Sunday, January 13, 2013

Griegiana

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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
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    The Death of Åse
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    Anitra's Dance
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    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.

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