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  • Edvard Grieg, "The Last Spring"

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    Here is one of the two Elegiac Melodies of Grieg, "The Last Spring" which he orchestrated from his own piano piece. I was inspired by all the classical pieces being put on here by Goran, Servando, Phillippe, and the other great performers here, and always thought this piece is such a wonderful melody with incredible string scoring by Grieg. It is pure fun to do this with the VSL strings since there are only nine tracks total, each with only two articulations - legato and sustain. This mix used Mozart hall with a small amount of algorhythmic reverb -

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    I really enjoyed this. I'd actually never heard this piece before, and your rendition of it was a real treat. Thanks for sharing.

    Brian
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    Very nicely done William.  I love the way you handle the string programming.  As I listen to it, I feel like I'm listening to a live orchestra.  I find that to be the case with everything you have placed out on this site as of late.  Great Job.....
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    A fine production, congratulations. Is this a part of some sort of a suite of Grieg's orchestrations (such as the Lyric suite) or is it just one piece?
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    Thanks Brian and Chuck!     

    Goran, this is Grieg's orchestration of the second of the "Two Elegiac Melodies" for piano. Greig later orchestrated it. I noticed, once hearing the Koussevitsky-conducted performance of this piece on a 45 rpm record, how the string scoring by Grieg is so good. 

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    Really nice work you somehow found to treat us with William. Congratulations on this concentrated effort, I can't believe you did this in two days!
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       Beautiful performance, William. You know, I began to work on this little gem short before I got mail and somehow changed my plans for the immediate future (^_-)... so I'm glad you took the job (^_^). Life can be really funny sometimes...

      I can still vividly remember the impact this piece and its "couple", Heart Wounds, had on a young boy who didn't even know what a subdominant was at that time. It's really nice to have it "VSLized" now. Congratulations and many thanks for sharing!
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     Errikos, thanks!   Servando, thanks  also, but were you going to do this piece?  
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    Yes, a funny coincidence! I already had the score done in Sibelius, and a MIR template ready to go... but due to some other interesting projects ;-) I decided to suspend my work on classical works, so that I can start focusing on the production of my own orchestral music. 
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    Very nice work, William. I didn't know this orchestration of Grieg.The realism of the violins is impressive, indeed. Thanks for these few minutes of musical joy. Philippe
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     thanks Philippe.   I've been enjoying your classical performances here myself.  I like the way these classics have given a new section to the VSL forum.
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