Ballad for Edvard Grieg [DVD Video]
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Composer: Edvard GriegConductor: Ole Kristian Ruud
Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Piano: Leif Ove Andsnes
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 140 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-01-15
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: EMI Classics
Movie Reviews of Ballad for Edvard Grieg [DVD Video]
Movie Review: Great for Piano Students and Music philes
Summary: 4 Stars
This new DVD from EMI with Leif Ove Andsnes playing the music of Edvard Grieg would make an excellent gift for any young piano student or for yourself, if you like Grieg or great pianism. The sound and picture quality are superior, and the camera work provides many shots of Andsnes' keyboard technique. Andsnes has already made a critically acclaimed studio recording of the Piano Concerto, but the live performance presented here, with the Bergen Philharmonic under Ole Kristian Ruud, is even better. The element of spontaneity adds warmth and the DVD sound allows you to hear every nuance in the score. The only slight drawback is that you need to go to the menu to find the titles of the three encores Andsnes plays (three Lyric Pieces). The performance of the Ballad is equally splendid, certainly on par with the historic recording by Artur Rubinstein in the 1950s (available on RCA). In addition, there is a charming recital of six Lyric Pieces on Grieg's own great old Steinway in Grieg's beautiful home. The documentary at the beginning of the disc may be a bit wearing for some, but I liked the easy-going pace of this journey in the footsteps of Grieg, and Andsnes is a friendly guide here as in the recital in Grieg's house. The shot of Andsnes on top of a mountain in Norway playing a piano is a bit of nice symbolism which must have cost EMI or whoever paid for the helicoptor a nice piece of change. All of the wonderful video footage of waterfalls and fjords will be nice to watch when the temperature soars this summer.
Summary of Ballad for Edvard Grieg [DVD Video]
Famed Grieg interpreter Leif Ove Andsnes leads us on a documentary tour of the composer's life and work, including performances of his most well known pieces!Following on the heels of his Ballad for Edvard Grieg album, Leif Ove Andsnes returns again to the music and life of Edvard Grieg in this DVD documentary. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Grieg's death, Andsnes guides us through the ups and downs of the composer's life, punctuating the narrative with performances of his works (including a breathtaking rendition of the Ballade in G Minor atop the cliffs of Norway, and an intimate recital of the Lyric Pieces in Grieg's home in Troldhaugen).
#1. "Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 - Allegro molto moderato"
#2. "Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 - Adagio"
#3. "Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 - Allegro moderato molto e marcato"
#4. "Grieg: Humoresque, Op. 6, No. 2"
#5. "Grieg: Evening in the Mountain, Op. 68, No. 4"
#6. "Grieg: March of the Troll, Op. 54, No. 3"
#7. "Grieg: Arietta, Op. 12, No. 1"
#8. "Grieg: Norwegian Melody, Op. 12, No. 6"
#9. "Grieg: Folk Tune, Op. 12, No. 5"
#10. "Grieg: Homesickness, Op. 57, No. 6"
#11. "Grieg: At Your Feet, Op. 68, No. 3"
#12. "Grieg: Wedding Day At Troldhaugen, Op. 65, No. 6"
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