In 1867, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen wrote a play about a young man who spends his life avoiding responsibility. The play features amorous milkmaids, a runaway bride, a cave full of trolls, and a sojourn in the deserts of Egypt. The drama never became one of Ibsen's biggest hits, but the music that Edvard Grieg wrote for it did. On today's show, hear Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, performed by the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Fritz Kreisler: Caprice viennois (Viennese Caprice)
James Ehnes, violin; Eduard Laurel, piano
Music of Fritz Kreisler
Analekta 3159
John Harbison: Remembering Gatsby, Foxtrot for Orchestra
Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN
Arnold Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht ("Transfigured Night") for String Sextet, Op. 4
James Ehnes, violin; Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin Beth Guterman Chu, viola; Che-Yen Chen, viola; Edward Arron, cello; Raphael Bell, cello
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Pancho Vladigerov: Pesen
Simos Papanas, violin; Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano
Savannah Music Festival, Trinity United Methodist Church, Savannah, GA
Hour 2
Kenji Bunch: String Circle No. 1
ETHEL with Kenji Bunch, viola
ETHEL: Heavy
Innova 820
Joaquin Turina: Piano Trio No. 2
Montrose Trio
Rockport Music, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
Kenji Bunch: Summer Hours for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano
Marya Martin, flute; James Austin Smith, oboe; Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet; Peter Kolkay, bassoon; Steward Rose, horn; Ran Dan, piano
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, Bridgehampton, NY
Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt, Suites No. 1
Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra; Donald Runnicles, conductor
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY
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