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. 4 She Is So White (01:07)
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2. No. 2 Lullaby (00:59)
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3. In the Whirl of the Dance, EG112 (04:15)
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4. Procession of Gnomes, EG111 (01:58)
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5. No. 1 Springar (01:01)
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6. No. 4 Popular song (00:36)
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7. No. 3 Springar (02:29)
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8. No. 6 The Lad and the Lass on the Barn Floor (01:03)
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9. No. 4 Solveig’s Song (04:10)
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10. No. 3 The Poet’s Heart (01:38)
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11. No. 1 A mother’s grief (02:13)
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12. No. 5 The Princess (03:51)
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13. No. 3 I Love Thee (02:49)
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14. No. 6 To Spring (03:00)
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15. Funeral March in Memory of Rikard Nordraak, EG107 (04:49)
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16. Agitato, EG106 (03:05)
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17. No. 6 The Old Mother (02:27)
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18. No. 1 Lullaby (02:20)
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19. No. 2 Little Haakon (02:50)
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20. No. 5 Halling (00:33)
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21. No. 5 Love (02:17)
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22. No. 3 Allegro molto e vivace, quasi presto (03:52)
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23. No. 2 Allegretto (02:23)
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24. Tempest Clouds, EG110 (04:17)
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25. No. 1 Allegro agitato (02:13)
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26. No. 2 The First Meeting (02:40)
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27. Album Leaf, EG109 (02:58)
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#2: Piano Works CD 1
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1. Arietta (01:31)
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2. Erotikon (02:16)
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3. Melody (01:41)
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4. Folk Melody (01:25)
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5. Butterfly (01:36)
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6. Waltz (00:57)
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7. Album Leaf (03:30)
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8. Spring Dance (01:24)
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9. Norwegian Dance (01:15)
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10. To Spring (02:23)
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11. Waltz (01:20)
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12. Elegy (02:56)
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13. In My Native Country (01:47)
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14. Folk Melody (01:23)
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15. Norwegian Melody (00:55)
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16. Solitary Traveller (01:38)
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17. Canon (04:01)
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18. Elegy (02:05)
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19. Melancholy (02:52)
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20. Watchman’s Song (01:47)
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21. National Song (01:22)
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22. Spring Dance (01:18)
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23. Little Bird (01:53)
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24. Melody (03:14)
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25. Fairy Dance (00:54)
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26. Albumleaf (01:19)
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27. Norwegian Dance (00:44)
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28. Berceuse (02:14)
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29. Valse-Impromptu (02:39)
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#3: Piano Works CD 2
(CD Audio)
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1. Illusion (03:03)
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2. French Serenade (02:16)
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3. Notturno (03:01)
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4. March of the Dwarfs (02:53)
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5. Sylph (01:31)
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6. Gratitude (04:03)
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7. Homeward (02:48)
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8. Shepherd Boy (03:55)
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9. Norwegian March (03:27)
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10. Scherzo (03:13)
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11. Phantom (02:32)
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12. Secret (04:12)
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13. Gade (03:53)
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14. Vanished Days (04:44)
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15. Little Brook (01:49)
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16. She Dances (02:33)
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17. Bell-ringing (03:35)
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18. Homesickness (03:06)
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#4: Piano Works CD 3
(CD Audio)
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1. Remembrances (01:53)
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2. Summer’s Eve (02:21)
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3. Once Upon a Time (03:53)
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4. Gone (01:56)
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5. Grandmother’s Minuet (02:06)
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6. Peace of the Woods (05:12)
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7. Evening in the Mountains (02:34)
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8. Norwegian Dance (03:07)
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9. Valse mélancolique (03:55)
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10. Melancholy (03:27)
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11. At Your Feet (03:05)
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12. Sailor’s Song (01:55)
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13. From Early Years (04:41)
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14. Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (06:18)
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15. Puck (01:48)
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16. Ballad (02:43)
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17. At the Cradle (02:32)
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18. Peasant’s Song (01:33)
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19. Salon (02:18)
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#5: Piano Works CD 4
(CD Audio)
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1. IV. Finale: Molto allegro (07:09)
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2. I. Allegro moderato (04:18)
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3. III. Gavotte (03:06)
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4. V. Rigaudon (03:23)
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5. II. Sarabande (03:26)
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6. Carnival Scene (07:02)
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7. Ballade in G Minor, Op.24 (18:16)
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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. Praeludium (02:36)
