Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 16 (1868-1872)
Nikolai Lugansky, soloist
Vasily Petrenko conducting Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra, 2018
Moscow Philharmonic Society

I.
[0:00] Exp. - Theme 1 (Allegro molto moderato - Animato)
[2:28] Exp. - Theme 2 (Più lento)
[3:56] Dev. (Animato - Tempo I 5:50 - Animato 6:31 - Più lento 7:14)
[8:58] Recap. - Cadenza
[12:22] Coda (Poco più Allegro)

II.
[13:12] A (Adagio)
[15:21] B
[17:12] A’

III.
[19:28] A (Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Poco animato)
[22:09] B (Poco più tranquillo)
[24:47] A' (Tempo I animato - Meno allegro)
[26:30] Coda (Tempo I - quasi Presto 27:21 - Andante maestoso 28:04)


“[…] In early 1870 in Rome, Grieg met the great Hungarian pianist and composer, Franz Liszt. During one visit, Grieg presented the score of the A-minor Concerto to Liszt, who played through the work, often shouting his approval. As Grieg related: “Finally, (Liszt) said in a strange, emotional way: ‘Keep on, I tell you. You have what is needed, and don’t let them frighten you.’” Liszt did suggest some changes to the score, finally published in 1872. Grieg was never totally satisfied with the Concerto, and continued to pen revisions until the time of his death. Despite the composer’s misgivings, the Grieg A-minor remains one of the most popular of piano concertos."

- Forth Worth Symphony Orchestra, program notes