31. desember 07
We wish you all a sparkling, happy new year with Work of the week's very last sound file: No. 1 "Allegro marcato" from Norwegian Dances op. 35,
which Grieg wrote in Hardanger during the summer of 1881. This work for two pianos
is based on folk melodies collected by Ludvig M. Lindeman. Geir Botnen and Jens
Harald Bratlie plays, and their CD is available in Simax Classics' webshop.
Grieg07.no wishes to thank Simax Classics for a great collaboration, hoping that
many have been inspired to follow all the gifted Grieg performers further.
Work of the week is a collaboration between Grieg 07 and Simax Classics.
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 Geir Botnen. © Hardingpuls.no
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| 31.12.07 We wish you all a sparkling, happy new year with Work of the Week's very last sound file: No. 1 "Allegro marcato" from Norwegian Dances op. 35, which Grieg wrote in Hardanger during the summer of 1881. This work for two pianos is based on folk melodies collected by Ludvig M. Lindeman. Geir Botnen and Jens Harald Bratlie plays, and their CD is available in Simax Classics' webshop. |
| 10.12.07 This week's work is a part of "Lyric Suite", orchestra versions of Grieg's lyric pieces. The selected pieces is a traditional dance, "Gangar", followed by "Troldtog", picturing a procession of trolls. Both are found in the fifth book of lyric pieces. The Swedish Norrköping Symphony Orchestra plays, conducted by Ole Kristian Ruud. Their CD, "Nordic Masterpieces", is released by Simax Classics. |
| 26.11.07 This week's work is a ballad. These are among the oldest Norwegian folk tunes we know of, some dating from the 14th century. Around 1850 Norwegian scholars started writing them down, and Grieg arranged this tune a.o. in his op. 30. The present version is for oboe and organ, with Brynjar Hoff and Kåre Nordstoga playing. Their Simax CD is called "Gabriel's oboe".
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| 19.11.07 This week's work is a march from Grieg's orchestra suite "Sigurd Jorsalfar". Originally Grieg wrote this piece as incidental music for a play by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson which was performed at the opening of Norway's National Theatre. Later Grieg reworked it into a suite for violin and orchestra.
Arve Tellefsen and Trondheim Symphony Orchestra plays, on the CD "Ole Bull - A Norwegian Pioneer". |
| 12.11.07 Edvard Grieg and Henrik Ibsen met for the first time in 1865 i Rome. More than ten years later Grieg wrote this week's work, one out of six songs to texts by Ibsen. Their creation coincided with the premiere of Peer Gynt in Kristiania, with which Grieg was deeply dissatisfied. The baritone Per Vollestad sings, accompanied by Sigmund Hjelset on the piano. The CD is available in Simax Classics' webshop. |
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