| Grieg, Edvard / Peer-Gynt Suites No. 1 &2; Holberg Suite, Op. 40 |
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| Album: | Peer-Gynt Suites No. 1 &2; Holberg Suite, Op. 40 | Collection: | Classical | |
| Artist: | Grieg, Edvard | Added: | Dec 2014 | |
| Label: | Deutsche Grammophon | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2014-12-12 | Pull Date: | 2015-02-13 | Charts: | Classical/Experimental |
| Week Ending: | Jan 25 | Jan 11 | Dec 28 |
| Airplays: | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 03, 2016: | Melange Anitra’S Dance (3:44) | 4. | Jan 24, 2015: | Mix Tape Sigurd Jorsalfar. Three Pieces For Orchestra, Op. 56. Prelude To Act Ii (In The | |
| 2. | Oct 27, 2016: | Melange In The Hall Of The Mountain King (2:07) | 5. | Jan 21, 2015: | Clean Copper Radio Homage March (9:41), Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46. Morning Mood (4:01) | |
| 3. | Jun 11, 2016: | Narnia In The Hall Of The Mountain King (2:07), Anitra’S Dance (3:44), Aase’S Death (4:46), Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46. Morning Mood (4:01) | 6. | Jan 21, 2015: | 1-21-2015 Arabian Dance (4:38), In The Hall Of The Mountain King (2:07), Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46. Morning Mood (4:01) |
| Album Review |
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| Larry Koran Reviewed 2014-12-06 | ||
| Grieg’s (1843-1907) Peer Gynt Suites contain incidental music composed for Ibsen’s Peer Gynt, which tells of the downfall and subsequent redemption of a Norwegian peasant anti-hero. Suite No. 1 is Greig’s 2nd most popular composition, after his Piano Concerto. Morning Mood is tender and radiant, The Death of Aase mournful, Anitra’s Dance playful and seductive, and In the Hall of the Mountain King mysterious then riotous. Suite No. 2 begins with the mournful Abduction of the Bride, continues with mixed martial and peasant spirit in Arabian Dance, lyric drama in Peer Gynt’s Homecoming and pensive mood mixed with briefly recalled happiness in Solveig’s Song. The Holberg Suite’s 5 mvmts (based on 18th cent. dance forms) commemorate a great Scandinavian literary figure. The Prelude is exhilarating, the Sarabande lyrical, the Gavotte a court ballroom dance, the internal Musette a folk song, the following Air exquisitely beautiful, the Rigaudon a tribute to Norweigian folk violinists. In Sigurd Jorsalfar, Grieg celebrates King Sigurd I of Norway. In the King’s Hall draws on never-published piano music. Borghild’s Dream contrasts a sensitive string melody with an agitated section. Homage March’s martial theme is presented by four cellos. | ||
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