Edvard Grieg – Pianodao

Selected and Reviewed by Andrew Eales
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Mike Cornick is perhaps best known for his contributions to the repertoire of jazz-styled solo, duet and ensemble music, and I have previously reviewed several of his publications, all of which are available from Universal Edition.

Cornick’s more recent duet collections have steered towards arrangements of popular classics, and the latest continues this trend.

Mike Cornick’s Grieg Favourites is a sequel to the earlier Elgar Favourites collection, reviewed here, and offers an inspiring selection of new arrangements that are suitable for players around UK Grades 4-7 level, and which are sure to engage performers and their audience alike.

Pianodao Music Library

Selected and Reviewed by Andrew Eales
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Were I to provide a roll call of the composers whose music is of essential and special importance in the piano repertoire, Grieg’s name would be an early and easy addition to that shortlist (as indeed it was when I considered what music to include in The Joy of Graded Piano series).

For those who haven’t discovered the wonders, variety and joy of Grieg’s music, most of which is suitable for late intermediate and early advanced players (UK Grades 5-8), a new collection from Edition Peters offers a superb introduction to the man and his music.

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Mike Cornick’s Grieg Favourites

Grieg • A Piano Treasury