Greig’s Piano Concerto

[tapasr_567783583008b]

My wife and I attended the Utah symphony featuring Grieg’s piano concerto with Alexandra Dariescu. It was fantastic. I loved the music and would like to purchase an album either on vinyl, sacd or high Rez download of Grieg’s concerto. Does anyone have any recommendations of there favorite version? Thank you

[rando]

This is generally considered a very good effort on SACD.  You could probably never leave BIS offerings and come away very happy with the variety of performances of this piece in fact.

 

 

This might be worth looking into as well if you prefer period instruments.

 

[Daverz]

 

 

Clifford Curzon :

 

https://www.amazon.com/Grieg-Peer-Piano-Concerto-minor/dp/B0000042DZ

 

Fjeldstad's Peer Gynt excerpts are wonderful, too.

 

...Oops, that's standard def.  There was a classic Decca Lp, of course.

[Musicophile]

To me, the best version I’ve heard is with Leif Ove Andsnes and Maris Janssons:

 

https://musicophilesblog.com/2015/07/03/two-new-recordings-of-the-grieg-piano-concerto/

 

[tapasr_567783583008b]

Awesome, thank you all so much, I will snag a couple of these give them a listen. Once again thank you. 

[sphinxsix]

Here are the search results for 'Grieg' on 

 

My Essential Classical Albums

thread. Maybe you'll find something interesting there too :

 

https://www.computeraudiophile.com/search/?q=grieg&type=forums_topic&item=31557

[tdimler]

Musicophile beat me to it.....I'll second the recommendation for Leif Ove.  

[tapasr_567783583008b]

I downloaded this title from nativedsd and going to listen this evening. I plan ordering some the recommendations stated above. Once again, thank you all for your help.

[Daverz]

The Kozhukhin got a very positive review in Fanfare (for the Grieg mainly).  Another one that got a rave review is Bavouzet

 

https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN 5190

 

i'll admit that I'm not very fussy about recordings of this work, but I would avoid the disappointingly perfunctory Earl Wild recording.

[Snowmonkey]

 

I grew up listening to Lipatti's 1947 performance and it's still my favourite.

[AnotherSpin]

1 hour ago, Snowmonkey said:

 

I grew up listening to Lipatti's 1947 performance and it's still my favourite.

 

This is my all-time favorite recording of Grieg's PC. Had it on an old LP for years. Another special performance is from another Romanian, Radu Lupu. Krystian Zimerman with Karajan is memorable as well.

[semente]

I don't listen to Grieg's PC as much as I should because I really like this piece.

I think that I'm going to give Lipatti's a try.

 

This is my suggestion:

 

 

[Musicophile]

58 minutes ago, semente said:

I don't listen to Grieg's PC as much as I should because I really like this piece.

I think that I'm going to give Lipatti's a try.

 

This is my suggestion:

 

 

+1

[Daverz]

The Lipatti has a different cover on Tidal, but it's probably the same transfer:

 

 

https://tidal.com/album/70250737

[kopelli]

On 08/05/2018 at 9:40 PM, semente said:

I don't listen to Grieg's PC as much as I should because I really like this piece.

I think that I'm going to give Lipatti's a try.

 

This is my suggestion:

 

 

 

I checked this out on Qobuz and both the playing and the sound quality are superb. I then had to go and buy his complete Decca recordings...

[semente]

26 minutes ago, kopelli said:

 

I checked this out on Qobuz and both the playing and the sound quality are superb. I then had to go and buy his complete Decca recordings...

Sorry.

I saw him playing live once, but I can't recal the programme.

[AnotherSpin]

40 minutes ago, semente said:

I saw him playing live once, but I can't recal the programme.

 

Well... his last performance was about 70 years ago?

[semente]

39 minutes ago, AnotherSpin said:

 

Well... his last performance was about 70 years ago?

I was talking about Lupu.

Some Googlin' tels me it was in 2009 and he played Bartok PC3.

[kopelli]

2 hours ago, semente said:

Sorry.

I saw him playing live once, but I can't recal the programme.

No worries, I am always a sucker for great music, thanks ?

[AnotherSpin]

5 hours ago, semente said:

I was talking about Lupu.

Some Googlin' tels me it was in 2009 and he played Bartok PC3.

 

I see..) Lupu is one of my favorite pianists ever. Never heard him live though. Some of his recordings melt me down, as his Schubert Decca CD with Moments Musicaux.

 

[kopelli]

I just found out that Lupu is scheduled to perform Beethoven’s 4th concerto in London next Feb. I am looking forward to seeing him live.