Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites, etc / Engeset, Dam-Jensen, Knudsen, Malmö Symphony

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Release Date: 10/30/2007
Label: Naxos Catalog #: 8570236 Spars Code: n/a
Composer: Edvard Grieg
Performer: Inger Dam-Jensen, Palle Knudsen
Conductor: Bjarte Engeset
Orchestra/Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra

Number of Discs: 1
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 1 Hours 6 Mins.

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Notes & Reviews	Back to Top

Naxos' ongoing series of Grieg orchestral music has been offering performances basically as fine as any in the catalog. These performances of the two canonical Peer Gynt Suites are gorgeous, perfectly paced, and thrillingly recorded. I particularly enjoyed Engeset's ability to keep the melody clearly audible at the big climax of In the Hall of the Mountain King, without any loss of frenzy. Peer Gynt's Homecoming benefits from the recording's wide dynamic range, while the gentler numbers such as Ase's Death and Solveig's Song are as heartfelt as anyone could ask. The remainder of the program consists of Grieg's songs with orchestra, including the vocal versions of Solveig's two numbers from Peer Gynt. Soprano Inger Dam-Jensen sings beautifully, with a warm tone and excellent diction. This is repertoire that she handles effortlessly. Baritone Palle Knudson has a touch of unsteadiness to his voice that sometimes becomes distracting, particularly as he has the longest vocal number here (The Mountain Thrall). Still, there's no questioning his command of the language or his ability to inflect a phrase, and with such fine accompaniments this program overall earns a firm recommendation. --David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com


Works on This Recording		Back to Top

1.	Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46: no 1, Prelude "Morning" by Edvard Grieg
	Conductor: Bjarte Engeset Orchestra/Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1875/1888; Norway


2.	Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46: no 2, Death of Ase by Edvard Grieg
	Conductor: Bjarte Engeset Orchestra/Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1875/1888; Norway


3.	Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46: no 3, Anitra's Dance by Edvard Grieg
	Conductor: Bjarte Engeset Orchestra/Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1875/1888; Norway


4.	Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46: no 4, Hall of the mountain king by Edvard Grieg
	Conductor: Bjarte Engeset Orchestra/Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1875/1888; Norway


5.	Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55: no 2, Arabian Dance by Edvard Grieg
	Conductor: Bjarte Engeset Orchestra/Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1875/1892; Norway


6.	Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55: no 3, Peer Gynt's journey home by Edvard Grieg
	Conductor: Bjarte Engeset Orchestra/Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1875/1892; Norway


7.	Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55: no 4, Solvejg's Song by Edvard Grieg
	Conductor: Bjarte Engeset Orchestra/Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1875/1892; Norway


8.	Songs (4), Op. 21: no 1, The first meeting by Edvard Grieg
	Performer: Inger Dam-Jensen (Soprano) Conductor: Bjarte Engeset Orchestra/Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1870; Norway


9.	Mountain thrall, Op. 32 by Edvard Grieg
	Performer: Palle Knudsen (Baritone) Conductor: Bjarte Engeset Orchestra/Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1877-1878; Norway


10.	Peer Gynt, Op. 23: no 11, Solvejg's Song [Orchestral version] by Edvard Grieg
	Performer: Inger Dam-Jensen (Soprano) Conductor: Bjarte Engeset Orchestra/Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1875/1892; Norway


11.	Peer Gynt, Op. 23: no 23, Solvejg's cradle song by Edvard Grieg
	Performer: Inger Dam-Jensen (Soprano) Conductor: Bjarte Engeset Orchestra/Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1875/1892; Norway


12.	Romances (6), Op. 39: no 1, From Monte Pincio by Edvard Grieg
	Performer: Inger Dam-Jensen (Soprano) Conductor: Bjarte Engeset Orchestra/Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1870; Norway


13.	Songs (6), Op. 25: no 2, A swan by Edvard Grieg
	Conductor: Bjarte Engeset Orchestra/Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1876; Norway


14.	Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34: no 2, Last spring by Edvard Grieg
	Performer: Inger Dam-Jensen (Soprano) Conductor: Bjarte Engeset Orchestra/Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1881; Norway


15.	Norway, Op. 58: no 3, Henrik Wergeland by Edvard Grieg
	Performer: Palle Knudsen (Baritone) Conductor: Bjarte Engeset Orchestra/Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1893-1894; Norway


16.	Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55: no 1, Prelude [Abduction and Ingrid's Lament] by Edvard Grieg
	Conductor: Bjarte Engeset Orchestra/Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1875/1892; Norway


Sound Samples				Back to Top

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 I. Morgenstemning (Morning Mood)
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 II. Ases dod (The Death of Ase)
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 III. Anitras dans (Anitra's Dance)
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 IV. I Dovregubbens hall (In the Hall of the Mountain King)
Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55 I. Bruderovet - Ingrids klage (The Abduction of the Bride - Ingrid's Lament)
Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55 II. Arabisk dans (Arabian Dance)
Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55 III. Peer Gynts hjemfart (Peer Gynt's Homecoming)
Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55 IV. Solveigs sang (Solveig's Song)
4 Songs from The Fisher Maiden, Op. 21 No. 1. Det forste mode (The First Meeting)
Den bergtekne (The Mountain Thrall), Op. 32
6 Orchestral Songs, EG 177 No. 1. Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act IV: Solveigs sang (Solveig's Song)
6 Orchestral Songs, EG 177 No. 2. Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act V: Solveigs vuggevise (Solveig's Cradle Song)
6 Orchestral Songs, EG 177 No. 3. Romances, Op. 39: No. 1. Fra Monte Pincio (From Monte Pincio)
6 Orchestral Songs, EG 177 No. 4. 6 Dirges, Op. 25: No. 2. En svane (A Swan)
6 Orchestral Songs, EG 177 No. 5. 12 Melodies, Op. 33: No. 2. Varen (Last Spring)
6 Orchestral Songs, EG 177 No. 6. Norge, Op. 58: No. 3. Henrik Wergeland

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