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Pianist Sheng Cai devotes his latest recording to piano works by Edvard Grieg, Norway's most famous composer. At the age of 22, Grieg wrote his only Piano Sonata, Op. 7, dedicated to his teacher, the influential Danish composer Niels Gade. The piano arrangement of Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46 is recorded here in a piano transcription by Grieg and by the Russian pianist Grigori Guinzburg (1904-1961). The Ballade in G minor, Op. 24 was composed during the winter of 1875-1876. Unlike Chopin's large narrative Ballades, Grieg's Ballade is a theme followed by 14 variations on a Norwegian mountain melody. Completed in 1881, Three Scenes of Folk Life Op. 19 form a triptych that combines melodies and rhythms inspired by Norwegian music. Album Tracks 1. Sonate Pour Piano en Mi Mineur, Op. 7-I. Allegro Moderato 2. Sonate Pour Piano en Mi Mineur, Op. 7-II. Andante Molto 3. Sonate Pour Piano en Mi Mineur, Op. 7-III. Alla Menuetto, Ma Poco Più Lento 4. Sonate Pour Piano en Mi Mineur, Op. 7-IV. Finale Molto Allegro 5. Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46-I. Morgenstemning (Morning Mood) 6. Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46-II. Åses DØD (The Death of Aase) 7. Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46-III. Anitras Dans (Anitra's Dance) 8. Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46-IV. I Dovregubbens Hall (In the Hall of the Mountain King) 9. Ballade en Sol Mineur, Op. 24 10. Folkelivsbilder (Scènes de la Vie Populaire, Op. 19)-No. 1. Fjeldslåt (In the Mountains) 11. Folkelivsbilder (Scènes de la Vie Populaire, Op. 19)-No. 2. Brudefølget Drar Forbi (Bridal Procession) 12. Folkelivsbilder (Scènes de la Vie Populaire, Op. 19)-No. 3. Fra Karnevalet (From the Carnival)
