Music #383 - Edvard Grieg

Edvard Grieg

["ED-vahrd GREEG"] (1843 – 1907) 

A Norwegian composer and pianist, he is widely considered one of the leading Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His Norwegian folk music compositions put the Music of Norway in the international spectrum.

Piano Concerto in A minor  

The only concerto that Grieg completed, it is one of his most popular works.

 

* Mvt 1 – Allegro molto moderato 

* Mvt 2 – Adagio

* Mvt 3 – Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Quasi presto - Andante maestoso

Totaling about 30 minutes

Peer Gynt Suites  

Innocent Solveig falls for Peer Gynt, and misses him. Her mood flip-flops when she sings.

        Peer Gynt, an irresponsible man, lives in ambitious fantasy and roams around without purposes. 

        When he eventually returns home broke, he finds Solveig still waiting for him, but grey-haired and blind.

2 suites, each with 4 movements:

Suite No. 1 -

* Mvt 1 – Morning Mood   

* Mvt 2 – The Death of Åse

* Mvt 3 – Anitra's Dance  - ballet  - spider

* Mvt 4 – In the Hall of the Mountain King 

Suite No. 2 -

* Mvt 1 – The Abduction of the Bride

* Mvt 2 – Arabian Dance  

* Mvt 3 – Peer Gynt's Homecoming

* Mvt 4 – Solveig's Song  - ballet

Rocky variations -

Suite No. 1 -
* Mvt 4 – In the Hall of the Mountain King

       * Apocalyptica – 4 cellists

       * Rainbow 

Suite No. 2 - 
* Mvt 4 – Solveig’s Song

       * Operatica 

       * Sweetbox – Trying To Be Me  (lyrics)