tracks

Peer Gynt op.23: Prelude to Act 1: In the wedding garden
Peer Gynt op.23: The bridal procession passes
Peer Gynt op.23: Halling
Peer Gynt op.23: Springar
Peer Gynt op.23: Prelude to Act 2: The abduction of the bride. Ingrid's lament
Peer Gynt op.23: In the hall of the Mountain King
Peer Gynt op.23: Dance of the Mountain King's daugter
Peer Gynt op.23: Prelude to Act 3: Deep in the coniferous forest
Peer Gynt op.23: Solvejg's song
Peer Gynt op.23: The death of Ase
Peer Gynt op.23: Prelude to Act 4: Morning mood
Peer Gynt op.23: Arabian dance
Peer Gynt op.23: Anitra's dance
Peer Gynt op.23: Solvejg's song
Peer Gynt op.23: Prelude to Act 5: Perr Gynt's journey home
Peer Gynt op.23: Solvejg's song in the hut
Peer Gynt op.23: Song of the churchgoes - Whitsun hymn: "O blessed morning"
Peer Gynt op.23: Solvejg's cradle song
Finlandia op.26
Valse triste op.44 from Kuolema

notes

Grieg: Peer Gynt, incidental music, Op. 23, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Stig Nilsson (violin), Oslo Philharmonic Chorus, Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Terje Kram (chorus master).
Sibelius: Finlandia for Orchestra, Op. 26, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Sibelius: Valse Triste, Op. 44 No. 1, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Tracks 1-18 Recorded at the Philharmonic Hall, Oslo, Norway, May 1987
Tracks 19-20 Recorded at the Berwald Hall, Stockholm, Sweden, September 1990
88697720992 - P(1-18) 1989, (19-20) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment. C 2010 Sony Music Entertainment.

credits

Conductor – Esa-Pekka Salonen
Soprano Vocals – Barbara Hendricks
Violin – Stig Nilsson

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