Grainger: Works for Chorus & Orchestra

Torston Nielsen (Performer), Johan Reuter (Performer), Percy Grainger (Composer), Jesper Grove Jørgensen (Conductor), Richard Hickox (Conductor), Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Hjørdis Jakobsen (Performer), Marianne Lund (Performer), Pamela Helen Stephen (Performer), Lars Pedersen (Performer), Kasper Højby Nielsen (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Torston Nielsen, Johan Reuter, Hjørdis Jakobsen, Marianne Lund, Pamela Helen Stephen, et al.
• Orchestra: Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Jesper Grove Jørgensen, Richard Hickox
• Composer: Percy Grainger
• Audio CD (May 18, 1999)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Chandos
• ASIN: B00000IYMU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #312,535 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Viking Joy!, March 13, 2007

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This review is from: Grainger: Works for Chorus & Orchestra (Audio CD)

This 11th disc of the Grainger Edition is a marvel! It is some of his least known works and it shows Grainger's quality throughout his work. From his childhood, Grainger loved Nordic Sagas and later in life he spend much time in Scandinavia folk-song collecting and became good friends with Edvard Grieg.

Here there are melancholic songs, Romantic songs, and songs of freedom and joy. To a Nordic Princess is a masterpiece and in my mind, has the emotional power of Beethoven's 9th at its climax. The Merry Wedding is also a marital overflow of love and joy. The Danish Folk Song suite has every emotion in it you can imagine and is another masterpiece. I wish more orchestras would perform this as it stands up to (and mostly exceeds) any "popular" classical piece in artistic integrity, imagination, and listener enjoyment. Please buy this disc! you will be enthralled.