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"Peer Gynt:, Op. 23

 

-- is the incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's 1867 play of the same name, written by the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg in 1875.

 

It premiered ALONG WITH THE PLAY on 24 February 1876 in Christiania (now Oslo).

 

Later, in 1888 and 1891, Grieg extracted eight movements to make

 

two

 

four-movement suites:

 

1) Suite No. 1,

Op. 46, and

 

2) Suite No. 2,

Op. 55.

 

Some of these movements have received coverage in popular culture; see Grieg's music in popular culture.

 

Original score, "Peer Gynt", incidental music to Ibsen. Op. 23

For many years, the suites were the only parts of the music that were available.

 

The original score was not published until 1908, one year after Grieg's death, by Johan Halvorsen.

 

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Various recordings have been made of this music.

 

Some recordings that claim to contain the complete incidental music have 33 selections.

 

The recording conducted by Ole Kristian Ruud is split into 49 items.

 

Both recordings include several VERSES from the drama, read by actors.

 

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The original score contains 26 movements.

 

Movements in bold type means they are extracted by Grieg into the two suites.

Act I

Prelude:

"At the Wedding" (I bryllupsgården)

Halling

Springar

Act II

Prelude:

"The Rape of the Bride" (Bruderovet)
"Peer and Ingrid" (Ingrids klage)

"Peer Gynt and the Herd-Girls"
(Peer Gynt og seterjentene)

"Peer Gynt and the Woman in Green"
Peer Gynt og den grønnkledde.

"Great folk may be known by the mounts"
På ridestellet skal storfolk kjennes

In the Hall of the Mountain King
I Dovregubbens hall

Dance of the Mountain King's Daughter
"Dans av Dovregubbens datter"

Peer Gynt hunted by the trolls
"Peer Gynt jages av troll"

Peer Gynt and the Boyg
"Peer Gynt og Bøygen"

Act III

Prelude:

"Deep Inside the Pine Forest"

Solveig's Song

The Death of Åse
"Åses død"

Act IV

Prelude:
Morning Mood
Morgenstemning

The Thief and the Receiver
Tyven og heleren

Arabian Dance
Arabisk dans

Anitra's Dance
Anitras dans

Peer Gynt's Serenade
Peer Gynts serenade

Peer Gynt and Anitra
Peer og Anitra

Solveig's Song
Solveigs sang

Peer Gynt at the Statue of Memnon
Peer Gynt ved Memnonstøtten

Act V

Prelude:
Peer Gynt's Homecoming (Peer Gynts hjemfart)
Stormy Evening on the Sea
 Stormfull aften ved kysten

Shipwreck (Skipsforliset)

Solveig sings in the hut
Solveig synger i hytten

Night Scene
Nattscene

Whitsun Hymn
Pinsesalme

Solveig's Cradle Song
Solveigs vuggevise

The complete score of the incidental music includes several SONGS and choral pieces.

The complete score was believed to be lost until the 1980s.

It has only been performed in its entirety since then.

(See the article on Ibsen's play for a list of notable productions, including concert performances of the incidental music.)

Suite No. 1, Op. 46

	Morning Mood Menu 0:00 The Death of Åse Menu 0:00 Anitra's Dance Menu 0:00 In the Hall of the Mountain King All files courtesy of Musopen. Performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra
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1. Morning Mood (Morgenstemning)
2. The Death of Åse (Åses død)
3. Anitra's Dance (Anitras dans)
4. In the Hall of the Mountain King (I Dovregubbens hall)

Suite No. 2, Op. 55

1. The Abduction of the Bride. Ingrid's Lament (Bruderovet. Ingrids klage)
2. Arabian Dance (Arabisk dans)
3. Peer Gynt's Homecoming (Stormy Evening on the Sea) (Peer Gynts hjemfart (Stormfull aften på havet))
4. Solveig's Song (Solveigs sang)

(Originally, the second suite had a fifth number, The Dance of the Mountain King's Daughter, but Grieg withdrew it.)

In popular music

For more details on this topic, see Grieg's music in popular culture.

In 1960, Duke Ellington recorded a jazz interpretation of Peer Gynt in his Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G. album.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Edvard Grieg – Thematisch-bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis, ed. by Dan Fog, Kirsti Grinde and Øyvind Norheim. Henry Litolffs Verlag Frankfurt/Main Leipzig London New York 2008
2. ^ Classics Online
3. ^ BIS Records
4. ^ Jeal, Erica (2001-08-11). "Prom 27: Peer Gynt". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Archived from the original on 2012-01-02. http://www.webcitation.org/64NZUtCjY. Retrieved 2012-01-02.

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Peer Gynt (Grieg)

• Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, and links to Suite No. 1 and No. 2: Free scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• "Solveig's Song" performed by Luisa Tetrazzini

 

 

 

 

 

Categories:

• Suites by Edvard Grieg
• Incidental music
• 1875 compositions
• Stefan Zweig Collection
• Compositions for symphonic orchestra