Grieg: Piano Works
For a collection of small nations at the northern fringe of Europe, Scandinavia produced in a relatively short space of time a remarkable quantity of great musicians -- including from the late classical and early periods Berwald, Pacius and Crusell, to Gade, Svendsen ,Sinding and Grieg in the mid 19th, and of course Sibelius, Nielsen, Laangaard and Stenhammer at the end of the 19th who became major international composers in the first three decades of the 20th century.
Edvard Grieg (1843 --1907) of course will always be remembered as the composer of the highly effective A minor piano concerto, and his incidental music to Ibsen's play Peer Gynt. However, it is as a miniaturist that Greig's true genius lies. Grieg was a very capable pianist, and had in fact made his early career as a concert pianist, and his songs and solo piano music form the heart of his output. The early piano sonata although interesting shows clearly why the less restricting forms of the miniatures for solo piano suited his genius. The Lyric Pieces and Peasant Dances display his keen ear for traditional folk music, matched probably only by Bartok and Kodaly.
The 66 works that comprise the 10 books of Lyric Pieces date from 1867 to 1901, and are extraordinary, exquisitely crafted works that can stand comparison to any of the great sonatas of his contemporaries. This 7CD set includes the complete Lyric Pieces, the Sonata, The Holberg Suite and the lesser-known piano works of this great composer who captured the very essence of his native Norway in music.
Other information
- Recordings from 2001-7
- Comprehensive booklet notes
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Kategorie:
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Filmy i muzyka
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Język wydania:
angielski
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ISBN:
5028421940465
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EAN:
5028421940465
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Wymiary:
13.0x13.0cm
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Waga:
0.22kg
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Nośniki:
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#1: Piano Works CD 7
(CD Audio)
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1. No. 5 Halling (00:33)
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2. In the Whirl of the Dance, EG112 (04:15)
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3. No. 5 The Princess (03:51)
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4. No. 1 Springar (01:01)
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5. No. 5 Love (02:17)
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6. Funeral March in Memory of Rikard Nordraak, EG107 (04:49)
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7. No. 2 Allegretto (02:23)
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8. No. 2 Lullaby (00:59)
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9. No. 2 Little Haakon (02:50)
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10. Agitato, EG106 (03:05)
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11. Tempest Clouds, EG110 (04:17)
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12. Album Leaf, EG109 (02:58)
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13. No. 6 To Spring (03:00)
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14. No. 3 The Poet’s Heart (01:38)
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15. No. 4 Popular song (00:36)
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16. No. 4 Solveig’s Song (04:10)
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17. No. 1 A mother’s grief (02:13)
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18. No. 4 She Is So White (01:07)
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19. No. 1 Allegro agitato (02:13)
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20. No. 3 I Love Thee (02:49)
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21. Procession of Gnomes, EG111 (01:58)
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22. No. 2 The First Meeting (02:40)
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23. No. 6 The Old Mother (02:27)
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24. No. 1 Lullaby (02:20)
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25. No. 3 Allegro molto e vivace, quasi presto (03:52)
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26. No. 3 Springar (02:29)
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27. No. 6 The Lad and the Lass on the Barn Floor (01:03)
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#2: Piano Works CD 1
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1. Berceuse (02:14)
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2. Arietta (01:31)
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3. Little Bird (01:53)
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4. Folk Melody (01:25)
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5. Watchman’s Song (01:47)
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6. Erotikon (02:16)
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7. Norwegian Dance (00:44)
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8. Melody (01:41)
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9. National Song (01:22)
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10. Waltz (01:20)
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11. Norwegian Dance (01:15)
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12. Fairy Dance (00:54)
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13. Solitary Traveller (01:38)
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14. Waltz (00:57)
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15. Norwegian Melody (00:55)
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16. Elegy (02:05)
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17. In My Native Country (01:47)
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18. Album Leaf (03:30)
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19. Elegy (02:56)
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20. Canon (04:01)
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21. Albumleaf (01:19)
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22. To Spring (02:23)
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23. Valse-Impromptu (02:39)
