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The magic of a "time machine" brings Percy Grainger's original performance back to life in this modern surround-sound recording with the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rolf Gupta. Edvard Grieg himself bears witness to the validity and authenticity of Grainger's interpretation through his own enthusiastic endorsement: "I had to become sixty-four years old to hear Norwegian piano music interpreted so understandingly and brilliantly. He breaks new ground for himself, for me, and for Norway. And then this enchanting, profound, serious, and childlike naturalness! What a joy to gain a young friend with such qualities!" In 2007, conductor Rolf Gupta gave the first Norwegian performance of Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor with the legendary Australian pianist Percy Grainger (1882-1961) as the posthumous soloist. On this recording, the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra accompanies Grainger's original and controversial interpretation of the concerto. In addition, the violinist Øyvind Bjorå and pianolist Rex Lawson perform Grieg's Violin Sonata in C minor. The recording also includes a handful of Grieg's Lyric Pieces, performed by the composer himself. Astonishingly, these performances have not been available to the public until now.
Two different instruments have facilitated Grainger's and Grieg's encounters with the KSO/Gupta in modern times. Grainger plays on a form of musical time machine, the Duo-Art reproducing piano, which is something like an analogue predecessor of the computer, powered by an electric suction pump, and controlled automatically by perforated rolls of paper. Grieg, on the other hand, has been restored to life by means of a foot-pedalled phonola, played by Rex Lawson. For this recording, both instruments were fitted in front of a Steinway concert grand piano and re-performed the playing of Grainger in 1921 and Grieg in 1906.
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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 16 (Edvard Grieg)
Percy Grainger, Pianola re-performance (Duo-Art music rolls, 1921) - Kristiansand Symfoniorkester - Rolf Gupta, Conductor - Edvard Grieg, Composer - Wolfgang Plagge, Producer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, Music Publisher
(C) 2009 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2009 Lindberg Lyd
Percy Grainger, Pianola re-performance (Duo-Art music rolls, 1921) - Kristiansand Symfoniorkester - Rolf Gupta, Conductor - Edvard Grieg, Composer - Wolfgang Plagge, Producer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, Music Publisher
(C) 2009 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2009 Lindberg Lyd
Percy Grainger, Pianola re-performance (Duo-Art music rolls, 1921) - Kristiansand Symfoniorkester - Rolf Gupta, Conductor - Edvard Grieg, Composer - Wolfgang Plagge, Producer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, Music Publisher
(C) 2009 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2009 Lindberg Lyd
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op. 65 No. 6 (Edvard Grieg)
Edvard Grieg, Phonola music rolls (1906) - Rex Lawson, Pianolist - Edvard Grieg, Composer - Wolfgang Plagge, Producer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, Music Publisher
(C) 2009 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2009 Lindberg Lyd
Album Leaf, Op. 28 (Edvard Grieg)
Edvard Grieg, Phonola music rolls (1906) - Rex Lawson, Pianolist - Edvard Grieg, Composer - Wolfgang Plagge, Producer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, Music Publisher
(C) 2009 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2009 Lindberg Lyd
Edvard Grieg, Phonola music rolls (1906) - Rex Lawson, Pianolist - Edvard Grieg, Composer - Wolfgang Plagge, Producer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, Music Publisher
(C) 2009 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2009 Lindberg Lyd
Lyric Pieces, Op. 43 (Edvard Grieg)
Edvard Grieg, Phonola music rolls (1906) - Rex Lawson, Pianolist - Edvard Grieg, Composer - Wolfgang Plagge, Producer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, Music Publisher
(C) 2009 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2009 Lindberg Lyd
Percy Grainger, (Duo-Art music roll, 1919) - Edvard Grieg, Composer - Wolfgang Plagge, Producer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, Music Publisher
(C) 2009 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2009 Lindberg Lyd
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 45 (Edvard Grieg)
Øyvind Bjorå, Violin - Rex Lawson, Pianola (Piano-player / Piano mécanique) - Edvard Grieg, Composer - Wolfgang Plagge, Producer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, Music Publisher
(C) 2009 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2009 Lindberg Lyd
Rex Lawson, Pianola (Piano-player / Piano mécanique) - Øyvind Bjorå, Violin - Edvard Grieg, Composer - Wolfgang Plagge, Producer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, Music Publisher
(C) 2009 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2009 Lindberg Lyd
Rex Lawson, Pianola (Piano-player / Piano mécanique) - Øyvind Bjorå, Violin - Edvard Grieg, Composer - Wolfgang Plagge, Producer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, Music Publisher
(C) 2009 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2009 Lindberg Lyd
Album review
The magic of a "time machine" brings Percy Grainger's original performance back to life in this modern surround-sound recording with the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rolf Gupta. Edvard Grieg himself bears witness to the validity and authenticity of Grainger's interpretation through his own enthusiastic endorsement: "I had to become sixty-four years old to hear Norwegian piano music interpreted so understandingly and brilliantly. He breaks new ground for himself, for me, and for Norway. And then this enchanting, profound, serious, and childlike naturalness! What a joy to gain a young friend with such qualities!" In 2007, conductor Rolf Gupta gave the first Norwegian performance of Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor with the legendary Australian pianist Percy Grainger (1882-1961) as the posthumous soloist. On this recording, the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra accompanies Grainger's original and controversial interpretation of the concerto. In addition, the violinist Øyvind Bjorå and pianolist Rex Lawson perform Grieg's Violin Sonata in C minor. The recording also includes a handful of Grieg's Lyric Pieces, performed by the composer himself. Astonishingly, these performances have not been available to the public until now.
Two different instruments have facilitated Grainger's and Grieg's encounters with the KSO/Gupta in modern times. Grainger plays on a form of musical time machine, the Duo-Art reproducing piano, which is something like an analogue predecessor of the computer, powered by an electric suction pump, and controlled automatically by perforated rolls of paper. Grieg, on the other hand, has been restored to life by means of a foot-pedalled phonola, played by Rex Lawson. For this recording, both instruments were fitted in front of a Steinway concert grand piano and re-performed the playing of Grainger in 1921 and Grieg in 1906.
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:12
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artist: Percy Grainger
- Composer: Edvard Grieg
- Label: 2L
- Area: Norvège
- Genre: Classical
- Period: Romantic Music
(C) 2009 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2009 Lindberg Lyd
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