Grieg is one of the world's best known composers, but the three Violin Sonatas are a relatively unfamiliar part of his output, despite being among his own favorite pieces. Grieg never wrote a violin concerto, and the foremost Norwegian violinist of his generation, Henning Kraggerud, assisted by Bernt Simen Lund, a member of the Tromso Chamber Orchestra, has taken up the challenge of creating three new concertos from the sonatas. In these arrangements the solo violin is set against a string orchestra augmented by wind instruments in order to retain the feel of chamber music.

Tracklist:

Violin Sonata No. 1 In F Major, Op. 8 (Arr. H. Kraggerud And B.S. Lund For Violin And Orchestra): I. Allegro Con Brio
Violin Sonata No. 1 In F Major, Op. 8 (Arr. H. Kraggerud And B.S. Lund For Violin And Orchestra): II. Allegretto Quasi Andantino
Violin Sonata No. 1 In F Major, Op. 8 (Arr. H. Kraggerud And B.S. Lund For Violin And Orchestra): III. Allegro Molto Vivace
Violin Sonata No. 2 In G Major, Op. 13 (Arr. H. Kraggerud And B.S. Lund For Violin And Orchestra): I. Lento Doloroso - Allegro V
Violin Sonata No. 2 In G Major, Op. 13 (Arr. H. Kraggerud And B.S. Lund For Violin And Orchestra): II. Allegretto Tranquillo
Violin Sonata No. 2 In G Major, Op. 13 (Arr. H. Kraggerud And B.S. Lund For Violin And Orchestra): III. Allegro Animato
Violin Sonata No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 45 (Arr. H. Kraggerud And B.S. Lund For Violin And Orchestra): I. Allegro Molto Ed Appassion
Violin Sonata No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 45 (Arr. H. Kraggerud And B.S. Lund For Violin And Orchestra): II. Allegretto Espressivo All
Violin Sonata No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 45 (Arr. H. Kraggerud And B.S. Lund For Violin And Orchestra): III. Allegro Animato

UPC: 747313313778
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 5.28.13
Format: CD

Henning Kraggerud - Three Violin Sonatas (CD)