Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt Suites No.1&2/Scenes of - Naxos Deutschland

The haunting beauty of Norway is conveyed in the popular melodies of its most famous composer, Edvard Grieg.

This volume of the NAXOS MUSICAL JOURNEY brings us breathtaking images of Norway set to Grieg's music, including his famed Peer Gynt Suites. From magnificent lakes, mountains anf fjords to the gleaming modern beauty of Oslo, take a trip along the actual Peer Gynt Road as dramatized in Ibsen's Peer Gynt or delight in traditional Norwegian folk dances; visit a maritime museum and see the remains of a Viking warship or thrill to the mythology of the Trolls. This is the culture and spirit that inspired Grieg - places and images as unforgettable as the music itself.

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
01 Prelude (4:27)
02 Morning (3:39)
03 Aase's Death (5:42)
04 Anitra's Dance (3:18)
05 In the Hall of the Mountain King (2:16)

Peer Gynt Suite No. 2
06 Ingrid's Lament (4:01)
07 Arabian Dance (4:21)
08 Peer Gynt's Homecoming (3:25)
09 Solveig's Song (3:55)

Three Orchestral Pieces from
Incidental Music to Sigurd Jorsalfar
10 Introduction - In the King's Hall (3:09)
11 Intermezzo - Borghild's Dream (3:47)
12 Homage March (10:40)

Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor