Since you are interested in The Very Best of Grieg, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
GRIEG
Piano Music Vol 1 (Piano Sonata, Four Piano Pieces) Einar Steen-Nokleberg (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] "The playing is full of imagination, character and sensitivity and the recordings... are very natural too. I would recommend them strongly even had they been at full price." (Gramophone) |
KLAUS EGGE
Piano Concerto No. 2 & other Norwegian piano music Havard Gimse (piano) / Trondheim Soloists / Oyvind Gimse [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Jun/2007 ] "This disc shows what many already suspected: that Norwegian music is much more than Grieg. It also shows that Gimse is one of the best pianists at present before the public." (MusicWeb July 2007) |
GRIEG
Orchestral Music, Vol. 4: Peer Gynt Suites / Orchestral Songs Inger Dam-Jensen (soprano) Palle Knudsen (baritone) / Malmo Symphony Orchestra / Bjarte Engeset [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Nov/2007 ] Grieg's incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt is greatly loved by many and is generally considered to be one of the foremost expressions of 'Norwegian national identity'. Comprising the 'best' and most popular numbers, Suite No. 1 was an... |
EDVARD GRIEG
Grieg: Orchestral Music Vol 5 (complete incidental music to Peer Gynt) Isa Gericke (soprano) Unni Lovlid (soprano) Kirsten Braten Berg (mezzo-soprano) / Malmo Symphony Orchestra / Malmo Chamber Choir / Bjarte Engeset [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "Excellent soloists (especially the Solveig of soprano Ise Katharina Gericke), an enthusiastic chorus, and extremely atmospheric engineering...At Naxos' very reasonable price, this set becomes self-recommending." (10/10 ClassicsToday) |
SCHUMANN
Kreisleriana / Faschingsschwank aus Wien Jeno Jando (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Aug/2007 ] "On this showing, Jando is clearly one of the finest Schumann interpreters around today" - CD Review |