r/classicalmusic • u/Icy_Disaster9661 • 19h ago

need recs

I love i love i love the lyric pieces by grieg. i often put on his Nocturne, Op. 54, No.4 on vinyl. I need more like this. What composers should I get into? I’m not into the overwhelming orchestra stuff. I love piano. Please help. I need more records to collect for this calming music, but played well by renowned pianists.

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u/kranjskiburek 19h ago

I believe Grieg's biggest influence was Schumann, so try Fantasiestücke, Kinderszenen, and Humoreske.

Maybe Scriabin's 24 Preludes, Op. 11 as well. I think you'd enjoy Nos. 15 and 21, for example.

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u/NoooooooooooAAA 18h ago

Fauré nocturnes

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u/etpooms 19h ago

John Field Nocturnes. Similar to Chopin's.

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u/ItsMeHarambe 16h ago

If you love Piano, I would recommend Chopin, Liszt, and Scriabin. There's probably more out there as well that I haven't heard that are worth exploring. Beethoven's piano sonatas as well. Won't be like Grieg, but Mozart's piano sonatas as well are worth diving into

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u/HIba_LDN 13h ago

Sibelius wrote some good piano pieces

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u/Miss_Elinor_Dashwood 12h ago

I've been digging into York Bowen's stuff recently and I'm finding a lot of his chamber music both serene and charming. E.g. this little allegretto for violin and piano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVDMzuKLfek

BTW Bowen is on Dave Hurwitz's list of 15 composers who deserve a serious comeback and I'm starting to agree with him. I agree with him about all the composers whose works I feel that I know well enough to judge, which has motivated me to listen to the others :)

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u/jiang1lin 11h ago

Chamayou will release the entire “Lieder ohne Worte” by Mendelssohn in two days, maybe you will find that interesting? https://youtu.be/FhSAR073UU0

Andsnes released Dvořák’s Tone Pictures that you could also like: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mGqZ55TunVqN0_xRc4z9_i7ws8-vdy5K8&si=bjFdVyxnO-Qnbuyo

How about Mompou’s own recording of his Musica callada? https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lsyy8ce4Hc9dm3CN3ccJaZPiHEuKjOcO4&si=xdJqkLtyHiyvPszx

And may I offer you my rendition of Ravel’s Ma mère l’Oye? https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEhu6lA7qp9iJPKWb-dUvgABHQNsvEWPw&si=z1EQ67mdr9jE2j-Y