var engang (Once upon a time)
No. 2, Sommeraften (Summer's eve):FARMGIRL
No. 3, Småtroll (Puck)
No. 4, Skogstillhet (Peace in the woods):VALENCIA.
No. 5, Halling
No. 6, Forbi (Gone)Keystring
No. 7, Etterklang (Remembrances):dynamobt.



And if they are not taken by others , then we have second choices of:
Valencia (57.1)
Saranoya (47.2)
Morodiene ( 71.5)
Ganddalf (68.5)
Limefriday (71.1)
Dipsey ( 47.3)
Ladychen (38.4)
Peterws (47.6)
SamS (71.3)
Beric (43.6)
SwissMS (38.7)
Dire tonic (68.3)
ragnhildK (43.2)

if anyone wants to take up the vanished days (57/1) which is down as a second choice for me, please go ahead and take it! I am pretty sure I can only manage one piece for this recital.