MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 2 x 180gr (black Vinyl) 45rpm
CONDITION sealed
COVER Deluxe Gatefold
CONDITION COVER M mint
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
SERIALNUMBER Yes, 125
LIMITED Yes, to 2500
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo, out of print
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
London Symphony Orchestra
Øivin Fjeldstad - conducting
EDVARD HAGERUP GRIEG (1843 - 1907)
peer gynt, incidental music to Ibsen's play op. 23
prelude op. 23 no. 1 - 5:15
morning mood op, 23 no. 13 - 4:35
the death of ase op. 23 no. 12 - 4:30
anitra's dance op. 23 no. 16 - 3:30
in the hall of the mountain king op. 23 no. 7 - 2:35
ingrid's abduction and lament op. 23 no. 4 - 4:00
arab dance op. 23 no. 15 - 4:35
peer gynt's home-coming op. 23 no. 19 - 2:40
solvejg's song op. 23 no. 11 - 5:45
dance of the mountain king's daughter op. 23 no. 8 - 1:45
No matter how often one hears it, who can ever fail to enjoy “Morning Mood” from Peer Gynt, the incidental music which Grieg wrote for Henrik Ibsen’s play of the same name
And who can fail to want to accompany the hero on his musical journey through the uncanny world of gnomes and trolls and the seductive exoticism of the Orient, and to return to the stillness of the North after a long sea voyage?
And who better to capture the magic of romantic Scandinavian music than Grieg’s compatriot, the unforgettable Øivin Fjeldstad, under whose baton the London Symphony Orchestra conjures up the highly changeable moods with a rare forceful presence
The velvet-smooth, highly sonorous strings play with delicately shaded dynamics and impressive spatiality, while the wonderfully gentle winds transport the listener to the atmosphere of the concert hall
There’s no escaping this music; once you have sat down to listen to it, it will hold you enraptured right up to the very last note
RECORDING February 1958 at Kingsway Hall London
ENGINEERING Cyril Windeback
LABEL London / Decca
RE MASTERING Bernie Grundman
RE RELEASED 2012
AVERAGE RATING 5 Stars out of 5
PRESSING by RTI
MADE IN USA
STYLE Classic / Romantic
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock
