Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2 / Suite in G major Op. 40 "Holberg Suite"

Album by Edvard Grieg & Slovenská filharmónia & Libor Pešek

Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2 and the Suite in G major, Op. 40 (Holberg Suite) are orchestral suites by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, composed in 1875 and 1884 respectively. They exemplify Grieg's Romantic national style, combining lyrical melodies, folkloric Norwegian rhythms and modal harmonies with varied orchestral colour; the Peer Gynt material derives from incidental theatre music while the Holberg Suite adapts Baroque dance forms through a late-Romantic lens, reflecting central aspects of his mature output and the development of Scandinavian Romanticism.

Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2 / Suite in G major Op. 40 "Holberg Suite" by Edvard Grieg - album cover

First released: 1987

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1.
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning
3:56
2.
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: II. Ases Death
4:34
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Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: III. Anitras Dance
3:31
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Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King
2:18
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Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: I. The Stolen Bride
4:13
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Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: II. Arabian Dance
4:36
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Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: III. Peer Gynt's Return
2:32
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Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: IV. Solveig's Song
5:24
9.
Suite in G major Op 40 "From Holberg's Time": I. Prelude
2:46
10.
Suite in G major Op 40 "From Holberg's Time": II. Sarabande
4:10
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Suite in G major Op 40 "From Holberg's Time": III. Gavotte
3:07
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Suite in G major Op 40 "From Holberg's Time": IV. Air (Andante religioso)
5:36
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Suite in G major Op 40 "From Holberg's Time": V. Rigaudon
3:02