4 Piano Pieces Op. 1 (Grieg)
From Young Composers
4 Piano Pieces Op. 1 by Edvard Grieg was Edvard Grieg's first published composition. The opus consists of 4 juvenile piano pieces that all foreshadow in some way or other his mature harmonic style, while his melodic voice, for which he is so well known, is just about completely absent from the work.
Contents
The pieces
Allegro con leggerezza
Non Allegro e molto espressivo
Mazurka: Con gratia
Allegretto con moto
History
The work was written during his graduation year at the Leipzig conservatory of music, and published at C.F. Peters, Leipzig, in 1863/64. Grieg performed 3 of the pieces at his graduation recital on April 12, 1862 under the title drei phantasiestucke.
External links
- Free study score on IMSLP
