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Grieg – The Complete Orchestral Music


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), deeming the Peer Gynt Suites to be ‘interpretations that rejuvenate even this almost hackneyed, overly familiar music, relieving it of all the ballast of performance history’ (klassik.com). It was the freshness of the performances by Ole Kristian Ruud and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra that struck most critics – freshness coupled with expertise: ‘Bergen musicians have lived with these scores since their creation and all the performances here have a relaxed, idiomatic naturalness in their virtuosity’ (Gramophone).

A second point was the superior sound quality – the result of inspired and painstaking work by the BIS recording staff in combination with the splendid acoustics of the Grieg Hall in Bergen. ‘Sonically this production features demonstration quality both in stereo and SACD multi-channel formats’ wrote the reviewer of Classics Today.com; ‘a fabulous complete cycle, admirably served by the splendid recording technique’ was the verdict in Classica-Répertoire.

The third factor contributing to the warm reception was of course the music itself, the fascination and power exerted by the Piano Concerto and the complete Peer Gynt, the emotion projected in Bergliot and Den Bergtekne, the charm and freshness of the orchestral songs and Lyric Suite – in the words of one reviewer: ‘music that you'd have to be either deaf or dead not to love’. The complete traversal, generally considered a reference point in the Grieg discography, is now available in this stereo-only version at a very advantageous price.
 
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Extra material for download
 
 
Disc 1
 
  Composer: Grieg, Edvard
01 I høst (In Autumn), concert overture for orchestra, Op.11 13:00 $ 2.86 USD
 
  Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16 30:54
02 I. Allegro molto moderato 13:20 $ 2.93 USD
03 II. Adagio 06:45 $ 1.49 USD
04 III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato 10:49 $ 2.38 USD
 
  Symphony in C minor 33:42
05 I. Allegro molto 12:20 $ 2.71 USD
06 II. Adagio espressivo 07:33 $ 1.66 USD
07 III. Intermezzo. Allegro energico 05:15 $ 1.16 USD
08 IV. Finale. Allegro molto vivace 08:34 $ 1.88 USD
 
 
Disc 2
 
  Composer: Grieg, Edvard
  Sigurd Jorsalfar, incidental music, Op.22 34:11
01 I. Innledning til Akt I / Introduction to Act I 02:10 $ 0.48 USD
02 II. Borghilds drøm / Borghild's Dream 03:42 $ 0.81 USD
03 III. Ved mannjevningen / At the Matching Game 03:38 $ 0.80 USD
04 IV. Norrønafolket / The Northland Folk 05:58 $ 1.31 USD
05 V. Hyldningsmarsj / Homage March 09:17 $ 2.04 USD
06 VI. Mellomspill I / Interlude I 01:45 $ 0.39 USD
07 VII. Mellomspill II / Interlude II 03:34 $ 0.78 USD
08 VIII. Kongekvadet / The King's Song 04:07 $ 0.91 USD
 
09 Landkjenning (Land Sighting), Op.31 06:30 $ 1.43 USD
 
10 Bergliot, Op.42 18:37 $ 4.10 USD
 
11 Sørgemarsj over Rikard Nordraak (Funeral March in Memory of
Rikard Nordraak), EG117
07:49 $ 1.72 USD
 
12 Den Bergtekne (The Mountain Thrall), Op.32 05:37 $ 1.24 USD
 
 
Disc 3
 
  Composer: Grieg, Edvard
  Olav Trygvason, opera fragment, Op.50 34:07
01 Scene 1 07:46 $ 1.71 USD
02 Scene 2 14:59 $ 3.30 USD
03 Scene 3 11:22 $ 2.50 USD
 
04 Foran Sydens Kloster (At the Cloister Gate), Op.20 10:15 $ 2.26 USD
 
  Six Songs with Orchestra 28:33
05 I. Solveigs Sang (Solveig's Song), Op.23 No.19 05:27 $ 1.20 USD
06 II. Solveigs Vuggevise (Solveig's Cradle Song), Op.23 No.26 04:00 $ 0.88 USD
07 III. Fra Monte Pincio (From Monte Pincio), Op.39 No.1 04:58 $ 1.09 USD
08 IV. En Svane (A Swan), Op.25 No.2 02:21 $ 0.52 USD
09 V. Våren (Last Spring), Op.33 No.2 08:17 $ 1.82 USD
10 VI. Henrik Wergeland, Op.58 No.3 03:30 $ 0.77 USD
 
