🇳🇴Edvard Grieg ： Peer Gynt Suite No.2 Ingrid’s Lament Op.55

The first movement of Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, “The Abduction of the Bride—Ingrid’s Lament,” contrasts the dramatic tension suggested by its title with a lyrical quality filled with deep sorrow. Listening to the transition from tense passages to singing melodies brings out the changing expressions of the music. In this piano-four-hands arrangement, the melodic voice should be allowed to sing freely while the accompanying part keeps the texture clear and the two players coordinate their breathing to convey the shifting scenes. Attention not only to the dynamic range but also to the weight of the chords and the resonance will make the sorrow and drama more vivid.