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From Holberg's Time, Op. 40 (version for orchestra) (more info)
Performed by: Seattle Symphony Orchestra Bournemouth Sinfonietta Camerata Cassovia Moscow Chamber Orchestra Capella Istropolitana Oslo Camerata Orchestra of the Mill Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra
Composed by: Neville Marriner Edvard Grieg
Conducted by: Alfred Walter Stephan Barratt-Due Andrew Penny Richard Studt Gerard Schwarz Oyvind Gimse Constantine Orbelian
Bela Banfalvi, violin
Geir Inge Lotsberg, violin


1.   Holberg Suite, Op. 40: I. Prelude - 2:49


Lyric Pieces, Book 1, Op. 12 (more info)
Composed by: Edvard Grieg
Marian Lapsansky, piano
Einar Steen-Nokleberg, piano
Balazs Szokolay, piano
Per Tengstrand, piano


2.   Lyric Pieces, Book 1, Op. 12: No. 1. Arietta - 1:23


Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45 (more info)
Composed by: Sergei Rachmaninov Edvard Grieg
Oyvind Bjora, violin
Rex Lawson,
Helge Kjekshus, piano
Jeno Jando, piano
Henning Kraggerud, violin
Takako Nishizaki, violin
Fritz Kreisler, violin
Arnold Belnick, violin
Adrian Ruiz, piano


3.   Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45: I. Allegro molto ed appassionato - 8:59


Peer Gynt, Op. 23 (more info)
Performed by: Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Edvard Grieg
Conducted by: Michael Schonwandt
Erling Ragnar Eriksen, piano
Bo Skovhus, baritone
Henrik Ibsen,
Bodil Arnesen, soprano
Recording date: 29-30 January 1996


4.   Solveigs Sung (Solveig's Song) - 4:42


Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43 (more info)
Composed by: Percy Grainger Edvard Grieg
Janina Fialkowska, piano
Jeno Jando, piano
Marian Lapsansky, piano
Michael Lewin, piano
Carol Rosenberger, piano
Einar Steen-Nokleberg, piano
Balazs Szokolay, piano
Per Tengstrand, piano
Martin Souter, piano


5.   Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 4. Little Bird (Voglein) - 1:47


Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 (more info)
Performed by: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Iceland Symphony Orchestra Oslo Camerata CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice Malmo Symphony Orchestra Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra Ulster Orchestra BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra London Festival Orchestra
Composed by: Neville Marriner Edvard Grieg
Conducted by: Stephan Barratt-Due Bjarte Engeset Stephen Gunzenhauser Jerzy Maksymiuk Libor Pesek Alexander Gibson Vernon Handley
Recording date: June 1988


6.   I. Morning - 3:55
7.   III. Anitra's Dance - 3:35
8.   IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King - 2:42


String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27 (more info)
Composed by: Edvard Grieg


9.   String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 27: II. Romanze: Andantino - Allegro agitato - 7:11


2 Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34 (version for orchestra) (more info)
Performed by: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice Iceland Symphony Orchestra Capella Istropolitana Oslo Camerata English Chamber Orchestra Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Boston Symphony Orchestra Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: Edvard Grieg Sergey Koussevitzky
Conducted by: Frederik IX (King of Denmark) Stephan Barratt-Due Bjarte Engeset Stephen Gunzenhauser Geoffrey Simon Adrian Leaper Herbert Kegel
Recording date: April 1989


10.   No. 1. Heart Wounds (Hjertesar) - 2:36
11.   No. 2. Last Spring (Varen) - 4:21


Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54 (more info)
Performed by: Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Edvard Grieg
Conducted by: Gerard Schwarz
Margaret Fingerhut, piano
Marian Lapsansky, piano
Einar Steen-Nokleberg, piano
Balazs Szokolay, piano
Daniel Noli, piano
Recording date: 2 May 1903


12.   Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: No. 3. March of the Trolls (Trolltog) - 2:58


6 Poems, Op. 25 (more info)
Performed by: Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Edvard Grieg
Conducted by: Michael Schonwandt
Erling Ragnar Eriksen, piano
Feodor Chaliapin, bass
Bo Skovhus, baritone
Henrik Ibsen,
Bodil Arnesen, soprano
Jussi Bjorling, tenor
Frederick Schauwecker, piano
Recording date: 11 April 1952


13.   6 Songs, Op. 25: No. 2. A Swan (En svane) - 2:26


Lyric Pieces, Book 2, Op. 38 (arr. V. Godar) (more info)
Composed by: Vladimir Godar Edvard Grieg
Jeno Jando, piano
Takako Nishizaki, violin
Recording date: 7-12 February 1990


14.   Lyric Pieces, Book 2, Op. 38: No. 1. Berceuse (arr. for violin and piano) - 2:19


2 Melodies, Op. 53 (version for orchestra) (more info)
Performed by: Budapest Symphony Orchestra Capella Istropolitana Oslo Camerata
Composed by: Edvard Grieg
Conducted by: Stephan Barratt-Due Adrian Leaper
Recording date: April 1989


15.   No. 1. Norwegian (Norsk) - 3:17
16.   No. 2. The First Meeting (Det forste mode) - 3:59


3 Orchestral Pieces from Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56 (version for orchestra) (more info)
Performed by: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice Malmo Symphony Orchestra BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Edvard Grieg
Conducted by: Bjarte Engeset Stephen Gunzenhauser Jerzy Maksymiuk Gennady Rozhdestvensky Janos Sandor
Recording date: 24-25 June 1993


17.   Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56 - 11:03

Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op. 65 (arr. for orchestra) (more info)
Performed by: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Neville Marriner Edvard Grieg
Conducted by: Stephen Gunzenhauser Jerzy Maksymiuk