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11. IV. Air (07:01)
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12. In the Mountains (05:08)
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13. Bridal Procession (03:39)
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#6: Piano Works CD 5
(CD Audio)
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1. No. 1 Allegro con leggerezza (01:30)
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2. No. 2 Tempo di menuetto ed energico (02:41)
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3. No. 21 The Woman from Setesdal (00:48)
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4. No. 1 Tempo di valse (02:42)
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5. No. 7 Halling (00:44)
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6. No. 11 Heroic Ballad (00:47)
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7. No. 4 Allegretto con moto (03:04)
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8. No. 6 Wedding Tune (01:16)
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9. No. 6 Allegro scherzando (01:00)
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10. No. 5 Dance from Jolster (01:35)
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11. No. 23 Peasant Song (01:08)
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12. No. 2 The Young Man (00:41)
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13. No. 4 Andantino serioso – Allegro giocoso – Tempo I (03:02)
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14. No. 22 Cattle Call (00:52)
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15. No. 15 The Last Saturday Night (01:33)
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16. No. 19 Holje Dale (00:45)
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17. No. 20 Halling (00:32)
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18. No. 2 Allegretto con moto – Molto vivace – Tempo I (02:42)
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19. No. 8 The Pig (00:32)
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20. No. 9 Religious Song (01:33)
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21. No. 1 Allegro, ma non troppo (01:31)
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22. No. 2 Allegretto espressivo (02:35)
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23. No. 4 Andante con sentimento (02:23)
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24. No. 12 Solfager and the Snake King (01:16)
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25. No. 3 Mazurka: Con grazia (03:07)
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26. No. 3 Spring Dance (00:50)
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27. No. 24 Wedding Tune (00:45)
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28. No. 1 Andante – Presto leggiero – Tempo I (03:38)
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29. No. 16 I Know a Little Maiden (01:11)
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30. No. 18 Humoristic Dance (01:55)
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31. No. 2 Allegro cantabile (01:47)
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32. No. 3 Allegretto con grazia (02:16)
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33. No. 10 The Wooer’s Song (00:58)
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34. No. 4 Allegro alla burla (03:40)
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35. No. 3 Vivace (02:50)
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36. No. 1 Allegro con moto (02:03)
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37. No. 2 Non allegro e molto espressivo (03:57)
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38. No. 1 Spring Dance (00:57)
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39. No. 4 Nils Tallefjorden (01:04)
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40. No. 3 Con moto (01:51)
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41. No. 13 Wedding Recessional March (00:54)
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42. No. 17 The Gadfly and the Fly (01:05)
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43. No. 5 Allegro moderato (01:23)
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44. No. 25 The Raven’s Wedding (01:04)
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45. No. 14 Lament (00:51)
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#7: Piano Works CD 6
(CD Audio)
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1. No. 1 Resignation (01:20)
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2. No. 4 Popular Air (02:17)
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3. No. 7 Lullaby (00:43)
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4. No. 7 Rotnamsknut. Halling (04:11)
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5. No. 18 I Wander Deep in Thought (03:20)
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6. No. 11 Knut Lurasens Halling No.1 (02:14)
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7. No. 12 Myllarguten’s Springar (01:21)
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8. No. 8 Cattle Call (00:45)
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9. No. 6 Students’ Serenade (02:22)
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10. No. 6 Cattle Call and Lullaby (01:09)
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11. No. 6 Myllarguten’s Gangar (01:18)
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12. No. 10 Tomorrow You Shall Marry Her (01:14)
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13. No. 2 Jon Vastafa’s Springar (02:19)
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14. No. 15 The Skuldal Bride. Gangar (02:18)
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15. No. 16 The Maidens of Kivledal. Springar (01:22)
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16. No. 19 Gjendine’s Lullaby (01:06)
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17. No. 17 The Maidens of Kivledal. Gangar (01:37)
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18. No. 12 Ranveig (00:22)
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19. No. 13 Havar Giboen’s Dream at the Oterholt Bridge. Springar (01:47)
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20. No. 5 Study (‘Hommage a Chopin’) (02:00)
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21. No. 17 Lullaby (01:54)
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22. No. 4 Halling from the Gnome’s Hill (03:44)
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23. No. 7 The Mountaineer’s Song (03:07)
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24. No. 2 It is the Greatest Folly (00:51)
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25. No. 5 It Was in My Youth (01:33)
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26. No. 1 Cattle Call (01:10)
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27. No. 14 In Ola Valley, in Ola Lake (01:45)
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28. No. 16 Our Little Astrid (01:02)
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29. No. 8 Myllarguten’s Wedding March (02:09)
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30. No. 3 A King Ruled in the East (00:34)
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31. No. 10 Knut Lurasen’s Halling No.1 (01:27)
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32. No. 15 Lullaby (01:43)
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33. No. 1 Giboen’s Wedding March (02:41)
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34. No. 4 The Song of Siri Dale (00:50)
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35. No. 3 A Ride at Night (04:43)
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36. No. 5 The Prillar from Os parish. Springar (01:13)
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37. No. 3 Wedding March from Telemark (02:41)
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38. No. 9 Nils Rekve’s Halling (01:03)
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39. No. 14 The Goblin’s wedding procession at Vossevangen. Gangar (02:08)
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40. No. 9 A Little Friend (00:38)
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41. No. 2 Scherzo-Impromptu (02:45)
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42. No. 11 There Stood Two Girls (00:59)
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43. No. 13 A Little Grey Man (00:52)