The haunting beauty of Norway is conveyed in the popular melodies of its most famous composer, Edvard Grieg. This volume of the NAXOS MUSICAL JOURNEY brings us breathtaking images of Norway set to Griegs music, including his famed Peer Gynt Suites. From magnificent lakes, mountains anf fjords to the gleaming modern beauty of Oslo, take a trip along the actual Peer Gynt Road as dramatized in Ibsens Peer Gynt or delight in traditional Norwegian folk dances; visit a maritime museum & see the remains of a Viking warship or thrill to the mythology of the Trolls. This is the culture & spirit that inspired Grieg
- places & images as unforgettable as the music itself. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 01 Prelude (4:27) 02 Morning (3:39) 03 Aases Death (5:42) 04 Anitras Dance (3:18) 05 In the Hall of the Mountain King (2:16) Peer Gynt Suite No. 2 06 Ingrids Lament (4:01) 07 Arabian Dance (4:21) 08 Peer Gynts Homecoming (3:25) 09 Solveigs Song (3:55) Three Orchestral.. .