Symphonic Dances, Op. 64 / Six Songs for voice and orchestra / Three Orchestral Pieces from 'sigurd Jorsalfar'

"It can be unhesitatingly recommended both for the music and for the playing"
- MusicWeb Feb 2005

'…excellently done, and Chandos provide recording quality of the utmost naturalness and presence.'
The Penguin Complete Guide

'The Grieg Symphonic Dances can seldom have received such an affectionate, winningly phrased performance as this one…. and the Chandos recording is simply wonderful.'
CD Review

'Rozdestvenskys direction is adroit, affectionate and imaginative, and the extraordinary beauty and poignancy of Griegs inspiration is revealed very clearly.'
Gramophone

Today Grieg's reputation rests on relatively few pieces, such as the Piano Concerto and the Peer Gynt or Holberg Suites. However, this is no indication of the quality of those works which are seldom played in concert. The delicacy, colour and vigour of the Symphonic Dances, the sheer beauty and simplicity of the orchestral songs, and the mood-setting encountered in the Sigurd Jorsalfar pieces show a supreme craftsman at work. This recording with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra under Gennady Rozhdestvensky was very highly regarded when first released and remains one of the critics' top recommendations for this repertoire.

Norwegian soprano Solveig Kringelborn is one of the leading Scandinavian singers, having made a speciality of Norwegian song. She also possesses a wide operatic repertoire, appearing at many of the world's leading opera houses, and has performed in concert under some of the world's most eminent conductors.