Pål Eide: Pictures

Review: Fanfare Review: PianoNews Review: MusicWebInternational Edvard Grieg: Pictures from Folk Life 1. Mountain Dance, Op. 19 No. 1 2. Wedding Procession, Op. 19 No. 2 3 From the Carnival, Op. 19 No. 3 Selected Lyric Pieces: 4. Butterfly, Op. 43 No. 1 5. To Spring, Op. 43 No. 6 6. March of the Trolls, Op. 54 No. 3 7. Bell Ringing, Op. 54 No. 6 Harald Sæverud: 8. The Ballad of Revolt, Op. 22 No. 5 David Monrad Johansen: Pictures of the North 9. Profile of a Woman, Op. 5 No. 1 10. The Little Stone God, Op. 5 No. 2 11. Reindeer, Op. 5 No. 3 12. Towards the Mountains of my Forefathers, Op. 5 No. 4 Jesper Koch: 13. The Mirror of the Mind Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition 14. Promenade 15. Gnome 16. Promenade 17. The Old Castle 18. Promenade 19. The Tuileries Garden 20. The Ox Cart 21. Promenade 22. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks 23. Two Jews – one rich, one poor 24. Promenade 25. The Limoges Market 26. The Catacombs 27. With the Dead in a Dead Language 28. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs 29. The Heroic Gate of Kiev Edvard Grieg: Cattle Call, Op. 17 No. 22 Becoming part of Troldhaugen © When Sigurd Sverdrup Sandmo and Thomas Heimstad at Troldhaugen heard my album “Grey Clouds”, they invited me to give my first recital on Grieg’s piano. The staff at EGMT has been wonderful. A unique experience was the event “Griegminute-by-minute” in 2018 when more than 600 musicians participated in live performances of all Grieg’s opuses in a 30-hour direct transmission on Norwegian national television, celebrating his 175th birthday. The coordination of this event was impressive and the atmosphere euphoric. I had the honor of performing one of his most famous works, Op. 43 and Op. 9, with singer Astrid Nordstad. We later gave a recital in Troldsalen, and this summer I will give 25 solo recitals as “Pianist of the Week” before travel to Russia to play Grieg’s piano concerto. During the days of our recording of “Pictures” we were welcomed under the best possible conditions. I am deeply grateful to have such a relation to Troldhaugen. Performing Grieg’s music has become an important aspect of my life. The wind is still raging, and the sound of the last note of Grieg’s “Leik”/Cattle Call (1869) is fading. Grieg heard a young woman sing this song at one of his hikes in the countryside, and could never forget it. For me, it reminds me of my childhood, and I find it to be a calming encore, a perfect example of Grieg’s genius on a small scale. The recording sessions in the home of one of my favorite composers are over. The piano and the house were welcoming hosts. When I entered the control room upstairs one day, the door opened by itself. You may think what you like about that, but some of the memorable moments of our days at Troldhaugen are now captured. I hope you will enjoy them. RELEASE DATE: MAY 2019 CATALOGUE NUMBER: DACOCD 847 EAN: 5709499847008 Download BOOKLET (PDF)   Related