Hiking in Hardangerfjord
Donald Macleod looks at the inspiration Grieg took from the landscape and musical traditions of Hardangerfjord in the west of Norway.
Donald Macleod looks at the inspiration Grieg took from the landscape and musical traditions of Hardangerfjord in the west of Norway.
Donald Macleod looks at the people and places that had a significant impact on Edvard Grieg鈥檚 life and work, meeting Norwegian fiddlers, folksong collectors and nationalist firebrands along the way. From Henrik Ibsen, who commissioned Grieg to write his most famous work, to the composer's wife Nina, for whom he wrote all his songs, this week Donald explores the key influences on the composer鈥檚 outlook and development.
Today, Donald finds Grieg idyllically happy in Hardangerfjord, spending hours on end walking, writing music in his hut, or fishing for cod, but Nina found the place lonely and the mountains oppressive, leading to tensions between them.
Springar after Kristian Lund
Annbjorg Lien, Hardanger fiddle
Album Leaves, Op 28: IV
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
String Quartet Op 27: III and IV
Emerson String Quartet
The Mountain Thrall
H氓kan Hageg氓rd, baritone, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme J盲rvi, conductor
12 Melodies Op 33: IX Ven Rondane (At Rondane) arr. T. Aamodt
The Norwegian Soloists鈥� Choir, Grete Pedersen-Helgerod, conductor
19 Norwegian Folk Tunes Op 66: I - VI
Einar Steen-N酶kleberg, piano
Norwegian Dances, Op 35: III and IV
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Paavo J盲rvi, conductor
Produced by Megan Jones for 成人快手 Wales and West
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Traditional Norwegian
Springar after Kristian Lund
Performer: Annbj酶rg Lien.- GRAPPA.
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Edvard Grieg
Album Leaves, Op 28 (No 4)
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.- ERATO : 5617452.
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Edvard Grieg
String Quartet in G minor, Op 27 (3rd & 4th mvts)
Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet.- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON : 477-5960.
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Edvard Grieg
The Mountain Thrall
Singer: H氓kan Hageg氓rd. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi. Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.- DG RECORDS : 471-300 2.
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Edvard Grieg
12 Melodies, Op 33 (No 9, Ved Rundarne)
Music Arranger: Thorleif Aamodt. Choir: Norwegian Soloists Choir. Conductor: Grete Pedersen.- BIS : sacd-1661.
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Edvard Grieg
19 Norwegian Folksongs, Op 66 (Nos 1 - 6)
Performer: Einar Steen-N酶kleberg.- NAXOS : 8.550-882.
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Edvard Grieg
Norwegian Dances, Op 35 (Nos 3 & 4)
Orchestra: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo J盲rvi.- WARNER CLASSICS : 94634472258.
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