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Grieg: Lyric Pieces Books I - X (Excerpts)

1 review
Balazs Szokolay, Edvard Grieg

Naxos, 2009

The Wonderful Piano of BalÃ¡zs Szokolay
This is a very pleasing assortment from among Grieg's 66 short Lyric Pieces, written between 1866-1891. There were 6-8 pieces in each of the 10 "books", and this collection of 30 pieces contains selections from 9 of the books (there is no selection from Book 62 for some reason). Each and every one presented here is a pure delight, and represent Grieg's life-long desire to create a true Norwegian ...

Bach Edition: Complete Works (155 CD Box Set)

82 reviews
Johann Sebastian Bach, Andrew Manze, ...

Brilliant Classics, 2006

Astounding value, but 5 items are missing
This is an absolutely astounding value -- the works of Bach, performed very well, for only about 70c (US) per CD! Don't just stand there -- buy it! Be advised however that a handful of items are missing: First of all, although the documentation mentions the St. Mark Passion (CD V-22 and V-23) and the St. Luke Passion (CD V-24 and V-25), these items are not actually included in the set -- ...

Thomas AdÃ¨s - Piano

2 reviews
Leos Janacek, Igor Stravinsky, ...

EMI Classics Imports, 2000

A composer pianist's insights.
Thomas AdÃ¨s is certainly among the most original and compelling composers in today's public eye. In this recording, he demonstrates how a composer with the requisite performing skills can illuminate music in ways that might elude the "mere" performing virtuoso. But make no mistake, AdÃ¨s is no mean pianist: The musical world first noticed him as a pianist when he took Second Prize in the 1989 ...