This recording of 20 of the 66 lyrical pieces by Edvard Grieg, which the Russian keyboard grandmaster Emil Gilels recorded in 1972, can undoubtedly be regarded as a milestone in piano history. Although Grieg’s lyrical pieces have a reputation for being manageable even for amateurs, the dynamic and colourful richness of nuance that Gilels brings to the compositions is certainly in a league of its own.

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 1, Op. 12: No. 1, Arietta
Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 2, Op. 38: No. 1, Berceuse
Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 1, Butterfly
Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 2, Solitary Traveller
Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 4, Op. 47: No. 2, Albumblatt
Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 4, Op. 47: No. 3, Melodie
Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 4, Op. 47: No. 4, Halling (Norwegian Folk Dance)
Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: No. 4, Notturno
Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: No. 5, Scherzo
Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 6, Op. 57: No. 6, Homesickness
Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 7, Op. 62: No. 4, Brooklet
Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 7, Op. 62: No. 6, Homeward
Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op. 65: No. 5, Ballad
Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 9, Op. 68: No. 2, Grandmother's Minuet
Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 9, Op. 68: No. 3, At Your Feet
Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 9, Op. 68: No. 5, At the Cradle
Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: No. 1, Once upon a Time
Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: No. 3, Puck
Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: No. 6, Gone