Peer Gynt
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Peer Gynt ( / pɪər ˈɡɪnt /, Norwegian: [peːr ˈjʏnt, - ˈɡʏnt]) [a] is a five- act play in verse written in 1867 by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen. It is one of Ibsen's best known and most widely performed plays.
- Arthur Rackham
- 1867
Composer: Edvard Hagerup Grieg Conductor: Bjarte Engeset Concertmaster: Adrian G. Selfjord Peer Gynt: Suite No.1 op. 46 Suite No.2 op. 55 Excerpts from the s...
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- Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra
Peer Gynt, Op. 23, is the incidental music to Henrik Ibsen 's 1867 play Peer Gynt, written by the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg in 1875. It premiered along with the play on 24 February 1876 in Christiania (now Oslo).
Ibsen’s Peer Gynt explores and satirizes Norwegian culture through the exploits of its charming, arrogant title character, a Norwegian peasant who impulsively abducts a bride from her wedding and then abandons her in order to travel the world on other adventures.
- Betsy Schwarm
Dec 29, 2022 · Orchestre de la Suisse Romande & Ensemble vocal "le Motet de Genève" conducted by Guillaume Tourniaire.I - Act I: 0:00II - Act II: 10:35III - Act III: 41:05I...
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- Sergio Cánovas
Learn about the story behind Edvard Grieg's music for Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt, a Norwegian allegory of a peasant's life. Discover the two suites that Grieg assembled from his original score and the best recordings to listen to.
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Peer Gynt, a young Norwegian farmer with a penchant for laziness and bragging, idles away his hours in brawling and dreaming. Upbraided by his mother, Ase, for his willingness to waste...
