Description
- Details
- Format: CD
- Label: CHANDOS
- Rel. Date: 04/24/2012
- UPC: 095115171028
DISC: 1
1. Norwegian Rhapsody No. 1 In A Major
2. Norwegian Rhapsody No. 2 In G Major
3. Folkelivsbilleder, Op. 19: No. 2. Brudefolget Drager Forbi (Bridal Procession) (Arr. J. Halvorsen)
4. Passacaglia In G Minor (After G.F. Handel's Keyboard Suite No. 7 In G Minor, Hwv 432: VI. Passacaille)
5. Dance Scene From Queen Tamara
6. Kongen, Op. 19: Kongen, Op. 19: Symphonic Intermezzo
7. Norwegian Festival Overture, Op. 16
8. Norske Eventyrbilleder (Scenes From Norwegian Fairy Tales), Op. 37: I. Peik, The Princess And The Giant Troll
9. Norske Eventyrbilleder (Scenes From Norwegian Fairy Tales), Op. 37: I. Troldmoernes Dans
10. Norske Eventyrbilleder (Scenes From Norwegian Fairy Tales), Op. 37: II. The Princess Riding On The Bear
11. Norske Eventyrbilleder (Scenes From Norwegian Fairy Tales), Op. 37: III. Entry Of The Trolls Into The Blue Mountain
12. Norske Eventyrbilleder (Scenes From Norwegian Fairy Tales), Op. 37: IV. Dance Of The Little Trolls
More Info: This is the fourth and final volume of colorful and highly appealing orchestral works by the Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen. The series is performed by the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra under Neeme Järvi. On this disc is Halvorsen’s orchestration of Grieg’s piano piece Norwegian Bridal Procession. Other versions exist, but in Grieg’s eyes only a native Norwegian could portray rural Norway in music without becoming too romantic or picturesque. Halvorsen considered his Norwegian Fairy Tale Pictures to be one of his best works. The suite is colorful and vividly programmatic, drawn from music that Halvorsen had written for a children’s comedy.
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