Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2: Naxos Musical Journey

The haunting beauty of Norway is conveyed in the popular melodies of its most famous composer, Edvard, Grieg.

This volume of the Naxos Musical Journey brings us breathtaking images of Norway set to Grieg's music, including his famed PeerGynt Suites. From magnificent lakes, mountains and fjords to the gleaming modern beuty of Oslo; take a trip along the actual Peer Gynt Road as dramatized in Ibsen's Peer Gynt or delight in traditional Norwegian folk dances; visit a maritime museum and see the remains of a Viking warship or thrill to the mythology of the Trolls. This is the culture and spirit that inspired Grieg - places and images as unforgettable as the music itself.

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
1. Prelude2. Morning3. Aaseis Death4. Anitrais Dance5. In The Hall Of The Mountain King

Peer Gynt Suite No. 2
6. Ingridis Lament7. Arabian Dance8. Peer Gyntis Homecoming9. Solveigis Song

Three Orchesrtal Pieces from incidental Music to Sigurd Jorsalfar
10. Introduction - In the King's Hall
11. Intermezzo - Borghild's Dream
12. Homage March

Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
Stephen Gunzenhauser, Conductor