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Release Date: Sunday 1 May 2005
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1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900)
"Putting Grieg's familiar music in the unfamiliar (to us) context of Ibsen's play helps re-focus our attention on works which are in danger of becoming hackneyed"
(MusicWeb)
1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900)
MUSICWEB RECORDINGS OF THE YEAR (2005)
Best Grieg Recording of 2004
Grieg Society of Great Britain
This original SACD Surround recording follows the semi-staged concert version by Svein Sturla Hungnes presented in Bergen in 2003. Including dialogue from Henrik Ibsen's play, it is performed in Norwegian. The booklet includes the complete libretto in Norwegian and English; notes also in French and German.
CD 1:
Act I 1. Prelude - At the Wedding (I Bryllupsgården) 4'57
2. The Buckride (Bukkerittet) 2'10
3. Wedding March (Bryllupsmarsj) 3'18
4. On the way to Hegstad (På vei til Hegstad) 0'52
5. Halling 0'47
6. Springar 2'31
Act II 7. Prelude - The Abduction of the Bride (Bruderovet) 4'01
8. Peer Gynt and Ingrid 0'56
9. Peer Gynt on the run (Peer Gynt på flukt) 0'24
10. Peer Gynt and the Herd-Girls (Peer Gynt och Saeterjentene) 3'34
11. Peer Gynt and the Woman in Green (Peer Gynt og Den Grönnkledde) 2'23
12. Peer Gynt and the Woman in Green (Peer Gynt og Den Grönnkledde) cont. 1'34
13. Great folk may be known by the mounts... (På ridestellet skal storfolk kjennes) 0'18
14. In the Hall of the Mountain King (I Dovregubbens hall) 2'43
15. Peer Gynt meets the Mountain King (Peer Gynts möte med Dovregubben) 1'24
16. Dance of the Mountain King´s Daughter (Dans av Dovregubbens dotter) 1'40
17. Out of the Mountain King´s Hall (Ut av Dovregubbens hall) 0'55
18. Peer Gynt hunted by the trolls (Peer Gynt jages av troll) 3'18
19. Peer Gynt and the Boyg (Peer Gynt og Böygen) 4'17
Act III 20. Peer Gynt and Solveig (Peer Gynt og Solveig) 0'36
21. Prelude to The Death of Åse (Forspill til Åses Död) 4'28
22. The Death of Åse (Åses död) 5'50
CD 2:
Act IV 1. Prelude - Morning Mood (Morgonstemning) 3'50
2. In Marocco 1'23
3. The Thief and the Receiver (Tyven og heleren) 1'26
4. Peer Gynt becomes a Prophet (Peer Gynt blir profet) 0'34
5. Arabian Dance (Arabisk dans) 4'47
6. Prophet and Ruler (Profet og hersker) 0'14
7. Anita´s Dance (Anitras dans) 3'29
8. The Prophet´s Jewel (Profetens juvel) 0'51
9. Peer Gynt´s Serenade 2'44
10. Peer Gynt and Anitra 0'14
11. Peer Gynt and Anitra, cont. 2'00
12. Alone in the Desert (Fotlatt i ökenen) 0'42
13. Solveig´s Song 5'28
14. Peer Gynt in Egypt 0'17
15. Peer Gynt at the Statue of Memnon (Peer Gynt ved Memnonstötten) 2'10
16. Peer Gynt and Begriffenfeldt 1'30
Act V 17. Prelude - Peer Gynt´s Homecoming (Peer Gynts hjemfart) 2'23
18. Off the Norwegian Coast (Utenfor den norske kyst) 1'27
19. Shipwreck (Skipsforliset) 1'15
20. On the Boat Hull (På båthvelvet) 0'35
21. Solveig sings in the Hut (Solveig synger i hytten) 1'42
22. Peer Gynt by the Hut (Peer Gynt ved hytten) 0'19
23. Night Scene 7'04
24. Peer Gynt and the Button Moulder (Peer Gynt og Knappestöperen) 2'08
25. Lovely Sun and Lovely Earth (Deilige sol og deilige jord) 1'33
26. Whitsun Hymn (Pinsesalme) 1'14
27. Outside the Hut (Utenfor hytten) 1'02
28. Peer Gynt and Solveig 1'09
29. Solveig´s Cradle Song (Solveigs vuggevise) 5'57