Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites/ Holberg Suite

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites/ Holberg Suite

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites/ Holberg Suite
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Composer: Edvard Grieg
Composer: Jean Sibelius
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Performer: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1993-10-12
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
  1. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Op. 46: Morning Mood
  2. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Op. 46: Aase's Death
  3. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Op. 46: Anitra's Dance
  4. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Op. 46: In the Hall of the Mountain King
  5. Peer Gynt Suite No. 2 op. 55: The Abduction of the Bride
  6. Peer Gynt Suite No. 2 op. 55: Arabian Dance
  7. Peer Gynt Suite No. 2 op. 55: Peer Gynt's Return Home
  8. Peer Gynt Suite No. 2 op. 55: ibid. Solveig's Song
  9. From Holberg's Time, Op. 40: Praludium: Allegro Vivace
  10. From Holberg's Time, Op. 40: Sarabande: Andante
  11. From Holberg's Time, Op. 40: Gavotte: Allegretto, Musette: Un poco mosso- Gavotte
  12. From Holberg's Time, Op. 40: Air: Andante religioso
  13. From Holberg's Time, Op. 40: Rigaudon: Allegro con brio
  14. Valse Triste: Lento
  15. The Swan of Tuonela
  16. Finlandia

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Free Music Review: Good CD, but nothing to get too excited about
Hit: 5 Stars

These are good, solid, typical recordings by Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic. Although not necessarily fascinating performances, Karajan handles these lighter pieces well. The Berlin Philharmonic is, as always, in top form and provides a solid base for Karajan to work from, if it does exhibit the typical viscous string sound that typifies nearly all of their recordings with this conductor. Still, morning mood is lovely, the Hall of the Mountain King features some really exciting brass playing, and Aase's death is touchingly played.

The Holdberg suite is more problematic. The creamy Berlin strings simply do not create an idiomatic sound and, even at Karajan's rather steady tempo, do not really articulate the music as well in the first movement as Ole Kristian Ruud's Bergen Philharmonic, an orchestra that knows this music about as well as any. The gavotte is equally flatfooted.

The Sibelius, on the other hand, is thrilling, and despite the fact that Finlandia is really nothing more than a showpiece, it really is a winning performance all around.

Certainly, there are better performances of this music. Indeed, one would not have to look very hard to find them. However, fans of this conductor will certainly be pleased.
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