A Christmas present from Edvard Grieg

[Kent Swafford]

Thanks for the link. I thoroughly enjoyed listening.

Kent



On Dec 19, 2007, at 6:30 PM, Richard Brekne wrote:

> Hi Folks
>
> I thought I'd share a cut from the latest release on Edvard Griegs  
> own piano. The piece is from Edvard Griegs Peasant Dances op 72.  
> This is number 2: Jon Væstafæs Spring Dance.
>
> http://www.pianostemmer.no/music/Springdance.mp3
>
> Executive Producer Erid Gard Amundsen
> Producer Tony Harrison
> Recording Engineer Geoff Miles
> Piano Technician Richard Brekne
>
> Pianist Ingfrid Breie Nyhus
> Piano Edvard Griegs Steinway and Sons "B"
> Pitch A= 442
>
> The whole CD is available on Simax PSC 1287
>
> Note the pronounced killer octave sound and the rather undefined  
> bass... especially D2 and D#2.  In the latest (yet to be released)  
> recording work we tuned to 436 and the instrument became quite  
> beautiful.  More on that later... a fascinating story full of  
> conflict, myth, magic and more.
>
> Cheers
> RicB
>
>