Grieg: Greatest Hits

Edvard Grieg (Composer), Esa-Pekka Salonen (Conductor), Colin Davis (Conductor), Eugene Ormandy (Conductor), Andrew Davis (Conductor), Leonard Bernstein (Conductor), Murray Perahia (Performer), Elisabeth Söderström (Performer), Barbara Hendricks (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Murray Perahia, Elisabeth Söderström, Barbara Hendricks
• Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen, Colin Davis, Eugene Ormandy, Andrew Davis, Leonard Bernstein
• Composer: Edvard Grieg
• Audio CD (August 9, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002A21
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,890 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1: Morning Mood

2. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1: Ase's Death

3. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1: Anitra's Dance

4. Peer Gynt Suite No.1: In The Hall Of The Mountain King (Peer Gynt Suite #1)

5. Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 16: I Allegro molto moderato

6. Norwegian Dance, Op. 35 No. 2

7. Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March

8. Jeg elsker dig, Op. 5: Jeg elsker dig, Op. 5 (Ich liebe dich)

9. Lyric Suite, Op. 54: No. 3: Norwegian March

10. Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34: No. 1: Heartwounds

11. Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34: No. 2: The Last Spring

12. Lyric Suite, Op. 54: No. 4: March of the Trolls

13. Peer Gynt Suite No. 2: I The Abduction of the Bride - Ingrid's Lament (Peer Gynt Suite No. 2

14. Peer Gynt Suite No. 2: II Arabian Dance

15. Peer Gynt Suite No. 2: III Solvejg's Lullaby

16. Peer Gynt Suite No. 2: IV Peer Gynt's Return Home

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Relaxes your mind., December 29, 2005

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M. C. Kim "Biblomania" (Davis, CA) - See all my reviews
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The peer gynt suite is very delicate and it relaxes me. Whenever I hear the first movement of Peer Gynt, I feel as if I am walking along the forest at dawn with sunshine passing through the tall trees. It calms me and I usually close my eyes to imagine Grieg's creative masterpiece. What also interests me the fourth movement. It starts with slow and quiet and then slowly the music accelerates with power. Like the title, "Mountain King," says itself, you can feel the grandness of the music toward the end.

The piano concerto in a minor is my favorite. This music seem to convey the full spectrum from quiet and delicate or gracious feel of music to more powerful and magnificent all proportionally adequately. It is very enjoyable. Whenever I listen to this music, I feel as if I am resting in the high mountainn looking at the full panorama. Anyway, that's just my imagination I feel from his music and of course, yours can be very different from mine.

As for the CD quality, I hear no distraction sound and it is recorded well, I think. The little cover booklet can be informative about Grieg. Also nice price from Amazon.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than just an introduction, April 28, 2004

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This CD goes beyond just introducing Grieg. It is a truly beautiful and for me, invaluable collection of this excellent composer. Grieg had an inimitable gift for exploring emotion, often sadness and nostalgia. However, he also had a large touch of the virtuoso, as demonstrated by the famous Piano Concerto. True, the last 2 movements are not included here; however, the first is still stunning. The Peer Gynt Suites are wonderfully played, and Ase's Death and Heartwounds are especially noteworthy - the lush orchestral sounds of these gorgeous pieces unfold exquisitely. Homage March is a nice change of pace, upbeat and with a memorable theme, and Leonard Bernstein moves at a devilish pace in March of the Trolls. This CD will not disappoint you - buy it today!

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD, January 28, 2002

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J. Andrew Howe (Knoxville, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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For an intro to Greig, this is great. The "hall of the mountain king" is done very well.