1.   Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op. 65, No. 6 - 5:58


Digte, Op. 60 (more info)
Performed by: Studio orchestra
Composed by: Edvard Grieg
Erling Ragnar Eriksen, piano
Richard Tauber, tenor
Ernestine Schumann-Heink, contralto
Bodil Arnesen, soprano
Recording date: 1919 - 1926


2.   5 Songs, Op. 60: No. 3. On the Water (Mens jeg venter) - 2:17


Cello Sonata in A minor, Op. 36 (more info)
Composed by: Edvard Grieg
Oystein Birkeland, cello
Havard Gimse, piano
Ramon Jaffe, cello
Esther Nyffenegger, cello
Gerard Wyss, piano
Andreas Frolich, piano


3.   Cello Sonata in A minor, Op. 36: I. Allegro agitato - 9:24


Lyric Suite, Op. 54 (more info)
Performed by: National Philharmonic Orchestra Seattle Symphony Orchestra Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice
Composed by: Edvard Grieg
Conducted by: Richard Edlinger Charles Gerhardt Gerard Schwarz


4.   Lyric Suite: III. Notturno (orchestral version of Op. 54/4) - 4:31


Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55 (more info)
Performed by: Vienna Symphony Orchestra Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice Malmo Symphony Orchestra Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Neville Marriner Edvard Grieg
Conducted by: Yuri Ahronovitch Bjarte Engeset Stephen Gunzenhauser Jerzy Maksymiuk Libor Pesek Don Jackson


5.   Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: I. Ingrid's Lament - 3:58


Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43 (more info)
Composed by: Percy Grainger Edvard Grieg
Janina Fialkowska, piano
Jeno Jando, piano
Marian Lapsansky, piano
Michael Lewin, piano
Carol Rosenberger, piano
Einar Steen-Nokleberg, piano
Balazs Szokolay, piano
Per Tengstrand, piano
Martin Souter, piano


6.   Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 1. Butterfly (Schmetterling) - 1:52
7.   Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 6. To the Spring (An den Fruhling) - 2:51


Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 13 (more info)
Composed by: Edvard Grieg
Helge Kjekshus, piano
Henning Kraggerud, violin
Ernest Macmillan, piano
Kathleen Parlow, violin
Arnold Belnick, violin
Adrian Ruiz, piano


8.   Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 13: III. Allegro animato - 5:24


Symphonic Dances, Op. 64 (more info)
Performed by: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Scottish National Orchestra Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice
Composed by: Edvard Grieg
Conducted by: Richard Edlinger Bjarte Engeset Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Recording date: 13 - 15 May 2003


9.   Symphonic Dances, Op. 64: No. 1. Allegro moderato e marcato - 7:28


2 Lyric Pieces, Op. 68 (version for orchestra) (more info)
Performed by: CBC Vancouver Orchestra Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice Oslo Camerata CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Neville Marriner Edvard Grieg
Conducted by: Mario Bernardi Stephan Barratt-Due Stephen Gunzenhauser Jerzy Maksymiuk
Jeno Jando, piano
Takako Nishizaki, violin
Recording date: June 1988


10.   2 Lyric Pieces: No. 2. Cradle Song (orchestral version of Op. 68/5) - 4:35


Melodies of the Heart, Op. 5 (arr. P. Breiner) (more info)
Performed by: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Peter Breiner Edvard Grieg
Takako Nishizaki, violin


11.   Ich liebe dich (from Hjertets melodier, Op. 5) - 1:37


Lyric Pieces, Book 7, Op. 62 (more info)
Composed by: Edvard Grieg
Marian Lapsansky, piano
Einar Steen-Nokleberg, piano
Balazs Szokolay, piano
Daniel Noli, piano
Recording date: 13, 16-19 February 1990


12.   Lyric Pieces, Book 7, Op. 62: No. 4. Brooklet (Baekken) - 1:37


6 Songs, Op. 48 (text by J.W. von Goethe) (more info)
Performed by: Berlin State Opera Orchestra Studio orchestra
Composed by: Edvard Grieg
Conducted by: Bruno Seidler-Winkler
Erling Ragnar Eriksen, piano
Beniamino Gigli, tenor
Richard Tauber, tenor
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,
Bodil Arnesen, soprano
Dino Fedri,
Jussi Bjorling, tenor
Daniel Behle, tenor
Frederick Schauwecker, piano
Oliver Schnyder, piano
Eva Gustavson, contralto
Amund Raknerud, piano
Recording date: 20 April 1955


13.   6 Songs, Op. 48: No. 6. A Dream (Ein Traum) - 2:13


Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 (more info)
Performed by: Seattle Symphony Orchestra Royal Scottish National Orchestra Budapest Symphony Orchestra Philharmonia Cassovia Opera North Orchestra RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Bilkent Symphony Orchestra Ulster Orchestra Berlin State Opera Orchestra Halle Orchestra Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Philippe Gaubert Percy Grainger Edvard Grieg Antal Dorati Leslie Heward
Conducted by: Hans Rosbaud Rolf Gupta Bjarte Engeset Andras Ligeti Michael Schonwandt Robert Stankovsky Antoni Wit Gerard Schwarz Vernon Handley
Arthur Rubinstein, piano
Stanislav Zamborsky, piano
Walter Gieseking, piano
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano
Ignaz Friedman, narrator
Havard Gimse, piano
Jeno Jando, piano
Howard Shelley, piano
Margaret Fingerhut, piano
Bella Davidovich, piano
Amalie Malling, piano
Idil Biret, piano
Recording date: 13 - 15 May 2003


14.   Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro moderato - 12:54

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