Edvard Grieg Essentials

Edvard Grieg Essentials

Apple Music Classical

Loved the world over for his music to Peer Gynt and his Piano Concerto, Grieg wrote melodies that capture the imagination and touch the heart. A fine pianist and inspiring conductor, he managed to fuse music that captured the Norwegian spirit with a truly international language; it made him a national hero. Apart from his "pops", he gave us a trio of wonderful violin sonatas, two fine string quartets and a vast amount of piano music. And don't overlook his vocal music—he wrote some absolutely gorgeous songs.

Prelude. Morgenstemning (Morning Mood)

Marita Solberg, Ilkka Leppanen, Stale Bjornhaug, Svein Sturla Hungnes, Ole Kristian Ruud, Bjorn Willberg Andersen, Andrea Braein Hovig, Håkan Hagegård, Hilde Haraldsen Sveen, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Kari Simonsen, Kari Postma, Torbjorn Gulbrandsoy, Ingebjorg Kosmo

3:52

No. 6, Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen)

Leif Ove Andsnes

6:25

En Svane (A Swan), Op. 25, No. 2

Bengt Forsberg, Anne Sofie von Otter

2:41

4. in the Hall of the Mountain King

San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt

2:43

I. Präludium (Allegro vivace)

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi

3:00

I. Allegro molto moderato

Javier Perianes, Sakari Oramo, BBC Symphony Orchestra

13:40

No. 1, Prelude. At the Wedding

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

4:56

Vals, Op. 12 No. 2

1:43

I. Allegro agitato

Håvard Gimse, Truls Mørk

9:47

IV. Air

Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti

5:33

Solveig's song

Edo de Waart, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Elly Ameling

5:26

I. Un poco Andante - Allegro molto ed agitato (2025 Remastered Version)

Guarneri Quartet

11:10

I. Allegretto moderato e Marcato

Eivind Aadland, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

8:14

No. 1, Butterfly

1:42

I. Allegro molto ed appassionato

Pierre Amoyal, Frederic Chiu

9:03

II. Adagio (Live)

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alice Sara Ott

6:38

No. 16, Anitra's Dance

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi

3:30

No. 5, Elsk

Leif Ove Andsnes, Lise Davidsen

2:18

In Autumn, Op. 11

Sakari Oramo, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

11:21

IV. I Himmelen

Edvard Grieg Kor, Håkon Matti Skrede

5:25

No. 2, The Last Spring (After, Op. 33/2)

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

4:20

1. Allegro moderato - Allegro molto

Peter Jablonski

4:47

No. 3, Den Saerde (the Wounded One)

Roger Vignoles, Monica Groop

2:24

I. Allegro marcato

Ole Kristian Ruud, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

5:42

No. 14, The Bridal Procession of the Goblins

2:24

Norwegian Bridal Procession in Passing

Trondheim Soloists, Ragnhild Hemsing

3:25