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 TH-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]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/YMOruXvNiS4/mqdefault.jpg)
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…
Saw this live at a Chamber Concert last week , i love this piece 👌
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.
Please. The performance of this Sonata by Kreisler and Rachmaninov. The mankind became so lucky...
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 !
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 TH-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...