Saeverud: Peer Gynt suite for piano Op28; Galdreslåtten Op20
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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 investigation, particularly in BIS's superb ongoing series. --David Hurwitz
saeverud: Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2 Op28: Galdreslatten Op20, Music, Harald Saeverud, Alexander Dmitriev, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, 20th/21st Century Orchestral Music, 20th/21st Century Symphony, Classical, Orchestral, Orchestral & Symphonic, Orchestral Music, Symphonic
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