11 Ved Rondane (At Rondane), Op.33 No.9 03:03 $ 0.67 USD
 
 
Disc 4
 
  Composer: Grieg, Edvard
  Peer Gynt, Op.23. Act I: 14:35
01 Prelude - I Bryllupsgården (At the Wedding) 04:57 $ 1.09 USD
02 Bukkerittet (The Buckride) 02:10 $ 0.48 USD
03 Bryllupsmarsj (Wedding March) 03:18 $ 0.73 USD
04 På vei til Hegstad (On the way to Hegstad) 00:52 $ 0.19 USD
05 Halling 00:47 $ 0.17 USD
06 Springar: Bryllupet på Hegstad (Springar: The Wedding at
Hegstad)
02:31 $ 0.55 USD
 
  Peer Gynt, Op.23. Act II: 27:27
07 Prelude - Bruderovet. Ingrids klage (The Abduction of the
Bride. Ingrid's Lament)
04:01 $ 0.88 USD
08 Peer Gynt og Ingrid (Peer Gynt and Ingrid) 00:56 $ 0.21 USD
09 Peer Gynt på flukt (Peer Gynt on the run) 00:24 $ 0.09 USD
10 Peer Gynt og Sæterjentene (Peer Gynt and the Herd-Girls) 03:34 $ 0.78 USD
11 Peer Gynt og Den Grønnkledde (Peer Gynt and the Woman in
Green)
02:23 $ 0.52 USD
12 Peer Gynt og Den Grønnkledde, forts. (Peer Gynt and the
Woman in Green, cont.)
01:34 $ 0.34 USD
13 På ridestellet skal storfolk kjennes (Great folk may be
known by the mounts…)
00:18 $ 0.07 USD
14 I Dovregubbens hall (In the Hall of the Mountain King) 02:43 $ 0.60 USD
15 Peer Gynts møte med Dovregubben (Peer Gynt meets the
Mountain King)
01:24 $ 0.31 USD
16 Dans av Dovregubbens datter (Dance of the Mountain King's
Daughter)
01:40 $ 0.37 USD
17 Ut av Dovregubbens hall (Out of the Mountain King's Hall) 00:55 $ 0.20 USD
18 Peer Gynt jages av troll (Peer Gynt hunted by the trolls) 03:18 $ 0.73 USD
19 Peer Gynt og Bøygen (Peer Gynt and the Boyg) 04:17 $ 0.94 USD
 
  Peer Gynt, Op.23. Act III: 10:54
20 Peer Gynt og Solveig (Peer Gynt and Solveig) 00:36 $ 0.13 USD
21 Prelude - Forspill til Åses død (Prelude to The Death of
Aase)
04:28 $ 0.98 USD
22 Åses død (The Death of Aase) 05:50 $ 1.28 USD
 
 
Disc 5
 
  Composer: Grieg, Edvard
  Peer Gynt, Op.23. Act IV: 31:39
01 Prelude - Morgenstemning (Morning Mood) 03:50 $ 0.84 USD
02 I Marokko (In Morocco) 01:23 $ 0.30 USD
03 Tyven og heleren (The Thief and the Receiver) 01:26 $ 0.32 USD
04 Peer Gynt blir profet (Peer Gynt becomes a Prophet) 00:34 $ 0.12 USD
05 Arabisk dans (Arabian Dance) 04:47 $ 1.05 USD
06 Profet og hersker (Prophet and Ruler) 00:14 $ 0.05 USD
07 Anitras dans (Anitra's Dance) 03:29 $ 0.77 USD
08 Profetens juvel (The Prophet's Jewel) 00:51 $ 0.19 USD
09 Peer Gynts Serenade (Peer Gynt's Serenade) 02:44 $ 0.60 USD
10 Peer Gynt og Anitra (Peer Gynt and Anitra) 00:14 $ 0.05 USD
11 Peer Gynt og Anitra, forts. (Peer Gynt and Anitra, cont.) 02:00 $ 0.44 USD
12 Forlatt i ørkenen (Alone in the Desert) 00:42 $ 0.15 USD
13 Solveigs sang (Solveig's Song) 05:28 $ 1.20 USD
14 Peer Gynt i Egypt (Peer Gynt in Egypt) 00:17 $ 0.06 USD
15 Peer Gynt ved Memnonstøtten (Peer Gynt at the Statue of
Memnon)
02:10 $ 0.48 USD
16 Peer Gynt og Begriffenfeldt (Peer Gynt and Begriffenfeldt) 01:30 $ 0.33 USD
 
