Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt Suites 1 And 2

Tracklist

A 1	Morning Mood
A 2	Aases Death
A 3	Anitra's Death
A 4	In The Hall Of The Mountain King
B 1	Stormy Night And The Return Of Peer Gynt
B 2	Arabic Dance
B 3	Rape Of The Bride
B 4	Solvejg's Song

Notes

Wilhelm Brukner Ruggeberg Conducting the Hamburg Staatsoper Orchestra.
On January 3, 1874 Edvard Grieg received an invitation to write incidental music for Henrik Ibsen's stage version of "Peer Gynt". It's first performance (in it's revised form) took place February 24, 1876 in Christiania. The Peer Gynt Suites are probably the best known work by Norway's leading composer. Their descriptive movements have the contrast of the lovely subtleties of "Morning Mood" to the ponderous dynamics of "In the Hall of the Mountain King".
While originally composed as incidental music for Ibsen's play, it has long been accepted as standard orchestra repertoire the world over.
Recording under the direction of D.L. Miller.