Larsen, Gjermund

White Nights: Impressions of Norwegian Folk Music

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-02-04

Works: Gjermund Larsen: Polonaise for fiddle; Solbonn (Sun Prayer), for fiddle & chorus; Solistvals (Soloist's Waltz), for fiddle; Norwegian Traditional: Gropen, traditional dance melody from Verdal (after ...
Performers: Aasbo, Jens-Erik; Husan, Jorunn Lovise; Korshamn, Svein; Larsen, Gjermund; Versto, Berit Opheim
Conductors: Pedersen, Grete

More than a century ago, the rhythms and harmonies of Edvard Grieg’s music enchanted a whole world. What Grieg himself readily admitted was that these...continue...
Recording information: Ris Kirke, Oslo, Norway (11/2009)....continue...

TrondheimSolistene: In Folk Style [SACD+BluRay]

2 CD / 2 L Records / 2010-06-29

Works: Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Nordic Melodies (2) for string orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands), Op. 63; Emilia Amper: Abrégé, folk suite for nyckelharpa & orchestra; Gjerm...
Performers: Larsen, Gjermund
Conductors:
Ensemble: Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)

In "Nordic Melodies" we find Grieg in passionate play with simple folk songs. The work sparkles with harmonization and expression, developing a whole story from...continue...
Recording information: Selbu Church, Norway (09/2009)....continue...

Grieg: Peer Gynt Op. 23, At a southern convent's gate Op. 20, etc / Engeset, Malmö SO, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-10-28

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Foran Sydens kloster (Before a Southern Convent), for soprano, alto, female chorus & orchestra, Op.; Bergliot, melodrama for speaker & orchestra, Op. 42
Performers: Armand, Froydis; Berg, Kirsten Braten; Galdos, Itziar M.; Gericke, Isa Katharina; Hivju, Erik; Jacobsen, Anne Marit; Larsen, Gjermund; Lovlid, Unni; Sand, Hans Jakob; Soberg, Yngve A.; Stiklestad, Kn...
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte
Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra

Grieg's incidental music for Ibsen's play 'Peer Gynt' (1874-5) won immediate success and ranks among his most enduringly popular compositions, its huge range of orchestral...continue...