Although Grieg and Elgar did not physically cross paths (they neither met nor corresponded), there are enough biographical and musical parallels to beg the question as to why the relationship between them has been largely overlooked. It is these points of contact that makes the combination of these two works on this recording particularly apposite. One has only to consider the similarity in their status not merely as ‘nationalistic composers’ but as important national figures. There are also various biographical parallels: they shared several mutual friends of whom the English composer Frederick Delius is the most notable, Elgar received an honorary doctorate at Oxford University in 1905, Grieg received the same award a year later; during the first orchestral broadcast of Elgar’s music in 1923, the accompanying piece in the program was Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite.
Disc No:CC 72293
Price: Sek. 165
Name: Grieg / Elgar -
 Sonata for violin and piano

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Composer Opus Stycke Key Perfomer
Elgar, Edward op. 82 Sonata for violin and piano   Charlie Siem, violin
Andrei Korobeinikov, piano
Grieg, Edvard   Serenade  
Grieg, Edvard   Adieu  
Grieg, Edvard   To Brune Øine (Two Brown Eyes)  
Grieg, Edvard   Du Fatter Ei Bølgernes Evige Gang  
Grieg, Edvard op. 45 no. 3 Sonata for violin and piano C minor

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