Peer Gynt (Excerpts)

Album by Edvard Grieg & Sylvia McNair & Petteri Salomaa & Berliner Philharmoniker & Jeffrey Tate

Peer Gynt (Excerpts) is a suite of orchestral incidental music by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, composed in 1875. The music blends Romantic-era orchestral colours with folk-inspired melodies and vivid illustrative scoring, and represents a central example of Grieg's contributions to theatrical and national Romantic repertoire.
First released: 1997

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Peer Gynt, op. 23: Prelude : At the Wedding
    4:47
  2. 2.
    Peer Gynt, op. 23: The Abduction of the Bride. Ingrid’s Lament
    5:07
  3. 3.
    Peer Gynt, op. 23: Peer Gynt and the Dairymaids
    3:54
  4. 4.
    Peer Gynt, op. 23: In the Hall of the Mountain King
    2:41
  5. 5.
    Peer Gynt, op. 23: Dance of the Mountain King’s Daughter
    1:37
  6. 6.
    Peer Gynt, op. 23: The Death of Åse
    4:56
  7. 7.
    Peer Gynt, op. 23: Morning Mood
    3:50
  8. 8.
    Peer Gynt, op. 23: Arabian Dance
    4:58
  9. 9.
    Peer Gynt, op. 23: Anitra’s Dance
    3:52
  10. 10.
    Peer Gynt, op. 23: Peer Gynts Serenade
    2:47
  11. 11.
    Peer Gynt, op. 23: Solveig’s Song
    6:03
  12. 12.
    Peer Gynt, op. 23: Peer Gynt at the Statue of Memnon
    2:26
  13. 13.
    Peer Gynt, op. 23: Peer Gynt’s Homecoming. Stormy Evening on the Sea
    2:20
  14. 14.
    Peer Gynt, op. 23: Solveig Sings in the Hut
    2:07
  15. 15.
    Peer Gynt, op. 23: Night Scene
    7:34
  16. 16.
    Peer Gynt, op. 23: Whitsun Hymn : “Blessed Morn”
    1:26
  17. 17.
    Peer Gynt, op. 23: Solveig’s Lullaby
    7:45

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