Edvard Grieg Essentials

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Edvard Grieg Essentials

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)

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

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

Herbert Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony

2:43

I. Präludium (Allegro vivace)

Neeme Järvi, Göteborgs Symfoniker

3:00

I. Allegro molto moderato

Sakari Oramo, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Javier Perianes

13:40

No. 1, Prelude. At the Wedding

Edward Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

4:56

Vals, Op. 12 No. 2

1:43

I. Allegro agitato

Håvard Gimse, Truls Mørk

9:47

IV. Air

Richard Tognetti, Australian Chamber Orchestra

5:33

Solveig's song

San Francisco Symphony, Elly Ameling

5:26

I. Un poco Andante - Allegro molto ed agitato

Guarneri Quartet

11:11

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, Alice Sara Ott, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

6:38

No. 16, Anitra's Dance

Paavo Järvi, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

3:30

No. 5, Elsk

Lise Davidsen, Leif Ove Andsnes

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)

Monica Groop, Roger Vignoles

2:24

I. Allegro marcato

Ole Kristian Ruud, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

5:42

No. 14, The Bridal Procession of the Goblins

2:24