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Complete Lyric Pieces for Piano (Dover Classical Piano Music)

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Between 1867 and 1901, Edvard Grieg (1843–1907) wrote ten sets of little mood pictures for piano that display his great musical gifts at their lyrical best. Charming works of elegant simplicity and warmth, they have become cornerstones of the piano repertoire, favorites of both amateur and professional musicians and their audiences. This authoritative edition presents all 66 of these piano jewels in one finely made yet inexpensive volume. Although technically uncomplicated and reasonably easy to master, the Lyric Pieces evoke with startling freshness a wide emotional range, often bringing into play the varied moods and idioms of Norwegian folk music, an evergreen source of Grieg's inspiration. They vary in mood from the serene sadness of "Berceuse" and the nostalgic yearning of "To Spring" to the fanciful "Elves' Dance" and the joyful "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen." In many passages, the music exhibits harmonies that were novel for the time — harmonies recognizably late-romantic in style, but clearly anticipating the impressionism of Debussy, Ravel, and others. Pianists at every level of accomplishment will find this volume of delightful and moving works, reprinted here from the original editions published by C. F. Peters of Leipzig, a perfect companion for hours of musical pleasure. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dover Publications (January 1, 1990)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 048626176X


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 68


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.44 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.37 x 0.42 x 12.33 inches


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    • Great book of pleasing music!
This Dover edition is a great buy at the list price already, but Amazon's price is just ludicrously cheap! The binding has held together perfectly so far, and does for the most part stay flat. In the book's extremities, however, it does need a little bit of help to stay open and lay flat when you first buy it. The printing is clear, dark, and easy to read, as well as not too densely packed on the page. Reprinted from older C.F. Peters editions, the engravings etc. seem accurate and reputable. Grieg's Lyric Pieces are pleasant, varied, and not very difficult to learn. If you seek a book of piano music from which you can pick pieces at random to read for pleasure, this is it! As noted on the back cover, Grieg's harmonies here are interesting and late-Romantic, sometimes anticipating the music of Debussy and Ravel, et al. The melodies are charming and often memorable as well. Each piece functions on its own and as a member of its specific opus numbered set. Also, the entire cycle of pieces works as a whole. I like how the last piece is a reflection on and a re-imagining of the first. Overall, there's just about something for everyone interested in piano music in this volume. Note: coming back to my review, I kind of feel bad about using the term "salon music" in the original title! I feel that Grieg put a lot of genuine emotion into these utterly delightful mood pieces, and the more I play them the more I get out of them. I'm still loving it months after purchase, the book is still in nearly perfect condition, and I plan to play from it for the rest of my life. You can enjoy it too, it's worth the modest investment. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2012 by Max O.
    • Great format, good quality printing
I really like the formatting and clarity of this edition of the Lyric Pieces. It's very easy to read, and includes useful editing elements. There is ample space between staves to write in my own notations, like fingering, etc. The volume seems to lay flatter than most on the piano's music rack, although I still use a book on each side to hold it open. It is printed on good quality paper, and is well bound, so I expect it will outlast me! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2021 by Gary
    • an unbelievable bargain
For four dollars, I can't think of a better bargain in all of classical sheet music. The quality of the folio is outstanding - nicely printed pages with a sewn binding! As a professional pianist, I usually only buy urtext editions, but the Henle editions (the only urtext I could find) are broken up by opus number, meaning I'd have to buy ten books instead of one that costs four dollars (I want to emphasize that point). Plus since these are the originals as published by Edition Peters when Grieg was alive, they are, in a sense, urtext. If you have any interest in Grieg's Lyric Pieces (and every pianist should, really), buy this right now. It's all there. FOR FOUR DOLLARS! Did I mention this is an outstanding deal? I'm listening to March of the Trolls right now, and I'm so happy I now have the sheet music for it, plus Arietta, Butterfly, and all the other wonderful piano music Grieg wrote for this series. I'm adding it up...I would have spent over $100 to get all the Henle editions. Don't delay. I have a feeling it won't be this cheap forever. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2013 by David A. Caufield
    • Complete Lyric Pieces by Grieg
These are all of Grieg's compositions known as Lyric Pieces. These expressive works range from program music representing various scenes, to Norwegian songs and dances. Most of these pieces are on an Advanced level, with a few that can be classified as Late Intermediate. The book is a good edition, and an excellent price for the complete opus. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2020 by Bibiana
    • Featured in Netflix' series Babylon Berlin
Not long before his assassination in Babylon Berlin, Councillor Benda works on the first piece from this book on his home piano...both lyric and haunting.
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2022 by Stuart Anderson
    • Definitely a good buy
I had my doubts about buying this book at $3.99 and I don't typically put too much stock in a Dover publication. But this complete edition of the Grieg Lyric Pieces is a great unabridged republication of the 1989 edition. The notes and bars are clearly readable and well spaced. Although they do say that this book has a "lay flay sewn-binding" it really doesn't lay flat. I recommend having Kinko's cut the binding off and put a coil binding on it--that's what I do for all of my music books; works great. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2016 by Kathryn & Cheryl
    • Excellent book, printing and fonts superb!
I am a bit a concerned with the printing and font size of music sheets. I was a little hesitate as I saw a few pictures of the printing of the book, the printing is a bit fuzzy from the picture. But since it's so cheap, I still bought it, and I am so glad I did!!!! The printing of the book is superb! It's clear, has large font (larger than the fonts from other Schirmer books we have), the book itself is also slightly larger and thicker than our other Schirmer books. The book also has 'lay flat sewn binding', this is important for a 200 page book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2014 by JennyZ
    • Great music in good form
Many little known pieces by Grieg. A beautifully printed presentation.
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2021 by Rabbi Jeffrey Stiffman

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