aka From Holbergs Time: Suite in the olden Style
In 5 parts:-
Praeludium
Sarabande
Gavotte
Air (Andante Religioso)
Rigaudon
The Carducci Quartet are :-
Mattew Denton - violin
Michelle Fleming - violin
Eoin Schmidt-Martin - viola
Emma Denton* - cello
Recorded at St Martins, Worcester.
Part of a concert in conjunction with Prima Corda (Gloucester Academy of Music) and Worcestershire Youth Chamber Strings
http://www.carducciquartet.co.uk
http://www.likal.com
http://www.gamusic.co.uk
http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/music
Young Performers from GAM and WYCS
First Violins
Sam Carroll
Kat Beard
Jessica Townsend
Tom McLeod
Jack Hamilton
Dayna Townsend
Claire Cuerden
Naomi North
Hanna Khogali
Violas
Elin White
Emily Jones
Emily Docherty
Helen Austin
James Keasley
Bass
Chris Daw
Second Violins
Sophie Baker
Rachel Hobby
Alexis Hutchinson
Bryony Crossland-Davies
Sophie Mullins
Heather Hawken
Sophie Mitchell
Megan Thompson
Laura Curtis
Cellos
Diana Statham
Naomi Daw
Evaline Brinton
Louisa Harper - Charles
John Summers
Aislinn Watkins
Iain Docherty
Amy Surman
Sally Caldicot
*Studied, as a teenager, at Gloucester Academy of Music
I'm playing this song at all state orchestra in kentucky. im a cellist and would like to play the cello solo. any advice?
KennethNewton 1 month ago in playlist Grieg
Un peu de musique douce pour s'endormir le soir
HugX9 8 months ago
I like the siren in the middle xD But I love this performance for sure!
sunnyapple1004 8 months ago
@MrMasterDEvil
You're right, in the one or two recordings I've heard of the composer playing his own music, he played very fast indeed, whereas the modern style is to dra-a-a-ag out the phrases and "chord worship" (as fans of barbershop harmony used to say). I like the music to be fast enough so I can at least detect the tempo and melody, although a "little" chord worshiping might not really hurt, I suppose. Not too much, though! This recording sounds just right to me.
GuinnevereB 9 months ago
@GuinnevereB
I believe way too many play his songs way too slow. Grieg himself used to play his own songs very fast, and I'm pretty sure he wanted to play them even faster than he himself actually could. I really enjoy it when they are played with some speed. It sounds more lively then! =D
MrMasterDEvil 9 months ago
I really love this, this is the best composition is played so beautifully.
8222maria 1 year ago
This is a refreshingly lively and energetic performance of a piece that has too often been played with excruciating slowness. My ideas about the ideal approach to this composition have been challenged here, but that's a good thing. It is played much faster than I've ever heard it, but there is no leaden tempo or indifferent counterpoint, which have marred so many other performances that I've heard.
The entire suite is played beautifully in these videos. Thanks for posting them!
GuinnevereB 2 years ago