Nordic Visions: Grieg – Peer Gynt Suites & Lyric Suite

UPC: 50 374

Product Details: 

• Label: Supraphon
• Format: Vinyl LP, Stereo
• Country: Czechoslovakia
• Genre: Classical

Product Features

• Two orchestral suites from Edvard Grieg’s incidental music for Ibsen’s Peer Gynt (Op. 46 & 55) plus the Lyric Suite (Op. 54)
• Performed by the Prague Symphony Orchestra under Václav Neumann
• Signature movements: “Morning Mood,” “In the Hall of the Mountain King,” “Anitra’s Dance,” “Solveig’s Song,” “Norwegian Peasant March,” and more
• Richly colored orchestration capturing Nordic landscapes, folk dance rhythms, and lyrical introspection

Overview

Grieg’s vivid soundscapes come alive in these beloved suites. The Peer Gynt Suites trace the hero’s journey—from the dew-drenched dawn of “Morning Mood,” through the spectral tension of “In the Hall of the Mountain King,” to the heartfelt redemption of “Solveig’s Song.” The Lyric Suite distills Grieg’s piano miniatures into orchestral vignettes: the wistful “Shepherd’s Boy,” the festive “Norwegian Peasant March,” the nocturnal calm of “Notturno,” and the mischievous “March of the Dwarfs.” Under Václav Neumann, the Prague Symphony delivers both pristine precision and warm Romantic sweep.

Track Listing

Side A – Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46

1. Morning Mood
2. Aase’s Death
3. Anitra’s Dance
4. In the Hall of the Mountain King

Side A – Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55 5. Ingrid’s Lament 6. Arabian Dance 7. Peer Gynt’s Return 8. Solveig’s Song

Side B – Lyric Suite, Op. 54

1. Shepherd’s Boy
2. Norwegian Peasant March
3. Notturno
4. March of the Dwarfs

Key Credits

• Composer: Edvard Grieg
• Orchestra: Prague Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Václav Neumann

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