Grieg Violin Sonatas

Track Listings

1. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 45: Allegro molto ed appassionato
2. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 45: Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza
3. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 45: Allegro animato
4. Sonata in G Major, Op. 12: Lento doloroso/Allegro vivace
5. Sonata in G Major, Op. 12: Allegretto tranquillo
6. Sonata in G Major, Op. 12: Allegro animato
7. Sonata in F Major, Op. 8: Allegro con brio/Andante
8. Sonata in F Major, Op. 8: Allegretto quasi Andantino
9. Sonata in F Major, Op. 8: Allegro molto vivace

Editorial Reviews
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In his heyday, Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) enjoyed a high-profile international status, encouraging other composers to look to their indigenous musical roots for inspiration, as he did to the folk legacy of Norway. Yet it's really astonishing how many of his pieces--aside from such works as the Piano Concerto and Peer Gynt--are gems still waiting to be discovered by a larger contingent of music lovers. Grieg himself ranked his three violin sonatas among his best works. Together they span the breadth of his career, from the folklike charm and youthful zest of the Sonata in F Major (Op. 8) to the profound, inner melancholy of the C minor sonata (Op. 45). Although their bent for the most part isn't innovative or experimental, these sonatas express an often rhapsodic intensity within the confines of the romantic chamber music idiom.

Pierre Amoyal and Frederic Chiu have developed a partnership (apparent in their acclaimed recording of Prokofiev sonatas) that is ingratiatingly balanced and blissfully spontaneous in expression--just savor how Chiu plays the piano's harmonies off violinist Amoyal's sweetly focused but uncloying tone. In these passages of heightened lyricism, Amoyal readily mimics the human voice on which Grieg lavished such tenderness in his songs. Recorded at the Skywalker Sound studios, the CD is warmly enveloping and has a fantastic clarity. --Thomas May

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Average customer rating: An album of collection! Grieg performed with heart from his homeland Excellent performances of excellent music

Grieg: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3 Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music $6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Norwegian Violin Favourites Sibelius: Violin Concerto; Sinding: Violin Concerto No. 1 Grieg: Cello Sonata, Op. 36; Piano Sonata, Op. 7; Intermezzo Piano Trios Prokofiev: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2; Cello Sonata ASIN: B0000014AQ Release Date: 1997-08-05

Tracks:

1. Son No.1 in F, Op.8: Allegro Con Brio
2. Son No.1 in F, Op.8: Allegretto Quasi Andantino
3. Son No.1 in F, Op.8: Allegro Molto Vivace
4. Son No.2 in G, Op.13: Lento Doloroso-Allegro Vivace
5. Son No.2 in G, Op.13: Allegretto Tranquillo
6. Son No.2 in G, Op.13: Allegro Animato
7. Son No.3 in c, Op.45: Allegro Molto Ed Appassionato
8. Son No.3 in c, Op.45: Allegretto Espressivo Alla Romanza
9. Son No.3 in c, Op.45: Allegro Animato

Customer Reviews:

An album of collection!.......2007-07-04

Grieg performed with heart from his homeland.......2001-11-18

Excellent performances of excellent music.......1999-05-02

Average customer rating: Superbly played delectable music!

Grieg - Violin Sonatas / Augustin Dumay · Maria João Pires Edvard Grieg , Augustin Dumay , and Maria João Pires Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Brahms - Piano Trios NOS. 1 & 2 (KV. 496 & KV. 502 · Divertimento KV 254 / Maria Pires · Augustin Dumay · Jian Wang) Brahms: Die Violinsonaten [Netherlands] Sonatas for Violin and Piano Schumann: Complete Piano Trios ASIN: B000001GIA Release Date: 2003-04-08

Tracks:

1. Sonata F-Dur Op. 8, I. Allegro Con Brio
2. Ii. Allegretto Quasi Andantino, PiVivo, Tempo I
3. Iii. Allegro Molto Vivace
4. Sonata G-Dur Op. 13, I. Lento Doloroso, Poco Allegro, Allegro Vivace
5. Ii. Allegretto Tranquillo
6. Iii. Allegro Animato
7. Sonata C-Moll Op. 45, I. Allegro Molto Ed Appassionato
8. Ii. Allegretto Espressivo Alla Romanza, Allegretto Molto, Tempo I
9. Iii. Allegro Animato

Customer Reviews:

Superbly played delectable music!.......1998-09-10

Dumay's soft-grained, pliant, colorful and multi-dimensional tone is ideally suited to these delectable pieces, and his Gallic style is most charming. Unlike some Soviet interpreters, he gave these music vitality and luscious figures. The most regrettable thing is that his breathing is way too loud--sometimes every breath is audible.

