I think Grieg sometimes gets unfairly labeled as a "piano composer" -- his piano concerto is one of the most popular, and he's also known for his shorter piano pieces. But I think his string quartets and violin sonatas are underrated. Also, his Holberg Suite for string orchestra is a fun listen.
Grieg is an approachable style of mid 18th to early 19th centuries music. It conforms mostly to a an early romantic style but definitely has some harmonic originality. I’m a fan of his lyrical piano works.
It is so good to see you like this piece and how you understand it - Grieg was academically educated but his music is everything but academic - it inspired by norwegian folk tunes because Grieg felt it. Perhaps he knew it would be better to become the first composer with a real distinct norwegian tone than a second rank Mendelssohn or Schumann. Perhaps he is a bit underrated, because there is influence of Mendelssohn, but many forget that he pushed a bit of tonal boundarys . His "Lyrical Pieces" are one of the most famous and beloved piano cycles, his Violin Sonata No. 3 one of the greatest in the romantic area and his last piano work "Slatter" may foreshadow Bartoks achievements. There is a nice quote: "Mozart and Beethoven built temples for eternity, I tried to build houses people can feel comfortable with." It might sound a bit kitchy, but his music is not. It will also pass the times.
Debussy actually was a really big fan if Grieg and he was a big influence on him and I think you can hear that in that sonata as well 18:26 sounds forward looking for example but also these very low piano notes together with very high piano notes are something debussy later used frequently.
Underrated?, not by me. I've been a fan for decades. Thanks for broadening my exposure to his music with this. Hope you get a chance to hear "Norwegian" and "Symphonic Dances" sometime. They're great fun and playful, like yourself.
If you have Spotify or Apple Music I recommend you check out the version for Chamber Orchestra and Violin by Henning Kraggerud and the Tromso Chamber Orchestra released on Naxos. Kraggerud orchestrated all 3 Sonatas. It's awesome as well. Not sure if it is on UA-cam for you to react to, but even if not you can enjoy it on your own time without a reaction for us.
![Nikolai Medtner - Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 57 "Epica" [with score]](/img/n.gif)
Saw this live at a Chamber Concert last week , i love this piece 👌
I think Grieg sometimes gets unfairly labeled as a "piano composer" -- his piano concerto is one of the most popular, and he's also known for his shorter piano pieces. But I think his string quartets and violin sonatas are underrated. Also, his Holberg Suite for string orchestra is a fun listen.
Grieg is an approachable style of mid 18th to early 19th centuries music. It conforms mostly to a an early romantic style but definitely has some harmonic originality. I’m a fan of his lyrical piano works.
....mid 19th to early 20th century music....and yes, Griegs piano pieces are really lovely.
@ oops yes probably thinking about 1800’s and confusing myself…
It is so good to see you like this piece and how you understand it - Grieg was academically educated but his music is everything but academic - it inspired by norwegian folk tunes because Grieg felt it. Perhaps he knew it would be better to become the first composer with a real distinct norwegian tone than a second rank Mendelssohn or Schumann. Perhaps he is a bit underrated, because there is influence of Mendelssohn, but many forget that he pushed a bit of tonal boundarys . His "Lyrical Pieces" are one of the most famous and beloved piano cycles, his Violin Sonata No. 3 one of the greatest in the romantic area and his last piano work "Slatter" may foreshadow Bartoks achievements. There is a nice quote: "Mozart and Beethoven built temples for eternity, I tried to build houses people can feel comfortable with." It might sound a bit kitchy, but his music is not. It will also pass the times.
Debussy actually was a really big fan if Grieg and he was a big influence on him and I think you can hear that in that sonata as well
18:26 sounds forward looking for example but also these very low piano notes together with very high piano notes are something debussy later used frequently.
Underrated?, not by me. I've been a fan for decades. Thanks for broadening my exposure to his music with this. Hope you get a chance to hear "Norwegian" and "Symphonic Dances" sometime. They're great fun and playful, like yourself.
Very beautiful thanks !
Please. The performance of this Sonata by Kreisler and Rachmaninov. The mankind became so lucky...
If you have Spotify or Apple Music I recommend you check out the version for Chamber Orchestra and Violin by Henning Kraggerud and the Tromso Chamber Orchestra released on Naxos. Kraggerud orchestrated all 3 Sonatas.
It's awesome as well. Not sure if it is on UA-cam for you to react to, but even if not you can enjoy it on your own time without a reaction for us.
please make Brahms violin sonata no.3 by david Oistrakh and Richter❤
By Kreisler and Rachmaninov. The mankind became so lucky...