Grieg, E. & Brahms, J. - "Peer Gynt Suite" (Various Artists)

Tracklist: 01. Grieg, E. - Peer Gynt Suite, No. 1 Op. 46 Performed by Philharmonic Ensemble Pro Musica. Conducted by Herbert Fleischmann. 02. Grieg, E. - Peer Gynt Suite, No. 2 Op. 55 Performed by Philharmonic Ensemble Pro Musica. Conducted by Herbert Fleischmann. 03. Grieg, E. - Symphonic Dance, No. 4 Performed by Nurnberger Symphoniker. Conducted by Rato Tschupp. 04. Brahms, J. - Tragic Overture, Op. 81 Performed by Nurnberger Symphoniker. Conducted by Hanspeter Gmur.

Edvard Hagerup Grieg (15 June 1843 -- 4 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt (which includes Morning Mood and In the Hall of the Mountain King), and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces. Peer Gynt Ibsen asked Edvard Grieg to compose incidental music for the play. Grieg composed a score that plays approximately ninety minutes. Grieg extracted two suites of four pieces each from the incidental music (Opus 46 and Opus 55), which became very popular as concert music. Two of the sung parts of the incidental music ended up in these suites (the famous In the Hall of the Mountain King in the 1st suite with the vocal parts omitted, and the last part of 2nd suite, Solveig's Song, the solo part now played by violin rather than sung, though the vocal version is sometimes substituted). (Originally, the second suite had a fifth number, The Dance of the Mountain King's Daughter, but Grieg withdrew it.) Grieg himself declared that it was easier to make music "out of his own head" than strictly following suggestions made by Ibsen. For instance, Ibsen wanted music that would characterize the "international" friends in the fourth act, by melding the said national anthems (Norwegian, Swedish, German, French and English). Reportedly, Grieg was not in the right mood for this task. The music of these suites, especially Morning Mood starting the first suite, In the Hall of the Mountain King, and the string lament Åse's Death later reappeared in numerous arrangements, soundtracks, etc. The four Symphonic Dances of the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, form the collection notated as Op. 64. They were written c. 1896 and draw their inspiration from the earlier folk works collected by Ludvig Lindeman. * Dance No. 1, G major, Allegro moderato e marcato * Dance No. 2, A major, Allegretto grazioso * Dance No. 3, D major, Allegro giocoso * Dance No. 4, A minor, Andante: Allegro risoluto [Read more --->] Johannes Brahms (pronounced [joːˈhanəs ˈbʁaːms]; 7 May 1833 -- 3 April 1897) was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. The Tragic Overture (German: Tragische Ouvertüre), Op. 81, is a concert overture for orchestra written by Johannes Brahms during the summer of 1880. It premiered on December 26, 1880 in Vienna. Most performances last between twelve and fifteen minutes. Brahms chose the title "Tragic" to emphasize the turbulent, tormented character of the piece, in essence a free-standing symphonic movement, in contrast to the mirthful ebullience of a companion piece he wrote the same year, the Academic Festival Overture. Despite its name, the Tragic Overture does not follow any specific dramatic program. Brahms was not very interested in musical storytelling and was more concerned with conveying and eliciting emotional impressions. He summed up the effective difference between the two overtures when he declared "one laughs while the other cries." Brahms quotes some material from the last movement of the Second Symphony in this overture. The Tragic Overture comprises three main sections, all in the key of D minor. * Allegro ma non troppo * Molto più moderato * Tempo primo ma tranquillo. The work is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, and strings. [Read more --->] Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011 EAC extraction logfile from 21. 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