Like Oistrakh, Dumay is one of the most notable exponents of the "bad habit" of employing "on-and-off" vibrato in a single lyric phrase to no musical purpose. This undesirable usage of vibrato is pervasive in his recording of Brahms's sonatas to an almost repelling extent--wherein vibrato-less notes have become the norm--but in this disc one can only perceive vestiges of the idiosyncrasy, and it is not annoying. He does start many notes without vibrato, adding it a third way through, which, to my taste, is quite agreeable. It is astounding that even in his recording of Brahms, the overall impact of his performance is heartwarming and penetrating; his rendition of Grieg's sonatas is of course overwhelmingly expressive. His extraordinary expressivity is not generated by the variety of vibrato or slides; it comes naturally from the man.

His dramatic interpretation strives for divergent tone colors and dynamics, as well as clear rhythmic pulsation-- especially in the last movement of the third sonata. Only in two passages is his rendition disagreeable to me, both in the aforementioned movement. First, during a succession of 16 triple-stops, marked "con fuoco" [with fire] and "fortissimo" [loudest] by the composer, his bow strokes sound too short. And the way he played the subsequent four notes of the same pitch, length and marking was bewildering: he linked the first three together, but paused before the fourth.

Apart from those places, his interpretation is superb, as are the piano part and the recording. This is a CD par excellence.

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Franck, Grieg: Violin Sonatas Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Lullabies & Berceuse | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Airs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B0000013R4 Release Date: 1994-02-15

Tracks:

1. Son for Vn and Pno in A: Allegretto ben moderato
2. Son for Vn and Pno in A: Allegro
3. Son for Vn and Pno in A: Recitativo-Fant: Ben moderato-molto lento
4. Son for Vn and Pno in A: Allegretto poco mosso
5. Son No.3 for Vn and Pno in c, Op.45: Allegro molto ed appassionato
6. Son No.3 for Vn and Pno in c, Op.45: Allegretto espressivo alla romanza
7. Son No.3 for Vn and Pno in c, Op.45: Allegro animato
8. Lyric Pieces: Arietta, Op.12, No.1
9. Lyric Pieces: Voglein (Little Bird), Op.43, No.20
10. Lyric Pieces: Berecuese, Op.38, No.9
11. Lyric Pieces: Badnlat (Cradle Song) Op.68, No.58
12. Lyric Pieces: Efterlang (Remembrances), Op.71, No.66

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Mischa Elman Plays Violin Sonatas and Violin Encores Manufacturer: Testament UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bloch | Bloch, Ernest | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Kreisler | Kreisler, Fritz | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Giuseppe Sammartini | Sammartini, Giuseppe | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Smetana | Smetana, Bedrich | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wieniawski | Wieniawski, Henri | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Mischa Elman Plays Violin Concertos The Art of Ivry Gitlis ASIN: B0001K2KTS Release Date: 2004-05-11

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Franck/Grieg:Violin Sonatas Manufacturer: Erato ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000MP6L2O

Product Description

Average customer rating: Grieg, Hagai Shaham, and Arnon Erez - A perfect match

Grieg: The Violin Sonatas Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Minuets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Scherzo | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Beethoven: The String Quartets/ Grosse Fuge ASIN: B000FI901W Release Date: 2006-07-11

Tracks:

1. Allegro Con Brio
2. Allegretto Quasi Andantino
3. Allegro Molto Vivace
4. Lento Doloroso - Allegro Vivace
5. Allegretto Tranquillo
6. Allegro Animato
7. Allegro Molto Ed Appassionato
8. Allegretto Espressivo Alla Romanza
9. Allegro Animato - Prestissimo
10. At Home Op.43 No.3
11. Puck Op.71 No.3
12. Lonely Wanderer Op.43 No.2
13. Scherzo-Impromptu Op.73 No.2
14. Grandmother's Minuet Op.68 No.2
15. Dance From Jolster Op.17 No.5

Customer Reviews:

Grieg, Hagai Shaham, and Arnon Erez - A perfect match.......2007-01-08

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Edvard Grieg The 3 Sonatas for Violin and Piano Manufacturer: Bridge ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000003GIK Release Date: 1993-09-11

Tracks:

1. Son in G, Op.13: I. Lento Doloroso; Allegro Vivace
2. Son in G, Op.13: II. Allegretto Tranquillo
3. Son in G, Op.13: III. Allegro Animato
4. Son in F, Op.8: I. Allegro Con Brio
5. Son in F, Op.8: II. Allegretto Quasi Andantino
6. Son in F, Op.8: III. Allegro Molto Vivace
7. Son in c, Op.45: I. Allegro Molto Ed Apassionato
8. Son in c, Op.45: II. Allegretto Espressivo Alla Romanza
9. Son in c, Op.45: III. Allegro Animato

Average customer rating: What is criticism?

