Grieg: Lyric Pieces
Stephen HoughSince the dawn of the gramophone era Grieg’s Lyric Pieces have attracted the greatest pianists to the microphone. Their individual brevity played a part in this, of course, but rather more so did their intellectual transparency. For this new recording Stephen Hough has chosen twenty-seven (of the sixty-six), a generous selection encompassing every nuace of emotion, every tone of pianistic mastery.

CDA68070  73 minutes 7 seconds
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‘Stephen Hough is up there with the best; may we never take his excellence for granted … his virtuosity, polish, control of nuance and a huge range of dynamics are lovely to have’ (Gramophone)
BBC Music Magazine
‘For this new recording, Hough has made a selection of pieces that encompass every nuance of emotion, showcasing the brilliance of Grieg's writing and the pianist's own mastery of his instrument’ (Cla ...