Emil Gilels - Grieg Lyric Pieces - Original Source Series LP

Original Source Series, Limited Edition, 180g Heavy Vinyl, Gatefold

Emil Gilels' 1972 recording of 20 of Edvard Grieg's 66 Lyric Pieces stands as a milestone in piano history. Though these pieces have a reputation for being approachable even for amateurs, the dynamic and colorful richness of nuance the Russian keyboard grandmaster brings to them is in a league of its own. Part of Deutsche Grammophon's Original Source Series, remastered by the Berlin-based Emil Berliner Studios using 100% pure analogue techniques.

Features

• 180g virgin vinyl pressed by Optimal; deluxe gatefold with additional photos/documentation
• Original Source Series; celebrated 1970s 4-track recording, all-analogue remaster
• Limited Edition
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Track Listing

Side A:

1. Lyric Pieces, Book 1, Op. 12: No. 1, Arietta
2. Lyric Pieces, Book 2, Op. 38: No. 1, Berceuse
3. Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 1, Butterfly
4. Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 2, Solitary Traveller
5. Lyric Pieces, Book 4, Op. 47: No. 2, Albumblatt
6. Lyric Pieces, Book 4, Op. 47: No. 3, Melodie
7. Lyric Pieces, Book 4, Op. 47: No. 4, Halling (Norwegian Folk Dance)
8. Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: No. 4, Notturno
9. Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: No. 5, Scherzo
10. Lyric Pieces, Book 6, Op. 57: No. 6, Homesickness

Side B:

1. Lyric Pieces, Book 7, Op. 62: No. 4, Brooklet
2. Lyric Pieces, Book 7, Op. 62: No. 6, Homeward
3. Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op. 65: No. 5, Ballad
4. Lyric Pieces, Book 9, Op. 68: No. 2, Grandmother's Minuet
5. Lyric Pieces, Book 9, Op. 68: No. 3, At Your Feet
6. Lyric Pieces, Book 9, Op. 68: No. 5, At the Cradle
7. Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: No. 1, Once upon a Time
8. Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: No. 3, Puck
9. Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: No. 6, Gone
10. Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: No. 7, Remembrances