Grant Johannesen; Utah Symphony Orchestra; Maurice Abravanel - Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor; Old Norwegian Melody with Variations; Two Lyric Pieces; In Autumn

The massive popularity of Grieg's Piano Concerto contributed significantly to his renown, marking a high point in his early period. This is a truly Romantic concerto with parallels to Schumann in its emphasis on melodic lines. The overture In Autumn has an air of Mendelssohn in its sense of drama combined with a 'union of merry and serious elements' that characterise the season. The Two Lyric Pieces and the Old Norwegian Melody with Variations provide an attractive mosaic of Norwegian mood pictures. The Elite Recordings for Vox by legendary producers Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz are considered by audiophiles to be amongst the finest sounding examples of orchestral recordings.