Grieg
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist whose music became one of the defining sounds of Scandinavian Romanticism. Born in Bergen, he studied in Leipzig and later drew deeply on Norwegian folk melody, rhythm and landscape.
His works include the Piano Concerto in A minor, the incidental music to Peer Gynt, the Lyric Pieces for piano, songs, chamber music and orchestral dances. Many of these works...
VARIOUS COMPOSERS A selection of shorter works
Studio recordings, 1927-1940
Total duration: 77:17
Philadelphia Chamber String Simfonietta
Fabien Sevitzky, conductor
GRIEG Peer Gynt - Suites 1 & 2 & excerpts
GRIEG Piano Concerto
Stereo studio recordings, 1958/59
Total duration: 69:25
Clifford Curzon, piano
London Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Øivin Fjeldstad
GRIEG 10 Songs
GRIEG In Autumn
GRIEG Lyric Suite
GRIEG Homage March
Live concert recording, 1957
Total duration: 77:29
Kirsten Flagstad, soprano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent
SCHUMANN Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42
GRIEG Haugtussa, Op. 67
BRAHMS, SCHUBERT, CHARLES Short songs
Studio recordings, 1950 and 1952
Total duration: 76:59
Kirsten Flagstad soprano
Edwin McArthur piano
BACH Prelude and Fugue in E-flat, “St. Anne”
BACH Toccata and Fugue in D minor
BENJAMIN Overture to an Italian Comedy
BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 1
CHAUSSON Symphony in B-flat
DVOŘÁK Carnival Overture
DVOŘÁK In Nature’s Realm
ELGAR Enigma Variations
GLAZUNOV The Seasons
GLINKA Ruslan and Ludmila - Overture
GOLDMARK Rustic Wedding Symphony
GRIEG Peer Gynt excerpts
MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream excerpts
R. STRAUSS Also Sprach Zarathustra
R. STRAUSS Aus Italien - On the Shores of Sorrento
SAINT-SAËNS Danse macabre
SMETANA The Bartered Bride - Overture
STOCK Symphonic Waltz
TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture
TCHAIKOVSKY Marche slave
WAGNER Siegfried - Forest Murmurs
WAGNER Die Meistersinger - Prelude
PLUS MUSIC BY: BIZET, CAREY, DOHNÁNYI, ENESCU, François Schubert, GLIÈRE, HANDEL, IPPOLITOV-IVANOV, J. Strauss II, Järnefelt, LIADOV, MACDOWELL, MEACHAM, MOZART, PAGANINI, Ponchielli, Rezniček, Rimsky-Korsakov, Schubert, Schumann, Sibelius, Simonetti, Suk, Suppé, Thomas, Toch, Volkmann, Walton, Weber and Wolf-Ferrari
Studio recordings, 1930-1941
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Frederick Stock
WAGNER Preludes & Orchestral Excerpts
BRAHMS Hungarian Dances
DVOŘÁK Carnival Overture
GOLDMARK In Springtime Overture
J. STRAUSS II Four Waltzes
SUPPÉ Poet And Peasant Overture
THOMAS Mignon Overture
music by ELGAR, SIBELIUS, HANDEL, MENDELSSOHN et al
Studio recordings, 1916-1926
Total duration: 2hr 30:36
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Frederick Stock
