Nordic Visions: Grieg Peer Gynt Suites & Lyric SuiteUPC:50 374Product Details:Label: Supraphon Format: Vinyl LP, Stereo Country: Czechoslovakia Genre: ClassicalProduct FeaturesTwo orchestral suites from Edvard Griegs incidental music for IbsensPeer Gynt(Op. 46 & 55) plus theLyric Suite(Op. 54)Performed by the Prague Symphony Orchestra under Vclav NeumannSignature movements: Morning Mood, In the Hall of the Mountain King, Anitras Dance, Solveigs Song, Norwegian Peasant March, and moreRichly colored orchestration capturing Nordic landscapes, folk dance rhythms, and lyrical introspectionOverviewGriegs vivid soundscapes come alive in these beloved suites. ThePeer Gynt Suitestrace the heros journeyfrom the dew-drenched dawn of Morning Mood, through the spectral tension of In the Hall of the Mountain King, to the heartfelt redemption of Solveigs Song. TheLyric Suitedistills Griegs piano miniatures into orchestral vignettes: the wistful Shepherds Boy, the festive Norwegian Peasant March, the nocturnal calm of Notturno, and the mischievous March of the Dwarfs. Under Vclav Neumann, the Prague Symphony delivers both pristine precision and warm Romantic sweep.Track ListingSide A Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46Morning MoodAases DeathAnitras DanceIn the Hall of the Mountain KingSide A Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 555. Ingrids Lament 6. Arabian Dance 7. Peer Gynts Return 8. Solveigs SongSide B Lyric Suite, Op. 54Shepherds BoyNorwegian Peasant MarchNotturnoMarch of the DwarfsKey CreditsComposer:Edvard GriegOrchestra:Prague Symphony OrchestraConductor:Vclav NeumannBOX #153