Grieg' beautiful works for string orchestra often owe their origin to poetic inspiration or to mountain vistas. Some were based on piano originals, including the Holberg Suite, a masterpiece of invention.

Tracklist:

2 Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34 (Version For Orchestra): No. 1. Hjertesar (The Wounded Heart)
2 Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34 (Version For Orchestra): No. 2. Varen (The Last Spring)
2 Melodies, Op. 53 (Version For Orchestra): No. 1. Norsk (Norwegian)
No. 2. Det Forste Mode (The First Meeting)
Fra Holbergs Tid (From Holberg's Time), Op. 40 (Version For Orchestra): I. Prelude
Fra Holbergs Tid (From Holberg's Time), Op. 40 (Version For Orchestra): II. Sarabande
Fra Holbergs Tid (From Holberg's Time), Op. 40 (Version For Orchestra): III. Gavotte
Fra Holbergs Tid (From Holberg's Time), Op. 40 (Version For Orchestra): IV. Air
Fra Holbergs Tid (From Holberg's Time), Op. 40 (Version For Orchestra): V. Rigaudon
2 Lyric Pieces, Op. 68 (Version For Orchestra): No. 1. Aften Pa Hoyfjellet (Evening In The Mountains)
2 Lyric Pieces, Op. 68 (Version For Orchestra): No. 2. Badnlat (At The Cradle)
2 Nordic Melodies, Op. 63 (Version For Orchestra): No. 1. I Folketonestil (In Folk Style)
2 Nordic Melodies, Op. 63 (Version For Orchestra): No. 2. Kulok Og Stabbelaten (Cow-Call And Peasant Dance): Kulok
2 Nordic Melodies, Op. 63 (Version For Orchestra): No. 2. Kulok Og Stabbelaten (Cow-Call And Peasant Dance): Stabbelaten
Lyric Suite, Op. 54: I. Gjaetergut (Shepherd Boy)
Lyric Suite, Op. 54: II. Gangar (Norwegian March)
Lyric Suite, Op. 54: III. Notturno (Nocturne)
Lyric Suite, Op. 54: IV. Troldtog (March Of The Dwarfs)

UPC: 747313240371
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 10.25.11
Format: CD

G. TVEITT - Music for String Orch (CD)