Pletnev, Mikhail > Grieg, Edvard

Best of Grieg

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-08-14

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Norwegian Dances (4) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 35; Kulok and Stabbelåten (Cow Call and Peasant Dance), Nordic melody for orchestra (o...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Eklof, Marianne; Forsberg, Bengt; Gavrilov, Andrei; Pletnev, Mikhail; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; von Otter, Anne Sofie; Zilberstein, Lilya
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This generous 2-CD compilation offers the most popular music of Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), Norway's greatest composer. Featuring Anne Sofie von Otter, Mikhail Pletnev, Herbert von...continue...

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Sonata, 7 Fugues, etc / Pletnev

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2000-03-14

Works: Edvard Grieg: Sonata for Piano in E minor, Op. 7; Fuga à 2 for piano in C minor, EG 184a; Fuga à 2 for piano in C major, EG 184b; Fuga à 3 for piano in D major, EG 184c; Fuga à 3 ...
Performers: Pletnev, Mikhail; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]

"...Pletnev's performances of [the fugues] is Russian-School Bach at its best: lively rhythmic outlines, a wide range of dynamics and articulation to ensure full independence...continue...