Edvard Grieg :: Concerto, Piano, op.16, A minor


 

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Grieg, Edvard
1843-1907
(b Bergen, 15 June 1843; d Bergen, 4 Sept 1907). Norwegian
Concerto, Piano, op.16, A minor <1868>
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Originally calling for 2 horns rather than 4. Horns 3&4 were not added until a fourth reprinting of the concerto (Peters, 1917), based on Grieg’s revisions of 1907. The additions are largely doublings of horns 1&2, and are sometimes omitted in modern performances.
Henle publishes a score, ed. Ernst-Günter Heinemann, that is based on the composer's revisions of 1907.
Breitkopf urtext ed Emil-Günter Heinemann.
Piccolo plays only 11 bars near the end of the 3rd mvt.
I. Allegro molto moderato
II. Adagio
III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato