LoginHarald Sæverud: Sinfonia Dolorosa, Galdreslåtten, Kjempevise-slåtten, Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2
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Saeverud must have felt some trepidation being a Norwegian composer after Grieg, and faced with a commission to compose incidental music for a production of Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt. He was evidently determined to distance himself as much as possible from the folksy romanticism of his 19th- century predecessor. So his music is hard-edged, wiry, and tinged with jazz. For example, "Anitra's Dance"--a delicate Oriental confection in Grieg--becomes in Saeverud's hands a wild, even erotic belly dance. If you're wondering what happened to Norwegian music after Grieg, Saeverud is a good place to begin your investigatio
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Manufacturer: Bis
Release date: 18 June 1996
EAN: 0789368380121 UPC: 789368380121
Release date: 18 June 1996
EAN: 0789368380121 UPC: 789368380121
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