Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces

A culmination of character pieces, performed with a sound imbued with serenity and warmth.

——A beautiful album by Chie Miyoshi has come into being. Lyric Pieces, while taking the Romantic salon tradition as its point of departure, occupies a distinctive place at the turning point of music history from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century, combining an intimate character with elements of innovation through its use of folk-inspired expression and harmonic experimentation. To the “dwelling place of happiness and repose” created by Grieg, the warm tones shaped by Mizen now cast a new and gentle light.〈Arisa Iida〉

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)

• from Book 1, Op.12
  
  • [1]　Arietta Op.12-1
  • [2]　Elves' Dance Op.12-4
  • [3]　Popular Melody Op.12-5
  • [4]　Norwegian MelodyOp.12-6
• from Book 3, Op.43
  
  • [5]　Butterfly Op.43-1
  • [6]　Little Bird Op.43-4
  • [7]　To Spring Op.43-6
• from Book 4, Op.47
  
  • [8]　Valse-Impromptu Op.47-1
  • [9]　Halling Op.47-4
  • [10]　MelodyOp.47-3
  • [11]　Spring Dance Op.47-6
  • [12]　Elegy Op.47-7
• from Book 5, Op.54
  
  • [13]　Shepherd's boy Op.54-1
  • [14]　Norwegian march Op.54-2
  • [15]　March of the Trolls Op.54-3
  • [16]　Notturno Op.54-4
  • [17]　Scherzo Op.54-5
• from Book 9, Op.68
  
  • [18]　Sailors' song Op.68-1
  • [19]　Grandmother's minuet Op.68-2
  • [20]　Evening in the mountains Op.68-4
  • [21]　At the cradle Op.68-5
  • [22]　Melancholy waltz Op.68-6
• from Book 10, Op.71
  
  • [23]　Once upon a time Op.71-1
  • [24]　Summer's eve Op.71-2
  • [25]　Puck Op.71-3
• from Book 6, Op.57
  
  • [26]　Homesickness Op.57-6
• from Book 7, Op.62
  
  • [27]　Brooklet Op.62-4
  • [28]　Homeward Op.62-6
• from Book 8, Op.65 
  
  • [29]　Ballad Op.65-5
  • [30]　Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Op.65-6

Chie Miyoshi, piano

Recording Date: 10-11 February 2025
Recording Engineer & Editing: Jun Kawanami
Assistant Engineer: Takako Yanagisawa
Piano Technician: Joji Moronuki
Notes: Arisa Iida
Cover Artwork: Eilif Peterssen: Portrait of the Composer Edvard Grieg (1891)
Cover Design: Rihito Mizutani
Booklet Editor: Kensuke Fujii