Following their acclaimed collaboration in Percy Grainger's Folk Music, soprano Claire Booth and pianist Christopher Glynn turn to the Lyric Music of Edvard Grieg, an apt sequel as the elder composer befriended Grainger- who idolized the Norwegian's folkloric idiom- immediately on their first encounter in London in 1906. Interspersing intimate vocal miniatures with lyrical solo piano pieces, Claire and Christopher mirror many of the programmes that Grieg and his wife Nina performed on their many recital tours together. Each of the works on Lyric Music tells a story as does the album as a whole ranging in mood from bright, youthful innocence to shades of autumnal twilight. Sung in the original Norwegian, Claire's and Christopher's performances are as evocative as Norway's varied landscape.

Tracklist:

Den Hvide, Røde Rose Eg137
Norwegisch From Lyric Pieces, Book I. Op. 12
Volkweise From Lyric Pieces, Book I. Op. 12
Mens Jeg Venter From Digte Op. 60
Sylphe From Lyric Pieces, Book VII. Op. 62
Med En Vandlilje Ibsensangene Op. 25
Sommerfugl From Lyric Pieces, Book III. Op. 43
Melodi From Lyric Pieces, Book IV. Op. 47
Prinsessen Eg133
Dulgt Kjærlighed From Romancer Op. 39
Hjemad From Lyric Pieces, Book VII. Op. 62
Haugtussa Op. 67: I. Det Syng
Haugtussa Op. 67: II. Veslemøy
Haugtussa Op. 67: III. Blåbaer-Li
Haugtussa Op. 67: IV. Møte
Haugtussa Op. 67: V. Elsk
Haugtussa Op. 67: VI. Killingdans
Haugtussa Op. 67: VII. Vond Dag
Haugtussa Op. 67: VIII. Ved Gjætle-Bekken
Drömmesyn From Lyric Pieces, Book VII. Op. 62
Jeg Elsker Dig From Hjertets Melodier Op. 5
Når Jeg Vil Dø From Elegiske Digte Op. 59
Den Ærgjerrige From Fem Digte Op. 26
Svundne Dage From Lyric Pieces, Book VI. Op. 57
Ved En Ung Hustrus Båre From Romancer Op. 39
Klokkeklang From Lyric Pieces, Book VI. Op. 54
Stambogsrim From Ibsensangene Op. 25
Arietta From Lyric Pieces, Book I. Op. 12

UPC: 822252240320
Label: Avie
Release Date: 9.6.19
Format: CD

Grieg / Booth / Glynn - Lyric Music (CD)