Grieg Violin Sonatas Pierre Amoyal , and Frederic Chiu Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Amoyal, Pierre | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00003Z9UZ Release Date: 2000-02-08

Tracks:

1. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 45: Allegro molto ed appassionato
2. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 45: Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza
3. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 45: Allegro animato
4. Sonata in G Major, Op. 12: Lento doloroso/Allegro vivace
5. Sonata in G Major, Op. 12: Allegretto tranquillo
6. Sonata in G Major, Op. 12: Allegro animato
7. Sonata in F Major, Op. 8: Allegro con brio/Andante
8. Sonata in F Major, Op. 8: Allegretto quasi Andantino
9. Sonata in F Major, Op. 8: Allegro molto vivace

Amazon.com

Pierre Amoyal and Frederic Chiu have developed a partnership (apparent in their acclaimed recording of Prokofiev sonatas) that is ingratiatingly balanced and blissfully spontaneous in expression--just savor how Chiu plays the piano's harmonies off violinist Amoyal's sweetly focused but uncloying tone. In these passages of heightened lyricism, Amoyal readily mimics the human voice on which Grieg lavished such tenderness in his songs. Recorded at the Skywalker Sound studios, the CD is warmly enveloping and has a fantastic clarity. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

What is criticism?.......2000-05-05

Gramophone and Fanfare, magazines with whose critics I often find myself in little sympathy, have given lukewarm (even tepid) reviews to the present disc.

They certainly understand the mechanics of this music better than I do, and probably have far more eloquent means of expressing themselves (thus, in some perverse way, seeming to justify their opinions), but I know what I like and I love these performances.

If I wanted to attach labels, I suppose I could call them "brisk," "modern," and "dry-eyed" (adjectives, intriguingly, which neither the Gramophone nor the Fanfare reviewers chose to use), but this is (emphatically) not to say that they lack feeling. In fact, by presenting a most refreshingly unaffected view of these three works, the performers let Grieg's emotions (rather than their own) come to the fore. They "disappear" into the music.

Particular highlights include the first movement of the first sonata, whose wonderful poignancy is conveyed better than I've ever heard it, the whole of the second sonata (off which they play the very spots; probably the best of the three performances, in my opinion), and the second movement of the third sonata, where their reserved approach finally (!) rescues the music from bathos and shows it to be one of Grieg's finest inspirations. To boot, Pierre Amoyal's sound is lush, dark, and rich (reminding me of Pinchas Zukerman in his heyday), and he plays as one with the ever-superb Frederic Chiu (can I get in a plug for his Prokofiev piano sonatas?).

After 14 years and more than a dozen CDs of these three works, it's wonderful to have found satisfaction.

Most highly recommended!

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Edvard Grieg: Sonatas for Violin and Piano Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001SKB Release Date: 1997-11-18

Tracks:

1. Sonatas For Violin And Piano: Allegro con brio
2. Sonatas For Violin And Piano: Allegretto quasi Andantino
3. Sonatas For Violin And Piano: Allegro molto vivace
4. Sonatas For Violin And Piano: Lento doloroso
5. Sonatas For Violin And Piano: Allegretto tranquillo
6. Sonatas For Violin And Piano: Allegro animato
7. Sonatas For Violin And Piano: Allegro molto ed appassionato
8. Sonatas For Violin And Piano: Allegretto expressivo alla Romanza
9. Sonatas For Violin And Piano: Allegro animato

Average customer rating: fantastic lullaby for all kinds of your own beloved

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Tracks:

1. Bulgarian Wedding Dance
2. Pavane, Op. 50
3. Romance
4. Norwegian Dance Op. 35 No. 2
5. Adagietto
6. Aviator
7. Serenade
8. Flute and Piano Sonatas: Sonata - I. Allegro
9. Sonata - II. Sciliana
10. Sonata - III. Allegro
11. Au Bord De L'Eau Op. 8 No.1
12. Preludes Book 2: Bruyerers
13. On Wings of Song Op. 34 No. 2
14. My Lagen Love
15. Michelle: Two Beatle Girls: Eleanor & Michelle

Customer Reviews:

fantastic lullaby for all kinds of your own beloved.......1999-10-13

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