Composer

Edvard Grieg

1843–1907

3,733 works in the index

Era: Romantic
Nationality: Norway
Born in: Bergen

Grieg wrote almost nothing large and a great deal that is small and very good, which makes him unusually well suited to amateur players. The Lyric Pieces — ten volumes of short piano pieces written across his whole career — are the core of it.

Those pieces span a genuinely wide difficulty range, from things playable within two or three years of starting to concert repertoire, and they are published both complete and in selections. The Peer Gynt music exists in every arrangement imaginable, and the Piano Concerto is one of the most-played in the repertoire.

His harmonic language draws on Norwegian folk music, which is why the pieces sound distinctive without being difficult — a rare combination and the reason they have stayed in print for well over a century.

Catalogue

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Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 16

Verschwiegene Nachtigall, Die

Cello Sonata in A Minor, Op.36 - Cello

Piano Sonata In E Minor, Op. 7

Mutter Singt, Die

Six Songs, op. 25 02: Swan, A

March of the Dwarfs, Op. 54, No. 3

Lyric Pieces, no. 7: Albumblatt

Six Poetic Tone-Pictures, op. 3, no. 3

Solveig's Song, from Six Song Transcriptions, Op. 52, no. 4

Norwegian Dances, op. 35, no. 3

Allegretto con moto, No. 4 from "4 Piano Pieces", Op. 1, No. 4

Mazurka - No. 3 from "4 Pieces" Op. 1

Allegro Con Leggerezza - No. 1 from "4 Pieces" Op. 1

Aus Dem Volkslieben, op. 19, no. 1: On the Mountains

Non Allegro e Molto Espressivo - No. 2 from "4 Pieces" Op. 1

Lyric Pieces Book 1, op. 12, no. 8: National Song

Lyric Pieces Book 5, op. 54, no. 1: Shepherd's Boy, piano

Aus Dem Volkslieben, op. 19, no. 3: On the Carnival

Lyric Pieces Book 5, op. 54, no. 2: Norwegian march, piano

Holberg Suite, op. 40, no. 5: Rigaudon

Lyric Pieces Book 4, op. 47, no. 3: Melody in A minor

Norwegian Folksongs and Dances Op.17 No. 2: The Young Man

Holberg Suite, op. 40, no. 2: Sarabande

Holberg Suite, op. 40, no. 4: Air

Lyric Pieces Book 8, op. 65, no. 2: Peasant's Song

Lyric Pieces Book 8, op. 65, no. 5: Ballade

Lyric Pieces Book 7, op. 62, no. 2: Gratitude

Lyric Pieces Book 6, op. 57, no. 6: Home Sickness

Lyric Pieces Book 10, op. 71, no. 3: Puck

Lyric Pieces Book 10, op. 71, no. 7: Remembrances

Albumblatt, Op.28, No. 3: Dance-Caprice

Lyric Pieces Book 2, op. 38, no. 5: Springtanz

Lyric Pieces Book 4, op. 47, no. 7: Elegy

Poetic Tone-Picture in B-flat Major - No. 2 from "Six Poetic Tone-Pictures" Op. 3

Poetic Tone-Picture in E Minor - No. 6 from "Six Poetic Tone-Pictures" Op. 3

Poetic Tone-Picture in E Minor - No. 1 from "Six Poetic Tone-Pictures" Op. 3

Lyric Pieces Book 2, op. 38, no. 6: Elegy

Lyric Pieces Book 2, op. 38, no. 7: Waltz

Lyric Pieces Book 2, op. 38, no. 1: Berceuse

Lyric Pieces Book 3, op. 43, no. 1: Papillon

Lyric Pieces Book 3, op. 43, no. 3: In der Heimath

Six Poetic Tone-Pictures, op. 3, no. 4

Six Poetic Tone-Pictures, op. 3, no. 5

Scenes from Peasant Life, Op. 19, No. 2: The Bridal Procession Passes By

Lyric Pieces, no. 2: Waltz

Lyric Pieces, no. 5: Volksweise

Lyric Pieces, no. 6: Norwegish