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Grieg: String Quartet; Brahms: Clarinet Quintet / Jörg Widmann, clarinet; Hagen Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / Myrios Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Edvard Grieg: Quartet for Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 27; Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op.115
Performers: Widmann, Jorg
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Ensemble: Hagen Quartet

The Hagen Quartet, winner of the Echo Klassik Award 2011, presents a second album commemorating its 30th anniversary on the Myrios Classics label. The disc...continue...
Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusicsaal Cologne (06/2011)....continue...

Grieg: Holberg Suite, Erotikk, Elegiac Melodies / Tognetti, Australian Chamber Orchestra

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-03-10

Works: Edvard Grieg: Quartet for Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 27; Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 3, Op. 43; From Holberg's Time, Op. 40
Performers: Moore, Christopher [Viola]; Tognetti, Richard
Conductors: Tognetti, Richard
Ensemble: Australian Chamber Orchestra

Although his own instrument was the piano, Edvard Grieg grew up hearing great string players like Ole Bull, one of the finest violin virtuosi of...continue...
Recording information: Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre, Sydney, Australia (10/2010)....continue...

Grieg: String Quartets (arr. for string orchestra); Nordheim / Barratt-Due, Oslo Camerata

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-02-28

Works: Edvard Grieg: Quartet for Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 27; Quartet for Strings no 2 in F major, EG 117 (incomplete); Arne Nordheim: Rendezvous, for string orchestra
Conductors: Barratt-Due, Stephan
Ensemble: Oslo Camerata

Grieg's String Quartet in G minor has long established itself as one of the finest such works of the second half of the nineteenth century....continue...
Recording information: Lommedalen Church, Oslo, Norway (08/17/2009-08/21/2009)....continue...

Vanishing Nordic Choral

1 CD / Sono Luminus / 2011-03-29

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, sacred concerto for 4-part chorus, 2 violins, 2 violas, bassoon & c; Johannes Crüger: Wie soll ich Dich empfangen; Michael Praetorius: Psallite...
Performers: Adams, Lindsey; Blendulf, Joanna; Blosser, Daniel C.; Cain, Aaron; Crouch, Gabriel; Gerber, Thomas; Haynes, Abigail; Karosi, Balint; Walker, David; Westra, Mitzi
Conductors: Spray, Philip
Ensemble: ; Musik Ekklesia

Musik Ekklesia is a baroque period-instrument ensemble based in Indianapolis that draws leading players from around the United States and abroad. In this recording, old...continue...
Includes prelude no. 23 (nielsen) / vor gud han er så fast by various composers.

Includes prelude no. 6 (nielsen) / var hälsad, sköna morgon by various composers.

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Edvard Grieg: String Quartet Op. 27; Johan Svendsen: String Octet Op. 3

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2011-02-08

Works: Edvard Grieg: Quartet for Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 27; Johan Svendsen: Octet for strings in A, Op 3

Praga offers an original pairing of composers who were compatriots and friends. Although Grieg’s career as a soloist was less successful than Svendsen’s, a century...continue...
Recording information: Prague, Domovina Studio....continue...

Chamber Music Masterpieces [Box Set]

25 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-10-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Strings no 18 in A major, K. 464; Quartet for Strings no 19 in C major, K 465 "Dissonance"; Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello no 4 in G minor, K 516; Quin...
Performers: Berkes, Kalman; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Crayford, Marcia; Dean, Brett; Ephrat, Ron; Faust, Isabelle; Gaasterland, Peter; Giuranna, Bruno; Graaf, Henk de; Han, Derek; Hudec, Jiri; Hulshoff, Alexander; Ima...
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Ensemble: Amati Chamber Ensemble (Maastricht); Ames Piano Quartet; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Brandis Quartet; La Magnifica Comunità ; Nash Ensemble; Sharon Quartet; Solomon Trio; Van Swieten Trio

String Quartets by Haydn, Solberg & Grieg [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / 2 L Records / 2008-09-30

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings no 64 in D major ("Largo"), Op. 76/5, H. 3/79; Leif Solberg: Quartet for Strings in B minor; Edvard Grieg: Quartet for Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 27

Grieg, Schumann: String Quartets / Petersen Quartett

1 CD / Capriccio / 2008-04-08

Works: Edvard Grieg: Quartet for Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 27; Quartet for Strings no 2 in F major, EG 117 (incomplete); Robert Schumann: Quartet for Strings no 1 in A minor, Op. 41/1

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Since Grieg owed much to Schumann, coupling their quartets seems a good idea. These G minor and A minor Quartets were written...continue...

Grieg: String Quartets, etc / Raphael Quartet, et al

1 CD / Regis Records / 2007-11-04

Works: Edvard Grieg: Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 27; Fugue for String Quartet in F minor; Andante con moto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C minor; Quartet for Strings in F major
Performers: Benyacs, Zoltan; Hoogeveen, Ronald; Koch, Rami; Lambooij, Henk; Roling, Jet
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Ensemble: Raphael String Quartet

"the Raphael Quartet gives us Rötgen conjectural realization of the sketches to the remaining two movements Grieg had planned for the F major (No.2) quartet....continue...

Grieg: String Quartets / Chilingirian Quartet

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-09-11

Works: Edvard Grieg: Quartet for Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 27; Quartet for Strings no 2 in F major, EG 117 (incomplete)

"In the hands of the Chilingirian these works receive their best possible advocacy. Superbly played." - Classic CD...continue...

