Grieg: Peer-Gynt-Suiten 1 & 2; Aus Holbergs Zeit
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Composer: Edvard GriegConductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1989-05-09
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
- No. 1, Morning Mood
- No. 2, The Death of Ase
- No. 3, Anitra's Dance
- No. 4, In the Hall of the Mountain King
- No. 1, "The Abduction - Ingrid's Lament"
- No. 2, "Arabian Dance"
- No. 3, "Peer Gynt's Homecoming"
- No. 4, "Solveig's Song"
- No. 1, Prelude
- No. 2, Sarabande
- No. 3, Gavotte
- No. 4, Air
- No. 5, Rigaudon
- No. 1, "Prelude. In the King's Hall"
- No. 2, "Intermezzo. Borghild's dream"
- No. 3, "Hommage march"
Music reviews of Grieg: Peer-Gynt-Suiten 1 & 2; Aus Holbergs Zeit
Music Review: Excellent recording!
Rating: 5 Stars
I saw the ballet of Peer Gynt earlier this year and afterwards fled to the nearest music store for a recording of the music. I picked up this copy because it was reasonably priced, and Deutsche Grammophon has a reputation for putting out quality CDs. I was not disappointed! Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic do a beautiful job of interpreting the two Peer Gynt Suites and the Holberg Suite as well.
Description of Grieg: Peer-Gynt-Suiten 1 & 2; Aus Holbergs Zeit
This is a very convenient and reasonably priced collection of Grieg's best-known orchestral music. Well-recorded, it's played by one of the world's great orchestras under the direction of one of the world's best-known conductors. If that's all you need to know, and especially if you are planning to use this disc for background music, you can buy it with confidence. If you want incisive characterization of the music, though, you should probably look elsewhere. Karajan applies a uniformly lush sound to the music, smoothing off the rough edges and making everything sound nice. It's not all supposed to sound nice. In a more extensive selection of "Peer Gynt" music, Sir Thomas Beecham brings out more character in the music, as does Leonard Bernstein in the standard suites. "From Holberg's Time" has a deliberately antique, courtly element that vanishes under the Berlin's wall of sound. The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra brings out this character more effectively. And if you want an even more extensive and reasonably priced Grieg orchestral collection, with a less fine orchestra but more character, try Abravanel/Utah on Vox. --Leslie GerberGeneral CDs
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