Since you are interested in Norwegian Dances / Symphonic Dances / Lyric Suite, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
GRIEG
Peer Gynt Suites / Old Norwegian Melody with Variations / etc Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Ole Kristian Ruud [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] "..you can't go wrong with this excellent release. Ole Kristian Ruud knows the music about as well as anyone alive, and it goes without saying that the orchestra does too. There are some wonderful things here, including an effortless, surging... |
EDWARD GRIEG
Grieg: Holberg Suite / Two Elegiac Melodies / Two Lyric Pieces / etc Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Ole Kristian Ruud (conductor) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2005 ] "This is simply the most beautiful record of Grieg's string music in the catalogue, and one of the most beautiful and realistic recordings of strings we have ever heard. Try and hear the disc on SACD equipment with four speakers, and you will be... |
GRIEG
Complete Solo Piano Music (12 CDs for the price of 3) Eva Knardahl, Love Derwinger (pianos) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Kjell Ingebretsen / Norrkaping Symphony Orchestra / Jun'ichi Hirokami [ BIS / 12 CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] Eva Knardahl's recordings of Grieg's music for solo piano - here completed with recordings by Love Derwinger of the works unpublished during Grieg's lifetime - have been a milestone ever since they were first released on LP at the end of the 1970s. |
EDVARD GRIEG
Grieg: Complete Songs Vol. 4 Monica Groop (mezzo-soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ BIS / CD - released 2/Aug/2002 ] The fourth volume of Grieg songs on BIS |
EDVARD GRIEG
Grieg: Complete Songs Vol 5 Monica Groop (mezzo-soprano) / Roger Vignoles (piano) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jan/2006 ] "These may not be the finest of Grieg's many songs, but this recording is a delightful experience." (MusicWeb April 2006) |
EDVARD GRIEG
Grieg: Complete Songs Vol 6 Monica Groop (mezzo-soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] Grieg dedicated his Nine Songs, Op. 18, to his wife Nina, but she actually exerted - as Grieg himself admitted - a great influence on his entire song production. |
GRIEG
The Complete Orchestral Music (8 CDs special price) Noriko Ogawa (piano) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Ole Kristian Ruud [ BIS / 8 CD Box Set - released 1/May/2008 ] "As far as Grieg boxes go, this has to be top recommendation both for price, and sheer excellence of the performances and recordings. Never mind 'Bargain of the Month', this has to be one of the bargains of the year, so my advice is to snap up a copy... |
GRIEG
Orchestral Music Vol 1 (In Autumn; Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16; Symphony in C minor ) Noriko Ogawa (piano) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Ole Kristian Ruud [ BIS SACD / CD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] "Outstanding concert from an orchestra on home ground and a distinguished soloist." (Gramophone) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Golden Age of the Cornet Ole Edvard Antonsen (cornet) / The Royal Norwegian Navy Band (Kongelige Norske Marines Musikkorps) / Ingar Bergby [ BIS / SACD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] The Royal Norwegian Navy Band is one of five professional military bands in Norway. With its 32 full-time musicians this highly popular ensemble performs both in Norway and abroad. |
REICH / GRIEG / KASTNER / DENHOFF / BACH
Music for Saxophone Orchestra Raschar Saxophone Orchestra conducted by Bruce Weinberger [ BIS / CD - released 4/Sep/2002 ] a sonic tonic not to be forgotten! |