Title: | Complete Works |
Otros títulos: | Sigurd Jorsalfar Op. 22 Landkjenning Op. 31 Bergliot Op. 42 Sørgemarsj Over Rikard Nordraak EG 117 Den Bergtekne Op. 32 |
Intérprete/ Colaborador: | Edvard Grieg; Håkan Hagegård; Gørild Mauseth; Bergen Pilharmonic Choir; Seim Songkor; KorVest; Bergen Vocal Ensemble |
Código CDU: | Gr.02 |
Forma Musical: | Orchestral music, Arranged. Concertos (Piano) Symphonies. Incidental music. Choruses, Secular (Men's voices) with orchestra. Monologues with music (Orchestra) Songs with orchestra. Operas. Choruses, Secular (Women's voices) with orchestra. Suites (Orchestra) Incidental music -- Excerpts. Marches (Band), Arranged. String orchestra music, Arranged. String orchestra music. Orchestral music. Dance music -- Norway. |
Abstract: | Composer Edvard Grieg, the icon of Norwegian music, left his home in Bergen, Norway to study at the conservatory in Leipzig. There he began his formal musical education under the auspices of Ignaz Moscheles (piano) and Carl Reinecke (composition). While in school, the young composer saw the premiere of his first work, his String Quartet in D minor, performed in Karlshamn, Sweden. Despite being diagnosed with a form of tuberculosis, which left him with only one functioning lung, Grieg graduated from the conservatory in 1862. The composer had an intense desire to develop a national style of composition, but recognized the importance of becoming well versed in the work of the European masters, and consequently relocated to Copenhagen, studying with Niels Gade. He was thus able to remain in Scandanavia, while working in a thriving cultural center. In 1867 against his family's better judgment, Grieg married his cousin Nina Hagerup, a talented pianist, but whose vocal abilities enchanted the ... |
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Sigur Jorsalfar Op. 22 (1872).wav | 675.8Mb | WAV audio | wav | ||
Landkjenning (L ... le choir and orchestra.wav | 6:33 | 66.08Mb | WAV audio | wav | |
Bergliot Op. 42 ... lamation and orchestra.wav | 18:36 | 187.6Mb | WAV audio | wav | |
Sørgemarsj Over Rikard Nordraak Eg. 117 (1866).wav | 7:51 | 79.19Mb | WAV audio | wav | |
Den Bergtekne ( ... baritone and orchestra.wav | 5:38 | 56.84Mb | WAV audio | wav |