Edvard Grieg
Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt is the story of a very unlikable character whose misspent life is redeemed by the love of a good woman, Solveig. We'll hear the complete incidental music, with soloists, chorus and orchestra by Edvard Grieg on this week's Choral Showcase.
Show Notes
Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt (Complete Incidental Music), Op. 23
- Barbara Bonney, soprano (Solveig); Urban Malmberg, baritone (Peer Gynt); Marianne Eklof, mezzo-soprano (Anitra); Carl Gustaf Holmgren, baritone (Receiver)
- Gosta Ohlin's Vocal Ensemble; Pro Musica Chamber Choir
- Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
- Neeme Jarvi, conductor