  Peer Gynt, Op.23. Act V: 27:48
17 Prelude - Peer Gynts hjemfart. Stormfull aften på havet
(Peer Gynts Homecoming. Stormy Evening on the Sea)
02:23 $ 0.52 USD
18 Utenfor den norske kyst (Off the Norwegian Coast) 01:27 $ 0.32 USD
19 Skipsforliset (Shipwreck) 01:15 $ 0.28 USD
20 På båthvelvet (On the Boat Hull) 00:35 $ 0.13 USD
21 Solveig synger i hytten (Solveig sings in the Hut) 01:42 $ 0.37 USD
22 Peer Gynt ved hytten (Peer Gynt by the Hut) 00:19 $ 0.07 USD
23 Nattscene (Night Scene) 07:04 $ 1.55 USD
24 Peer Gynt og Knappestøperen (Peer Gynt and the Button
Moulder)
02:08 $ 0.47 USD
25 Deilige sol og deilige jord (Lovely Sun and Lovely Earth) 01:33 $ 0.34 USD
26 Pinsesalme: Velsignede morgen (Whitsun Hymn: Oh Blessed
Morning)
01:14 $ 0.27 USD
27 Utenfor hytten (Outside the Hut) 01:02 $ 0.23 USD
28 Peer Gynt og Solveig (Peer Gynt and Solveig) 01:09 $ 0.25 USD
29 Solveigs vuggevise (Solveig's Cradle Song) 05:57 $ 1.31 USD
 
 
Disc 7
 
  Composer: Grieg, Edvard
  Fra Holbergs tid (Holberg Suite), Op.40 19:58
01 I. Prelude 02:43 $ 0.60 USD
02 II. Sarabande 04:00 $ 0.88 USD
03 III. Gavotte 03:48 $ 0.84 USD
04 IV. Air 05:35 $ 1.23 USD
05 V. Rigaudon 03:52 $ 0.85 USD
 
  To elegiske melodier (Two Elegiac Melodies), Op.34 08:50
06 I. Hjertesår (The Wounded Heart) 03:14 $ 0.71 USD
07 II. Våren (Last Spring) 05:36 $ 1.23 USD
 
  To melodier (Two Melodies), Op.53 09:03
08 I. Norsk (Norwegian) 04:26 $ 0.98 USD
09 II. Det første Møte (The First Meeting) 04:37 $ 1.02 USD
 
  To nordiske melodier (Two Nordic Melodies), Op.63 11:52
10 I. I folketonestil (In Folk Style) 07:24 $ 1.63 USD
11 II. Kulokk & Stabbelåten (Cow Call and Peasant Dance) 04:28 $ 0.98 USD
 
  To lyriske stykker (Two Lyric Pieces), Op.68 07:42
12 I. Aften på Høyfjellet (Evening in the Mountains) 03:55 $ 0.86 USD
13 II. Bådnlåt (At the Cradle) 03:47 $ 0.83 USD
 
 
Disc 8
 
  Composer: Grieg, Edvard
  Norwegian Dances, Op.35 18:02
01 I. Allegro marcato 05:35 $ 1.23 USD
02 II. Allegretto tranquillo e grazioso 02:37 $ 0.58 USD
03 III. Allegro moderato alla Marcia 03:43 $ 0.82 USD
04 IV. Allegro molto 06:07 $ 1.35 USD
 
  Symphonic Dances, Op.64 33:45
05 I. Allegro moderato e marcato 08:17 $ 1.82 USD
06 II. Allegretto grazioso 06:47 $ 1.49 USD
07 III. Allegro giocoso 06:28 $ 1.42 USD
08 IV. Andante – Allegro molto e risoluto 12:13 $ 2.69 USD
 
  Lyric Suite, Op.54 17:31
09 I. Gjetergutt (Shepherd Boy). Andante espressivo 05:31 $ 1.21 USD
10 II. Gangar (Norwegian Dance). Allegretto marciale 04:01 $ 0.88 USD
11 III. Notturno (Nocturne). Andante 04:33 $ 1.00 USD
12 IV. Trolltog (March of the Dwarfs). Allegretto moderato 03:26 $ 0.76 USD
 
  Album total 505:15
ComposerGrieg, Edvard
OrchestraBergen Philharmonic Orchestra
ConductorRuud, Ole Kristian
PianoOgawa, Noriko
BaritoneHagegård, Håkan
Halstein Moe, Trond
NarratorMauseth, Görild
SopranoKringelborn, Solveig
Solberg, Marita
ChoirBergen Philharmonic Choir
Bergen Vocal Ensemble
Voci Nobili
Mezzo-sopranoKosmo, Ingebjörg
ActorHungnes, Svein Sturla
Simonsen, Kari

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