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Grieg: Piano Concerto & Peer Gynt / Bavouzet, Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic

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Composer
GRIEG, EDVARD
Artist
Davidsen, Moen, Nava, Weisser, Pikekor, Guttekor, Edvard Grieg Ungdomskor, Edvard Grieg Kor, Bergen
Format
SACD
Label
Chandos
Released
Jan 05, 2018
Catalog #
CHSA 5190
UPC
095115519028

About

This much awaited recording offers keenly idiomatic performances of the most famous works by Grieg, played by the composer’s own orchestra, the Bergen Philharmonic, and its Chief Conductor, Edward Gardner. The drama and passion of such favourite pieces as the incidental music to Peer Gynt and the Piano Concerto are superbly captured in surround-sound with exemplary Chandos sound quality. Unlike most existing recordings, offering only the orchestral suites, this disc presents numerous extra excerpts from Peer Gynt, which follow the sequence of Henrik Ibsen‘s dramatic poem, including sections for the unique Norwegian 'Hardanger Fiddle’. Having collaborated with the orchestra on several occasions, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet is the soloist in the Piano Concerto, a piece that stands out as a shining example of a single great thought captured and expressed in music. The power of this conception is evident throughout the concerto in the pianist’s faithful, yet highly romantic interpretation.

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REVIEW:

In the Piano Concerto, Gardner brings to the table flair, drive, and an almost Tchaikovskian lushness to the string sound, which matches well Bavouzet's commanding manner in the piano's opening flourish. Bavouzet bewitches in the slow movement, not just in the clarity of his lines but also in the sense of ebb and flow. He fully claims his status as a supreme virtuoso in the work's finale.

– Gramophone

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 Act I: Prelude (I Bryllupsgården) (At the Wedding) 04:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act I: Prelude (I Bryllupsgården) (At the Wedding)
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Håkon Høgemo
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  2. 2 Act I Scene 2: Halling 00:42
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: Halling
    Duration
    00:42
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Håkon Høgemo
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  3. 3 Act I Scene 3: Springar: Bryllupet på Hegstad (Springar: The Wedding at Hegstad) 01:08
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I Scene 3: Springar: Bryllupet på Hegstad (Springar: The Wedding at Hegstad)
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Håkon Høgemo
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  4. 4 Act II: Prelude (Bruderovet) (The Abduction of the Bride) 04:17
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act II: Prelude (Bruderovet) (The Abduction of the Bride)
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  5. 5 Act II Scene 3: Peer Gynt og Saeterjentene (Peer Gynt and the Herd-Girls) 03:34
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act II Scene 3: Peer Gynt og Saeterjentene (Peer Gynt and the Herd-Girls)
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Lise Davidsen, Ann-Helen Moen, Victoria Nava, Johannes Weisser
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  6. 6 Act II Scene 6: I Dovregubbens hall (In the Hall of the Mountain King) 02:33
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act II Scene 6: I Dovregubbens hall (In the Hall of the Mountain King)
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Ensemble
    Bergen Girls Choir, Bergen Boys Choir, Edvard Grieg Youth Choir, Edvard Grieg Kor, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  7. 7 Act II Scene 6: Dans av Dovregubbens datter (Dance of the Mountain King's Daughter) 01:51
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act II Scene 6: Dans av Dovregubbens datter (Dance of the Mountain King's Daughter)
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  8. 8 Act III: Prelude (Forspill til Åses død) (Prelude to the Death of Åse) 04:32
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act III: Prelude (Forspill til Åses død) (Prelude to the Death of Åse)
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  9. 9 Act IV: Prelude (Morgenstemning) (Morning Mood) 04:21
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act IV: Prelude (Morgenstemning) (Morning Mood)
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  10. 10 Act IV Scene 6: Arabisk dans (Arabian Dance) 04:58
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act IV Scene 6: Arabisk dans (Arabian Dance)
    Duration
    04:58
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Lise Davidsen
    Ensemble
    Edvard Grieg Youth Choir, Edvard Grieg Kor, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  11. 11 Act IV Scene 6: Anitras dans (Anitra's Dance) 03:43
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act IV Scene 6: Anitras dans (Anitra's Dance)
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  12. 12 Act IV Scene 7: Peer Gynts Serenade (Peer Gynt's Serenade) 02:28
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act IV Scene 7: Peer Gynts Serenade (Peer Gynt's Serenade)
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Johannes Weisser
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  13. 13 Act IV Scene 10: Solveigs sang (Solveig's Song) 05:31
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act IV Scene 10: Solveigs sang (Solveig's Song)
    Duration
    05:31
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Ann-Helen Moen
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  14. 14 Act V: Prelude (Peer Gynts hjemfart) (Peer Gynt's Homecoming) 02:09
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act V: Prelude (Peer Gynts hjemfart) (Peer Gynt's Homecoming)
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  15. 15 Act V Scene 10: Pinsesalme: Velsignede morgen (Whitsun Hymn: Oh Blessed Morning) 01:18
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act V Scene 10: Pinsesalme: Velsignede morgen (Whitsun Hymn: Oh Blessed Morning)
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Ensemble
    Edvard Grieg Youth Choir, Edvard Grieg Kor, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  16. 16 Act V Scene 10: Solveigs vuggevise (Solveig's Cradle Song) 06:32
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act V Scene 10: Solveigs vuggevise (Solveig's Cradle Song)
    Duration
    06:32
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Ann-Helen Moen
    Ensemble
    Edvard Grieg Youth Choir, Edvard Grieg Kor, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  17. 17 I. Allegro molto moderato 12:09
    Track
    17
    Title
    I. Allegro molto moderato
    Duration
    12:09
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  18. 18 II. Adagio 06:15
    Track
    18
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    06:15
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  19. 19 III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato 09:54
    Track
    19
    Title
    III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato
    Duration
    09:54
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Performer
    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  20. 20 Folkelivsbilleder, Op. 19: No. 2. Brudefølget drager forbi (Bridal Procession) (arr. J. Halvorsen) 03:18
    Track
    20
    Title
    Folkelivsbilleder, Op. 19: No. 2. Brudefølget drager forbi (Bridal Procession) (arr. J. Halvorsen)
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner