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| 20 | | | Performer's name: | Greta99 | | From: | Germany | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Home page link: | https://soundcloud.com/user-513119297 | | Title of piece: | Solveig's Song | | Composer: | Grieg, Edvard | | Duration: | 03:31 | | Source of music: | sheet music | | Instrument used: | Kawai CA-58 | | Recording method: | Digital piano | | Comment Policy: | Critical Comments: Anything goes! |
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| 21 | | | Performer's name: | ElaineAllegro | | Experience: | Way too many relative to current level! | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Title of piece: | Norwegian Dances Op 17, No 1, Spring Dance | | Composer: | Edvard Grieg | | Duration: | 01:14 | | Source of music: | Downloaded Edition Peters sheet music from IMSLP. | | Instrument used: | Steingraeber A170 | | Recording method: | Zoom Q2n video recorder, imported to Windows MovieMaker, extracted audio, and went to an online converter to convert to mp3. There has to be a less time consuming process! | | Comment Policy: | Critical Comments: Anything goes! | | Additional info: | 25 Nordische Tanze und Volksweisen (25 Norwegian Dances and Folk Songs), written for pianoforte, by Edvard Grieg, Op. 17.
No. 1 Springtanz (Spring Dance)
No. 2 Der Jungling (Swain, Shepherd)
No. 23 Bauernlied (Peasant Song)
Before winter break, my teacher and I chose music to work on for the next six months. This collection of very short pieces was intended for sight reading (and because I love any kind of folk dance). Around that time, I noticed the sign-up for the Grieg recital and set the impossible goal of having 5 of the pieces performance ready in less than 5 weeks. Well, they are not performance ready, and I am including only three very short pieces. (My takeaway: do not sign up for online recitals; just show up if I am really ready!)
Regardless of the state of my playing, I wanted to introduce these pieces to you as another take on Grieg. I love the quickly shifting dynamics in each of these pieces. To really hear all the nuances, please look for the definitive recordings of Eva Knardahl in YouTube. Each of the 25 pieces is a separate YouTube recording. (I have been listening to her full CD of these pieces every night, hoping they would just sink in, but...)
IMSLP offers several versions of the score for solo piano: https://imslp.org/wiki/25_Norwegian_Folk_Songs_and_Dances%2C_Op.17_(Grieg%2C_Edvard)
Critical comments, because I am going to work on most of the 25 for quite a while. |
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| 22 | | | Performer's name: | ElaineAllegro | | Experience: | Ok, 10 as child; 10+ restarting many decades later. | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Title of piece: | Norwegian Dances Op 17, No 2, The Shepherd | | Composer: | Edvard Grieg | | Duration: | 00:48 | | Source of music: | Edition Peters, downloaded from IMSLP | | Instrument used: | Steingraeber A170 | | Recording method: | Zoom Q2n, to Windows MovieMaker for trimming the ends, to online converter to mp3 | | Comment Policy: | Critical Comments: Anything goes! | | Additional info: | Please see comments under Norwegian Dances No. 1 |
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| 23 | | | Performer's name: | ElaineAllegro | | Experience: | Lots but never enough. | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Title of piece: | Norwegian Dances Op 17, No 23, Peasant Song | | Composer: | Edvard Grieg | | Duration: | 00:50 | | Source of music: | Edition Peters, downloaded from IMSLP | | Instrument used: | Steingraeber A170 | | Recording method: | Zoom Q2n video recorder, to Windows MovieMaker for trimming, to online file converter into mp3 file. | | Comment Policy: | Critical Comments: Anything goes! | | Additional info: | Please see comments under Norwegian Dances No. 1. |
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| 24 | | | Performer's name: | Saan | | From: | Currently in Berlin, originally from New Mexico | | Experience: | 12 years of lessons as a child, restarted after a 23 year break. I noodled around for a while on my own before starting lessons again a bit more than a year ago. | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Video link: | https://youtu.be/ScnJ6EIzq3w | | Title of piece: | Saebygga (Op. 17 No. 21) | | Composer: | Grieg | | Duration: | 01:32 | | Source of music: | Music for Millions volume 37, Classics to Moderns in the Intermediate Grade | | Instrument used: | Yamaha U3H | | Recording method: | Quicktime and a USB mic | | Comment Policy: | General Comments only: Polite, supportive, suggestions for improvement | | Additional info: | This was one of my quick studies for the 40 pieces a year challenge last year. |
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| 25 | | | Performer's name: | Saan | | From: | Currently in Berlin, originally from New Mexico | | Experience: | 12 years of lessons as a child, restarted after a 23 year break. I noodled around for a while on my own before starting lessons again a bit more than a year ago. | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Video link: | https://youtu.be/4zM18RdDr5U | | Title of piece: | Lyric Pieces Op. 12 No. 1: Arietta | | Composer: | Grieg | | Duration: | 01:27 | | Source of music: | Henle Lyric Pieces collection | | Instrument used: | Yamaha U3H | | Recording method: | Quicktime and a USB mic | | Comment Policy: | General Comments only: Polite, supportive, suggestions for improvement | | Additional info: | This was one of my favorite quick studies from last year. Such a lovely little piece; I may come back to it at some point to refine it. |
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| 26 | | | Performer's name: | P Westberg | | From: | Stockholm, Sweden | | Experience: | About 10 years growing up. Restarted about one year ago on an old digital (HP 201) and got this piano in September of last year. This is my second ABF recital. | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Video link: | https://youtu.be/SEo29f5YAAw | | Title of piece: | Peasant's Song, Op.65 No. 2 | | Composer: | Grieg | | Duration: | 01:43 | | Source of music: | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/0/0a/IMSLP00186-Grieg_-_Lyric_Pieces,_Op_65.pdf | | Instrument used: | Feurich F179 | | Recording method: | Single condenser microphone -> Presonus Studio 24c -> Studio One -> rendered to .mp3. | | Comment Policy: | General Comments only: Polite, supportive, suggestions for improvement | | Additional info: | Not as polished as I'd like, but a week ago I didn't even think I'd be able to make a recordable version. I chose this piece thinking it would be relatively easy to prepare but some parts were more of a challenge than expected.
I think the first Grieg piece I played was probably Watchman's Song, and then later some of the other pieces from Op 12, though that was a long time ago. |
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| 27 | | | Performer's name: | Rachtoven | | From: | USA | | Experience: | 3.5 | | Direct music link: | click to download | | Title of piece: | Arietta and Waltz Op 12 No. 1 & 2 | | Composer: | Grieg | | Duration: | 03:19 | | Source of music: | sheet music | | Instrument used: | Kawai RX-3 | | Recording method: | Recorded using Line Audio Omni1 mics and the SSL2 audio interface | | Comment Policy: | General Comments only: Polite, supportive, suggestions for improvement | | Additional info: | I'm happier with the Arietta than the Waltz, but I've not been playing the Waltz very long and need more time to polish my performance. |
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