This recording of 20 of the 66 lyrical pieces by Edvard Grieg, which the Russian keyboard grandmaster Emil Gilels recorded in 1972, can undoubtedly be regarded as a milestone in piano history. Although Grieg's lyrical pieces have a reputation for being manageable even for amateurs, the dynamic and colourful richness of nuance that Gilels brings to the compositions is certainly in a league of its own.
The audiophile vinyl series The Original Source presents outstanding recordings from the 1970s in a whole new sound quality. For this, the renowned Emil Berliner Studios have remastered and edited the original four- and eight-track tapes in 100% analog quality (AAA) using technologies developed specifically to produce the series. The sonic differences to the original releases are considerable: greater clarity, more subtleties and improvements in frequency response, while at the same time less background noise, distortion and compression allow for an audiophile listening experience like never before.
 
On 180g vinyl records and in a deluxe gatefold edition with original covers and lyrics, the copies of this series are released limited and numbered, accompanied by additional photos and facsimiles of the recording logs and band boxes.

Tracklisting:
Side A
Grieg:
1. Lyric Pieces, Book 1, Op. 12: No. 1, Arietta
2. Lyric Pieces, Book 2, Op. 38: No. 1, Berceuse

Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43
3. No. 1, Butterfly
4. No. 2, Solitary Traveller

Lyric Pieces, Book 4, Op. 47
5. No. 2, Albumblatt
6. No. 3, Melodie
7. No. 4, Halling (Norwegian Folk Dance)

Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54
8. No. 4, Notturno
9. No. 5, Scherzo

10. Lyric Pieces, Book 6, Op. 57: No. 6, Homesickness

Side B
Grieg:
Lyric Pieces, Book 7, Op. 62
1. No. 4, Brooklet
2. No. 6, Homeward

3. Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op. 65: No. 5, Ballad

Lyric Pieces, Book 9, Op. 68
4. No. 2, Grandmother's Minuet
5. No. 3, At Your Feet
6. No. 5, At the Cradle

Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71
7. No. 1, Once upon a Time
8. No. 3, Puck
9. No. 6, Gone
10. No. 7, Remembrances