Grieg: Peer Gynt Op23; Symphonic Dances Op64
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Composer: Edvard GriegConductor: Thomas Beecham
Performer: Beecham Choral Society
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer: Ilse Hollweg
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1999-01-12
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
- Wedding March
- Ingrid's Lament
- In the Hall of the Mountain King
- Morning
- Ase's Death
- Arabian Dance
- Solveig's Song
- Anitra's Dance
- Return of Peer Gynt, Storm Scene
- Solveig's Lullaby
- No.2
Music reviews of Grieg: Peer Gynt Op23; Symphonic Dances Op64
Music Review: THE Peer Gynt
Rating: 5 Stars
Sir Thomas Beecham was one of the giants in the "Golden Age of Conductors". In this famous recording he proves why. This familiar music has been recorded by numerous artists over the years but none has ever caught the real drama of the music like Beecham. The fact that this recording has never been out of print since it was first issued is a testament to its worthiness. If you do not now own the piece, buy this one. Even if you do own someone else's version, buy this one. You will not be disappointed. The only quibble which I have and which has been voiced by others, is the fact that the vocal parts are sung in German and not Norwegian. This is not a fatal defect in my opinion. Grieg himself and, for that matter, most Norwegians of his era were equally fluent in German. It is the music which is important and you will not find a better rendition of Peer Gynt than this one.
As an added bonus, there are some other delightful Grieg masterworks to savor.
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- Styles > Classical
- Featured Composers, A-Z > ( G ) > Grieg, Edvard
- Forms & Genres > Symphonies > Romantic
- Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music > Incidental Music
- Overtures
- Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > General Modern
- Romantic (c.1820-1910) > Forms & Genres > Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music
- Symphonies > General
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