Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 - III. Allegro moderato molto
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Channel: LIMO Recording Studio · 2016 · Music
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 This work, written in 1868, is among Grieg's earliest important works. Scored for piano, woodwinds in 2s, four horns, two trimpets, three trombones, timpani, and strings, it features three movements. It is often compared to Schumman's concerto, being in the same key and displaying similar features. Edvard Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt (which includes Morning Mood and In the Hall of the Mountain King), and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces. Grieg's later life brought him fame. The Norwegian government awarded him a pension. In the spring 1903, Grieg made nine 78-rpm gramophone recordings of his piano music in Paris; all of these historic discs have been reissued on both LPs and CDs and, despite limited fidelity, show his artistry as a pianist. Grieg also made live-recording player piano music rolls for the Welte-Mignon reproducing system, all of which survive today and can be heard.
