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

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Chandos
Release Date
January 5, 2018
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      GRIEG, EDVARD
    • PERFORMER
      Davidsen, Moen, Nava, Weisser, Pikekor, Guttekor, Edvard Grieg Ungdomskor, Edvard Grieg Kor, Bergen
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 05, 2018
    • UPC
      095115519028
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHSA 5190
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Act I: Prelude (I Bryllupsgården) (At the Wedding)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester

      Performer: Håkon Høgemo

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    2. Act I Scene 2: Halling

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester

      Performer: Håkon Høgemo

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    3. Act I Scene 3: Springar: Bryllupet på Hegstad (Springar: The Wedding at Hegstad)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester

      Performer: Håkon Høgemo

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    4. Act II: Prelude (Bruderovet) (The Abduction of the Bride)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    5. Act II Scene 3: Peer Gynt og Saeterjentene (Peer Gynt and the Herd-Girls)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester

      Performer: Lise Davidsen, Ann-Helen Moen, Victoria Nava, Johannes Weisser

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    6. Act II Scene 6: I Dovregubbens hall (In the Hall of the Mountain King)

      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. Act II Scene 6: Dans av Dovregubbens datter (Dance of the Mountain King's Daughter)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    8. Act III: Prelude (Forspill til Åses død) (Prelude to the Death of Åse)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    9. Act IV: Prelude (Morgenstemning) (Morning Mood)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    10. Act IV Scene 6: Arabisk dans (Arabian Dance)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: Edvard Grieg Youth Choir, Edvard Grieg Kor, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester

      Performer: Lise Davidsen

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    11. Act IV Scene 6: Anitras dans (Anitra's Dance)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    12. Act IV Scene 7: Peer Gynts Serenade (Peer Gynt's Serenade)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester

      Performer: Johannes Weisser

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    13. Act IV Scene 10: Solveigs sang (Solveig's Song)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester

      Performer: Ann-Helen Moen

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    14. Act V: Prelude (Peer Gynts hjemfart) (Peer Gynt's Homecoming)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    15. Act V Scene 10: Pinsesalme: Velsignede morgen (Whitsun Hymn: Oh Blessed Morning)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: Edvard Grieg Youth Choir, Edvard Grieg Kor, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    16. Act V Scene 10: Solveigs vuggevise (Solveig's Cradle Song)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: Edvard Grieg Youth Choir, Edvard Grieg Kor, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester

      Performer: Ann-Helen Moen

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    17. I. Allegro molto moderato

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester

      Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    18. II. Adagio

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester

      Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    19. III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester

      Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

      Conductor: Edward Gardner

    20. Folkelivsbilleder, Op. 19: No. 2. Brudefølget drager forbi (Bridal Procession) (arr. J. Halvorsen)

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester

      Conductor: Edward Gardner


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