Grieg - Holberg Suite, Op. 40 - Part 1/5

Holberg Suite, Op. 40 (From Holberg's Time: Suite in the Olden Style)

I. Prelude
II. Sarabande
III. Gavotte
IV. Air
V. Rigaudon

Composer: Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Ole Kristian Ruud

From Holberg's Time. Suite in the Olden Style, Op. 40, was written for the bicentenary Year of Ludvig Holberg's birth. Ludvig Holberg (1684 -1754) was born in Bergen, and became Professor in Metaphysics, Latin, Literature and History, at the University in Copenhagen. But he is most famous, both today and during Grieg's time, for writing Comedy, and he is recognized as one of the most important personalities in the Danish-Norwegian joint Literature. The Suite was finished in August 1884, and the 7th of December it was performed for the very first time in Bergen. Grieg chose the French baroque dance suite as the music base. But he has put his own personal stamp on the separate movements, so there isn't the slightest amount of doubt that this is Grieg, in French seventeenth century costume.

Grieg's popular Holberg Suite was originally written for the piano, and later arranged by the composer for string orchestra.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvard_Grieg

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[jdhe1120]

check out my school's version in the video response? :D

[connorross123]

Grieg, you magnificient bastard.

[shadowedscar]

It makes me think of like a race or water or something

[colinkosky]

This is life in music, slow bits, fast bits, drama, quiet. In my opinion the best peice of music ever.

[basieman01]

Respond to this video...  Lovely

[basieman01]

Have you got a link to their music, pls. " Theres no such thing as "bad music" Only music we don't understand" Billy Connelly.

[nicholson112358]

AHHHH sooo good. The suspension at the end!....the A moving to the G over the F#!!! Yummmmm. 1:13 - 1:20 ...how about that for a progession! The orch. arrangement is so much better than the piano so, in my opinion! Nomnomnom.

[CyValkarion]

We meet again, 240p :[

[wywyman]

@frozenwolves 2124, 1014. I just saved your life, mate!

[achantus1]

Can I please direct you're attention to some other great Norwegian composers? : Ole Bull and Johann Halvorsen. Even though they are probably not in league with Grieg, they still have wonderful qualities. If you like Grieg, I promise they are worth exploring.

[LuvGrlLOL]

:)

[LuvGrlLOL]

I play cello nd LUV LISTENING TO IT!!!!!!!