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24. Spring Dance (01:24)
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25. Folk Melody (01:23)
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26. Melody (03:14)
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27. Butterfly (01:36)
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28. Spring Dance (01:18)
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29. Melancholy (02:52)
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#3: Piano Works CD 2
(CD Audio)
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1. Sylph (01:31)
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2. Homeward (02:48)
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3. Illusion (03:03)
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4. Phantom (02:32)
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5. French Serenade (02:16)
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6. Scherzo (03:13)
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7. Gade (03:53)
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8. Vanished Days (04:44)
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9. Gratitude (04:03)
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10. Norwegian March (03:27)
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11. Notturno (03:01)
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12. Bell-ringing (03:35)
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13. She Dances (02:33)
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14. Little Brook (01:49)
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15. Secret (04:12)
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16. Shepherd Boy (03:55)
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17. Homesickness (03:06)
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18. March of the Dwarfs (02:53)
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#4: Piano Works CD 3
(CD Audio)
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1. Melancholy (03:27)
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2. Norwegian Dance (03:07)
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3. Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (06:18)
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4. Peasant’s Song (01:33)
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5. Salon (02:18)
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6. Sailor’s Song (01:55)
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7. Evening in the Mountains (02:34)
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8. At Your Feet (03:05)
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9. Once Upon a Time (03:53)
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10. From Early Years (04:41)
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11. Ballad (02:43)
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12. Peace of the Woods (05:12)
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13. Summer’s Eve (02:21)
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14. Grandmother’s Minuet (02:06)
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15. Puck (01:48)
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16. Remembrances (01:53)
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17. At the Cradle (02:32)
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18. Valse mélancolique (03:55)
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19. Gone (01:56)
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#5: Piano Works CD 4
(CD Audio)
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1. Carnival Scene (07:02)
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2. Bridal Procession (03:39)
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3. III. Gavotte (03:06)
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4. Ballade in G Minor, Op.24 (18:16)
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5. V. Rigaudon (03:23)
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6. I. Praeludium (02:36)
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7. IV. Finale: Molto allegro (07:09)
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8. II. Andante molto (03:52)
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9. III. Alla Menuetto, ma poco piu lento (03:06)
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10. I. Allegro moderato (04:18)
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11. II. Sarabande (03:26)
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12. IV. Air (07:01)
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13. In the Mountains (05:08)
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#6: Piano Works CD 5
(CD Audio)
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1. No. 21 The Woman from Setesdal (00:48)
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2. No. 1 Tempo di valse (02:42)
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3. No. 1 Allegro, ma non troppo (01:31)
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4. No. 2 Tempo di menuetto ed energico (02:41)
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5. No. 4 Nils Tallefjorden (01:04)
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6. No. 2 Allegretto con moto – Molto vivace – Tempo I (02:42)
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7. No. 2 The Young Man (00:41)
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8. No. 17 The Gadfly and the Fly (01:05)
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9. No. 3 Con moto (01:51)
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10. No. 11 Heroic Ballad (00:47)
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11. No. 25 The Raven’s Wedding (01:04)
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12. No. 3 Spring Dance (00:50)
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13. No. 2 Allegretto espressivo (02:35)
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14. No. 1 Andante – Presto leggiero – Tempo I (03:38)
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15. No. 22 Cattle Call (00:52)
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16. No. 14 Lament (00:51)
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17. No. 9 Religious Song (01:33)
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18. No. 3 Vivace (02:50)
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19. No. 6 Allegro scherzando (01:00)
