Emil Gilels - Grieg Lyric Pieces

180-gram gatefold double LP

Part of The Original Source Series from Deutsche Grammophon

100% pure analog AAA mastering

Remastered from the original 4-track recordings at Emil Berliner Studios

No tape copies used, no unnecessary devices in the signal path, no digital sound processing!

Pressed by Optimal in Germany

This recording of 20 of the 66 lyrical pieces by Edvard Grieg, which the Russian keyboard grandmaster Emil Gilels recorded in 1972, can undoubtedly be regarded as a milestone in piano history. Although Grieg's lyrical pieces have a reputation for being manageable even for amateurs, the dynamic and colorful richness of nuance that Gilels brings to the compositions is certainly in a league of its own.

The audiophile vinyl series The Original Source presents outstanding recordings from the 1970s in a whole new sound quality. For this, the renowned Emil Berliner Studios have remastered and edited the original 4- and 8-track tapes in 100% analog quality (AAA) using technologies developed specifically to produce the series. The sonic differences to the original releases are considerable: greater clarity, more subtleties and improvements in frequency response, while at the same time less background noise, distortion and compression allow for an audiophile listening experience like never before.

On 180-gram vinyl records and in a deluxe gatefold edition with original covers and lyrics, the copies of this series are released limited and numbered, accompanied by additional photos and facsimiles of the recording logs and band boxes.

 

Side A

1. Grieg : Lyric Pieces, Book 1, Op. 12 : No. 1, Arietta

2. Grieg : Lyric Pieces, Book 2, Op. 38 : No. 1, Berceuse

3. Grieg : Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43 : No. 1, Butterfly

4. Grieg : Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43 : No. 2, Solitary Traveller

5. Grieg : Lyric Pieces, Book 4, Op. 47 : No. 2, Albumblatt

6. Grieg : Lyric Pieces, Book 4, Op. 47 : No. 3, Melodie

7. Grieg : Lyric Pieces, Book 4, Op. 47 : No. 4, Halling (Norwegian Folk Dance)

8. Grieg : Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54 : No. 4, Notturno

9. Grieg : Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54 : No. 5, Scherzo

10. Grieg : Lyric Pieces, Book 6, Op. 57 : No. 6, Homesickness

Side B

1. Grieg : Lyric Pieces, Book 7, Op. 62 : No. 4, Brooklet

2. Grieg : Lyric Pieces, Book 7, Op. 62 : No. 6, Homeward

3. Grieg : Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op. 65 : No. 5, Ballad

4. Grieg : Lyric Pieces, Book 9, Op. 68 : No. 2, Grandmother's Minuet

5. Grieg : Lyric Pieces, Book 9, Op. 68 : No. 3, At Your Feet

6. Grieg : Lyric Pieces, Book 9, Op. 68 : No. 5, At the Cradle

7. Grieg : Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71 : No. 1, Once upon a Time

8. Grieg : Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71 : No. 3, Puck

9. Grieg : Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71 : No. 6, Gone

10. Grieg : Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71 : No. 7, Remembrances

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