VA - Grieg: The Essentials (2017)

Norway's most famous composer, dedicated his career to the pursuit of a national sound. The respect he had for his predecessors illustrates the sincerity with which he worked towards this goal. He wrote in the Romantic tradition with, in his own words, the determination to "create a national form of music, which could give the Norwegian people an identity."

TRACKLIST

01. Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op.40-1. Präludium (Allegro vivace)
02. Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op.40-2. Sarabande (Andante)
03. Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op.40-3. Gavotte (Allegretto)-Musette (poco più mosso)-Gavotte
04. Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op.40-4. Air (Andante religioso)
05. Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op.40-5. Rigaudon (Allegro con brio)
06. Grieg: Lyric Pieces Book III, Op.43-6. To Spring
07. Grieg: Lyric Pieces Book V, Op.54-3. March Of The Trolls
08. Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op.23-Incidental Music-No.13 Morning Mood
09. Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op.23-Incidental Music-No.12a. The Death Of Ase (Prelude To Act III)
10. Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op.23-Incidental Music-No.16. Anitra's Dance
11. Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op.23-Incidental Music-No.8. In The Hall Of The Mountain King
12. Grieg: Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op.16-1. Allegro molto moderato (Live)
13. Grieg: Lyric Pieces Book V, Op.54-4. Notturno
14. Grieg: Lyric Pieces Book I, Op.12-1. Arietta
15. Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No.2, Op.55-4. Solveig's Song
16. Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No.2, Op.55-2. Arabian Dance
17. Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar, op.22-3. The Matching Game
18. Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar, op.22-2. Borghild's Dream
19. Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar, op.22-5. Homage March
20. Grieg: Two Elegiac Melodies, Op.34-2. The Last Spring
21. Grieg: Lyric Pieces Book VIII, Op.65-6. Wedding Day At Troldhaugen
22. Grieg: Hjertets Melodier, Op. 5-3. Jeg elsker Dig
23. Grieg: Sechs Lieder, Op.48-Zur Rosenzeit, Op.48/5
24. Grieg: Lyric Pieces Book X, Op.71-2. Summer Evening
25. Grieg: In Autumn, Op.11