Grieg: Symphonic Dances / Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic
Details
- Composer
- Edvard Grieg
- Artist
- Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
- Format
- SACD
- Label
- Chandos
- Released
- Feb 16, 2024
- Catalog #
- CHSA 5301
- UPC
- 095115530122
About
Grieg’s four Symphonic Dances are a late work, completed in 1898. Grieg takes his inspiration (as in so much of his output) from traditional Norwegian folk tunes, and the four movements together deliver a symphonic unity in their overall effect. Both Bergliot and Before a Southern Convent are written on texts by Grieg’s good friend the author Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, who was also a theatre manager in Oslo. Bjørnson is considered one of the four great Norwegian authors alongside Ibsen, Lie, and Kielland, received the 1903 Nobel Prize for literature, and wrote the words for the Norwegian national anthem. Bergliot – a declamation with orchestra – tells the story of a dramatic episode involving the chieftain Einar Tambarskjelve and his son Eindride, killed by King Harald Hårdråde. Before a Southern Convent is a more traditional setting – requiring two vocal soloists, female choir, and orchestra rather than the narrator of Bergliot – of the story of the folk-hero and barbarian Arnljot Gelline. In the course of his wild escapades, he killed a chieftain, but allowed the chieftain’s daughter, Ingigerd, to live. This daughter left the homestead and wandered southwards in poverty – through Europe. At long last she arrived at a convent which granted her admittance. The album is completed by the Funeral March for Rikard Nordraak – a friend of Grieg’s, who died of tuberculosis in 1866. Grieg conceived it first for solo piano, but whilst travelling by train to Bergen to attend Grieg’s funeral, Johan Halvorsen made the orchestral arrangement heard in this recording.
Tracklist 7 tracks
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1 I. Allegro moderato e marcato 06:28
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Allegro moderato e marcato
- Duration
- 06:28
- Composer
- Edvard Grieg
- Ensemble
- Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
- Conductor
- Edward Gardner
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2 II. Allegretto grazioso 06:58
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Allegretto grazioso
- Duration
- 06:58
- Composer
- Edvard Grieg
- Ensemble
- Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
- Conductor
- Edward Gardner
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3 III. Allegro giocoso 05:24
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Allegro giocoso
- Duration
- 05:24
- Composer
- Edvard Grieg
- Ensemble
- Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
- Conductor
- Edward Gardner
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4 IV. Andante - Allegro risoluto 11:11
- Track
- 4
- Title
- IV. Andante - Allegro risoluto
- Duration
- 11:11
- Composer
- Edvard Grieg
- Ensemble
- Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
- Conductor
- Edward Gardner
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5 Bergliot, Op. 42 17:22
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Bergliot, Op. 42
- Duration
- 17:22
- Composer
- Edvard Grieg
- Performer
- Juni Dahr
- Ensemble
- Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
- Conductor
- Edward Gardner
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6 Foran sydens kloster (Before a Southern Convent), Op. 20 09:24
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Foran sydens kloster (Before a Southern Convent), Op. 20
- Duration
- 09:24
- Composer
- Edvard Grieg
- Performer
- Mari Eriksmoen, Astrid Nordstad
- Ensemble
- Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
- Conductor
- Edward Gardner
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7 Sørgemarsj over Rikard Nordraak (Funeral March in Memory of Rikard Nordraak), EG 107 (arr. J. Halvorsen for orchestra) 06:56
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Sørgemarsj over Rikard Nordraak (Funeral March in Memory of Rikard Nordraak), EG 107 (arr. J. Halvorsen for orchestra)
- Duration
- 06:56
- Composer
- Edvard Grieg
- Ensemble
- Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
- Conductor
- Edward Gardner