Mozart: Piano Sonatas with additional second piano; Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2

Edvard Grieg (Composer), Speidel-Trenkner Piano Duo (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Speidel-Trenkner Piano Duo
• Composer: Edvard Grieg
• Audio CD (May 23, 2006)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: MD&G Records
• ASIN: B000EPFU06
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #421,442 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Second piano part for Mozart's Piano Sonata in C major, K. 545 ('for Beginners'), EG 113c: Allegro

2. Second piano part for Mozart's Piano Sonata in C major, K. 545 ('for Beginners'), EG 113c: Andante

3. Second piano part for Mozart's Piano Sonata in C major, K. 545 ('for Beginners'), EG 113c: Rondo. Allegretto

4. Second piano part for Mozart's Piano Sonata in G major, K. 283 (K. 189h), EG 113d: Allegro

5. Second piano part for Mozart's Piano Sonata in G major, K. 283 (K. 189h), EG 113d: Andante

6. Second piano part for Mozart's Piano Sonata in G major, K. 283 (K. 189h), EG 113d: Presto

7. Second piano part for Mozart's Piano Sonata in F major, K. 533, EG 113a: Allegro

8. Second piano part for Mozart's Piano Sonata in F major, K. 533, EG 113a: Andante molto

9. Second piano part for Mozart's Piano Sonata in F major, K. 533, EG 113a: Rondo. Allegretto

Disc: 2

1. Second piano part for Mozart's Fantasia in C minor K. 475, EG 113b

2. Second piano part for Mozart's Piano Sonata in C minor, K. 457, EG 113b: Allegro molto

3. Second piano part for Mozart's Piano Sonata in C minor, K. 457, EG 113b: Adagio molto

4. Second piano part for Mozart's Piano Sonata in C minor, K. 457, EG 113b: Allegro assai

5. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46: Morning-mood

6. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46: The death of Åse

7. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46: Anitra's dance

8. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46: In the hall of the mountain-king

9. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 2, Op. 55: Ingrid's complaint

10. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 2, Op. 55: Arabian dance

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Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just plain FUN! Grieg lovers ONLY! No Mozart purists allowed!, August 13, 2008

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Dace Gisclard (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mozart: Piano Sonatas with additional second piano; Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 (Audio CD)

What's on offer here is the first complete recording of the four Mozart piano sonatas Edvard Grieg supplied with second-piano "accompaniments". Mozart worshipers may now cry "blasphemy" and get that off their collective chest. My advice--"get over it." Recordings and scores of the originals are available ad nauseam everywhere and remain unchanged-no one is forcing you to listen to this! Doubtless there will be those who insist on censoring everyone else's enjoyment with cries of "such things shouldn't be done!" I, for one, refuse to be deterred (and neither should the adventurous and open-minded) from savoring the contents of this exotic candy-box.

That off MY chest, I confess to being absolutely enchanted by what Grieg has perpetrated here, and it is NOT sacrilege! Grieg's contributions are sometimes limited to merely enriching the texture of a left-hand accompaniment with a few extra notes, or doubling short bits of melody in thirds or sixths. More often, he adds witty asides, echoes and counterpoints that leave one smiling in surprise and delight. The harmony is enriched with seventh and ninth chords. Sometimes, with the judicious addition of a single note, Grieg momentarily inflects the tonality towards a different key.

The Trenker-Speidel Duo has opted for a performance style that is very Grieg "period style"-i.e., trills usually begin on the main note, not the auxiliary (as they should IF this were Mozart pur sang, which it is NOT), and the rubato, although somewhat "romantic", is tasteful and not overdone. The recorded sound is natural and beautiful.

I heartily recommend this to Grieg lovers and the adventurous-this is just plain FUN. Lovers of Godowsky's Chopin etude parapharases may also be intrigued. Mozart worshipers may be scandalized, but they WERE warned!