About this release
Alessandro Stella's first solo album, devoted to the piano music of Edvard Grieg. A personal selection from the Lyric Pieces — a kind of diary that accompanied Grieg through much of his life. The album is enriched by two featuring: the Op. 48 song cycle, with soprano Giorgia Milanesi, and two of the Norwegian Dances for piano four hands with Giorgia Tomassi.
The release includes liner notes by Giovanni Bietti.
Programme
Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
- Lyric Pieces, Book 1, Op. 12: No. 1, Arietta
- Lyric Pieces, Book 4, Op. 47: No. 2, Album Leaf
- Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: No. 4, Notturno
- Lyric Pieces, Book 6, Op. 57: No. 2, Gade
- Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: No. 2, Gangar
- Lyric Pieces, Book 2, Op. 38: No. 7, Waltz
- Lyric Pieces, Book 2, Op. 38: No. 1, Berceuse
- Six Songs, Op. 48: No. 1, Gruß
- Lyric Pieces, Book 4, Op. 47: No. 7, Elegy
- Six Songs, Op. 48: No. 2, Dereinst, Gedanke mein
- Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: No. 7, Remembrances
- Six Songs, Op. 48: No. 3, Lauf der Welt
- Lyric Pieces, Book 9, Op. 68: No. 3, At your Feet
- Six Songs, Op. 48: No. 4, Die verschwiegene Nachtigall
- Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 1, Butterfly
- Six Songs, Op. 48: No. 5, Zur Rosenzeit
- Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: No. 2, Summer's Eve
- Six Songs, Op. 48: No. 6, Ein Traum
- Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 6, To Spring
- Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: No. 3, March of the Trolls
- Lyric Pieces, Book 6, Op. 57: No. 1, Vanished Days
- Lyric Pieces, Book 7, Op. 62: No. 5, Phantom
- Lyric Pieces, Book 9, Op. 68: No. 5, At the Cradle
- Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: No. 3, Puck
- Norwegian Dances, Op. 35: No. 2
- Norwegian Dances, Op. 35: No. 3
- Lyric Pieces, Book 7, Op. 62: No. 6, Homeward
- Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: No. 4, Peace of the Woods
Total time: 74:05
Credits
Interpreters
Alessandro Stella — piano
Giorgia Milanesi — soprano (Six Songs, Op. 48)
Giorgia Tomassi — piano (Norwegian Dances, Op. 35)
Mixing & Mastering
Massimo GalliRecording
March 28–31, 2010, Aula Magna, Pontificio Istituto di Musica Sacra, Rome (Italy)Cover art
Johannes Dimpflmeier
