Gerard Willems - Morning Mood: Solo Piano Music of Edvard Grieg (2016) Hi-Res

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Title: Morning Mood: Solo Piano Music of Edvard Grieg
Year Of Release: 2016
Label: ABC Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC 24bit-48kHz / FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 02:36:31
Total Size: 1.5 Gb / 572 Mb
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Tracklist:

1 Holberg Suite, Op. 40: 1. Preludium 02:57
2 Holberg Suite, Op. 40: 2. Sarabande 03:00
3 Holberg Suite, Op. 40: 3. Gavotte 03:06
4 Holberg Suite, Op. 40: 4. Air 05:40
5 Holberg Suite, Op. 40: 5. Rigaudon 04:20
6 Piano Pieces after Original Songs, Vol. II, Op. 52: 2. The First Meeting 03:12
7 Piano Pieces after Original Songs, Vol. II, Op. 52: 4. Solveig’s Song 03:46
8 23 Little Pieces, EG104: 2. Longing 01:32
9 Improvisations on Two Norwegian Folk Songs, Op. 29: 1. The Lad and the Lass in the Cow-Shed Loft 02:55
10 Funeral March for Ridard Nordraak, EG 107 05:53
11 Six Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 3: 1. Allegro ma non troppo 01:39
12 Six Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 3: 2. Allegro cantabile 01:35
13 Six Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 3: 3. Con moto 01:46
14 Six Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 3: 4. Andante con sentimento 02:31
15 Six Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 3: 5. Allegro moderato 01:29
16 Six Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 3: 6. Allegro scherzando 01:04
17 Album Leaves, Op. 28: 3. Vivace in A Major 03:11
18 Piano Pieces after Original Songs, Vol. 2, Op. 52: 1. A Mother’s Grief 03:14
19 Piano Pieces after Original Songs , Vol. 1, Op. 41: 3. I Love Thee 03:30
20 Moods, Op. 73: 1. Resignation 01:41
21 Piano Pieces after Original Songs , Vol. 1, Op. 41: 1. Cradle Song 02:37
22 Moods, Op. 73: 7. Mountaineer’s Song 04:00
23 Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: 1. Morning Mood 03:34
24 Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: 2. The Death of Ǻse 04:01
25 Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: 3. Anitra’s Dance 03:25
26 Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: 4. In the Hall of the Mountain King 02:20
27 Lyric Pieces, Book 1, Op. 12: 1. Arietta 01:22
28 Lyric Pieces, Book 1, Op. 12: 3. Watchman’s Song 03:27
29 Lyric Pieces, Book 1, Op. 12: 4. Elves’ Dance 00:54
30 Lyric Pieces, Book 1, Op. 12: 6. Norwegian 01:03
31 Lyric Pieces, Book 2, Op. 38: 1. Berceuse 02:56
32 Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: 1. Butterfly 01:52
33 Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: 2. Lonely Wanderer 02:12
34 Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: 3. In My Homeland 02:20
35 Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: 4. Little Bird 01:47
36 Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: 6. To Spring 02:50
37 Lyric Pieces, Book 4, Op. 47: 2. Album Leaf 03:58
38 Lyric Pieces, Book 4, Op. 47: 3. Melody 03:44
39 Lyric Pieces, Book 4, Op. 47: 4. Halling 01:42
40 Lyric Pieces, Book 4, Op. 47: 7. Elegy 02:59
41 Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: 3. March of the Trolls 03:19
42 Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: 4. Nocturne 03:51
43 Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: 6. Bell Ringing 03:47
44 Lyric Pieces, Book 6, Op. 57: 6. Homesickness 04:09
45 Lyric Pieces, Book 7, Op. 62: 3. French Serenade 02:59
46 Lyric Pieces, Book 7, Op. 62: 5. Phantom 02:21
47 Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op. 65: 2. Peasant Song 01:40
48 Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op. 65: 6. Wedding Day at Troldhaugen 06:32
49 Lyric Pieces, Book 9, Op. 68: 2. Grandmother’s Minuet 02:19
50 Lyric Pieces, Book 9, Op. 68: 4. Evening in the Mountains 02:45
51 Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: 1. Once upon a Time 04:46
52 Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: 3. Puck 01:58
53 Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: 6. Gone 02:40
54 Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: 7. Remembrances 02:21

Performers:
Gerard Willems – piano

Morning Mood: Solo Piano Music of Edvard Grieg is a double-CD collection of the Norwegian composer's most popular keyboard pieces, performed by Gerard Willems and released by ABC Classics. Packaged in a sturdy hardcover book with informative essays and biographical notes, the album consists of Fra Holbergs tid (From Holberg's Time), Op. 40, Six Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 3, Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46, and selections from the ten books of Lyric Pieces, along with several miscellaneous character studies and miniatures, including Wedding Day at Troldhaugen. Willems is perhaps best known for his recordings of Beethoven's works, also on the ABC Classics label, so Grieg's late-Romantic music is a bit of a departure for him. Playing a Stuart & Sons piano (which he also played in his recorded cycle of Beethoven's sonatas), Willems gives calm and lucid interpretations that are nuanced and elegantly phrased, though he is also quite robust in many of the dances, emphasizing their rustic character. This is reputed to be the first Australian recording of Grieg's piano music by an Australian playing an Australian-made piano, so this collection is a source of national pride and a fine artistic achievement in its own right.