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20. No. 4 Allegretto con moto (03:04)
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21. No. 15 The Last Saturday Night (01:33)
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22. No. 7 Halling (00:44)
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23. No. 10 The Wooer’s Song (00:58)
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24. No. 6 Wedding Tune (01:16)
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25. No. 1 Spring Dance (00:57)
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26. No. 3 Allegretto con grazia (02:16)
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27. No. 23 Peasant Song (01:08)
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28. No. 4 Andantino serioso – Allegro giocoso – Tempo I (03:02)
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29. No. 13 Wedding Recessional March (00:54)
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30. No. 16 I Know a Little Maiden (01:11)
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31. No. 19 Holje Dale (00:45)
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32. No. 5 Allegro moderato (01:23)
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33. No. 24 Wedding Tune (00:45)
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34. No. 4 Allegro alla burla (03:40)
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35. No. 2 Allegro cantabile (01:47)
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36. No. 18 Humoristic Dance (01:55)
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37. No. 3 Mazurka: Con grazia (03:07)
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38. No. 5 Dance from Jolster (01:35)
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39. No. 12 Solfager and the Snake King (01:16)
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40. No. 20 Halling (00:32)
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41. No. 1 Allegro con leggerezza (01:30)
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42. No. 2 Non allegro e molto espressivo (03:57)
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43. No. 4 Andante con sentimento (02:23)
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44. No. 8 The Pig (00:32)
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45. No. 1 Allegro con moto (02:03)
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#7: Piano Works CD 6
(CD Audio)
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1. No. 6 Students’ Serenade (02:22)
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2. No. 13 A Little Grey Man (00:52)
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3. No. 4 Halling from the Gnome’s Hill (03:44)
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4. No. 18 I Wander Deep in Thought (03:20)
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5. No. 3 A King Ruled in the East (00:34)
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6. No. 3 Wedding March from Telemark (02:41)
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7. No. 1 Cattle Call (01:10)
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8. No. 1 Giboen’s Wedding March (02:41)
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9. No. 6 Myllarguten’s Gangar (01:18)
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10. No. 1 Resignation (01:20)
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11. No. 2 It is the Greatest Folly (00:51)
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12. No. 15 The Skuldal Bride. Gangar (02:18)
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13. No. 7 Rotnamsknut. Halling (04:11)
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14. No. 7 The Mountaineer’s Song (03:07)
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15. No. 2 Scherzo-Impromptu (02:45)
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16. No. 5 The Prillar from Os parish. Springar (01:13)
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17. No. 10 Tomorrow You Shall Marry Her (01:14)
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18. No. 8 Myllarguten’s Wedding March (02:09)
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19. No. 12 Myllarguten’s Springar (01:21)
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20. No. 11 Knut Lurasens Halling No.1 (02:14)
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21. No. 8 Cattle Call (00:45)
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22. No. 17 Lullaby (01:54)
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23. No. 10 Knut Lurasen’s Halling No.1 (01:27)
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24. No. 6 Cattle Call and Lullaby (01:09)
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25. No. 16 Our Little Astrid (01:02)
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26. No. 3 A Ride at Night (04:43)
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27. No. 4 The Song of Siri Dale (00:50)
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28. No. 9 Nils Rekve’s Halling (01:03)
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29. No. 5 Study (‘Hommage a Chopin’) (02:00)
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30. No. 7 Lullaby (00:43)
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31. No. 13 Havar Giboen’s Dream at the Oterholt Bridge. Springar (01:47)
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32. No. 9 A Little Friend (00:38)
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33. No. 15 Lullaby (01:43)
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34. No. 11 There Stood Two Girls (00:59)
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35. No. 12 Ranveig (00:22)
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36. No. 17 The Maidens of Kivledal. Gangar (01:37)
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37. No. 19 Gjendine’s Lullaby (01:06)
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38. No. 16 The Maidens of Kivledal. Springar (01:22)
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39. No. 2 Jon Vastafa’s Springar (02:19)
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40. No. 14 The Goblin’s wedding procession at Vossevangen. Gangar (02:08)
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41. No. 4 Popular Air (02:17)
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42. No. 14 In Ola Valley, in Ola Lake (01:45)
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43. No. 5 It Was in My Youth (01:33)