Grieg: Complete Chamber Music / Raphael Quartet, et al

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Edvard Grieg: Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 27; Quartet for Strings in F major; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in F major, Op. 8; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in G major, Op. 13; Sonata f...
Performers: Benyacs, Zoltan; Cohen, Robert; Hoogeveen, Ronald; Koch, Rami; Kubalek, Antonin; Lambooij, Henk; Röling, Jet; Vignoles, Roger; Zenaty, Ivan
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Ensemble: Raphael String Quartet

The Very Best of Grieg

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-04-18

Works: Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Lyric Pieces (8) for piano, Book 1, Op. 12; Sonata no 3 in C minor for violin & piano; Peer Gynt; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 3, Op. 43; Quartet for Strings no 1...
Performers: Arnesen, Bodil; Birkeland, Oystein; Eriksen, Erling Ragnar; Gimse, Håvard; Jandó, Jenö; Kjekshus, Helge; Kraggerud, Henning; Nishizaki, Takako; Steen-Nökleberg, Einar
Conductors: Studt, Richard; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; ; Leaper, Adrian; Edlinger, Richard; Engeset, Bjarte; Breiner, Peter
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Oslo String Quartet; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmo...

The leading Scandinavian composer of his time and the principal advocate for Norwegian music, Grieg came to the forefront of international attention through works such...continue...

Intimate Voices / Emerson String Quartet

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-04-11

Works: Edvard Grieg: Quartet for Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 27; Carl Nielsen: At the bier of a young artist, FS 58; Jean Sibelius: Quartet for Strings in D minor ("Voces Intimae"), Op. 56
Performers: Drucker, Eugene; Dutton, Lawrence [Viola]; Finckel, David; Setzer, Philip
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Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet

After nearly a quarter century at the top of the classical music scene, the Grammy-winning Emerson String Quartet devotes itself to gems of Scandinavian repertoire....continue...

Scandinavia - Grieg, Röntgen, Johansen / Matangi Quartet

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2005-08-09

Works: Edvard Grieg: Quartet for Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 27; David Monrad Johansen: String Quartet, Op. 35; Julius Röntgen: Quartettino, for string quartet in A minor ("Bauener")
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Ensemble: Matangi Quartet

Grieg: Cello Sonata, String Quartet / Truls Mork, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2002-05-07

Works: Edvard Grieg: Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor, Op. 36; Quartet for Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 27
Performers: Gimse, Havard; Sigerland, Solve; Sponberg, Atle; Tomter, Lars Anders; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech

"The four artists assembled here can hold their own with most of the competition. They convey freshness and passion which infuse this vital and often...continue...

Rosenberg, Sibelius, Grieg, et al / Bartosch, Musica Vitae

1 CD / Intim Records / 2001-11-08

Works: Hilding Rosenberg: Ouvertura Bianca-nera (The Congress Overture), for orchestra; Jean Sibelius: Rakastava (The Lover), suite for string orchestra, triangle & timpani, Op. 14; Wilhelm Stenhammar: Chit...
Conductors: Bartosch, Michael
Ensemble: Musica Vitae

Grieg: String Quartets / Auryn Quartet

1 CD / CPO / 2001-07-01

Works: Edvard Grieg: Quartet for Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 27; Quartet for Strings no 2 in F major, EG 117 (incomplete)
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Ensemble: Auryn Quartett

Edvard Grieg had some difficulties with great traditional forms like the symphony and sonata but nevertheless occupied himself with them his whole life long. Before...continue...

Grieg, Gade: Sacred Choral Works / Jorgensen, Hoyer, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-07-25

Works: Edvard Grieg: Psalms (4), Op. 74; Blegnet, segnet!, song for double chorus; Ave maris stella, EG 150; Den store, hvide flok (The Great, White Host), folk song for baritone & male chorus, Op. 30/10; D...
Performers: Hoyer, Per
Conductors: Jorgensen, Jesper Grove
Ensemble: Danish National Radio Choir

Ah! The sound of this amazing choir! Especially as recorded by Chandos, and even more welcome in this rare and beautiful repertoire by Edvard Grieg...continue...

Schubert, Grieg, Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Trios / Mersson

1 CD / Doron / 2000-06-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Trio for Piano and Strings in B flat major, D 28; Notturno for Piano and Strings in E flat major, D 897/Op. 148; Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel: Trio for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 1...
Performers: Mersson, Boris; Starck, Claude; Zimansky, Robert
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Ensemble: Mersson Trio

Grieg: String Quartets / Chilingirian Quartet

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-10-01

Works: Edvard Grieg: Quartet for Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 27; Quartet for Strings no 2 in F major, EG 117 (incomplete)

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Grieg, Johansen: String Quartets / Oslo String Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-05-19

Works: Edvard Grieg: Quartet for Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 27; Quartet for Strings no 2 in F major, EG 117 (incomplete); David Monrad Johansen: Quartet for Strings Op. 35

The Shanghai String Quartet - Mendelssohn & Grieg

1 CD / Delos / 1994-01-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 13; Edvard Grieg: Quartet for Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 27
Performers: Li, Honggang; Li, Wei-Gang; Wilson, James; Zheng, Wang
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Ensemble: Shanghai Quartet

Grieg: Complete Music for String Quartet / Kontra Quartet

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1993-06-07

Works: Edvard Grieg: Quartet for Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 27; Quartet for Strings no 2 in F major, EG 117 (incomplete); Fugue for string quartet in F minor, EG 114
Performers: Fabricius, Peter; Kontra, Anton; Samsing, Boris; Zeuthen, Morten
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Ensemble: Kontra String Quartet