Grieg - The Complete Orchestral Music
Grieg: | In Autumn, Op. 11 Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 Noriko Ogawa (piano) Symphony in C minor Sigurd Jorsalfar Op. 22 Landkjenning Op. 31 Bergliot Op. 42 Sørgemarsj over Rikard Nordraak EG117 Grieg’s own versions for wind band and Johan Halvorsen’s arrangement for orchestra Den Bergtekne, Op. 32 Olav Trygvason Op. 50 Before a Southern Convent Op. 20 Six Songs for voice & orchestra Solveigs Sang; Solveigs Vuggevise; Fra Monte Pincio; En Svane; Våren; Henrik Wergeland Ved Rondane (from 12 Songs Op. 33) Peer Gynt, Op. 23 play by Henrik Ibsen, in a concert version prepared by Svein Sturla Hungnes Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55 Old Norwegian Romance with Variations, Op. 51 Bell Ringing, Op. 54, No. 6 Holberg Suite, Op. 40 Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34 Melodies Op. 53 Two Nordic Melodies, Op. 63 To lyriske stykker Norwegian Dances, Op. 35 Symphonic Dances, Op. 64 Lyric Suite, Op. 54 |
Solveig Kringelborn (soprano), Marita Solberg (soprano), Ingebjørg Kosmo (mezzo-soprano), Håkan Hagegård (baritone) & Trond Halstein Moe (baritone) Bergen Philharmonic Choir & Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Ole Kristian Ruud To list the various distinctions awarded to the recordings that make up this sumptuous offering is almost impossible; suffice it to say that the entire series received the Grieg Award in 2007, the year of the hundredth anniversary of the death of the composer, as well as a very special commendation by the UK Grieg Society the same year. During 2003-2006, as the individual discs were released, reviewers all over the world were heaping praise over the series – astoundingly enough, as this is repertoire that at least in part belong to some of the most well-represented on disc. But this did not seem to matter to the critics, who described the performance of the Piano Concerto as one that ‘will make you fall in love with the music all over again’ American Record Guide and that of the Holberg Suite ‘so compelling that it simply makes you forget about any other’ Classics Today.com “This exemplary disc also offers us an opportunity to sample Grieg’s virtues and limitations under the best possible conditions, for performances and recording are both outstanding.” Gramophone | 
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