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Grieg's "Peer Gynt" - best performance and recordings

post #1 of 8
11/19/09 at 12:06pm
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Hi everyone,
The question is addressed to all Grieg lovers. What are in your opinion the best performance and recordings of the wonderful "Peer Gynt"? Since there are many of them, I'd like to start my collection with the best ones.
Thanks for any help,
Adam
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post #2 of 8
11/19/09 at 12:23pm
London Philharmonic Orchestra if available. I like their performance and quality of the recording with Ronan O'Hora as the pianist in Grieg's Piano Concerto.
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post #3 of 8
11/19/09 at 1:59pm
Lucia Popp, Neville Mariner with The Academy of St Martin in the Fields with the Ambrosian Singers.
LL
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post #4 of 8
11/19/09 at 5:20pm
this is a very good recording.

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post #5 of 8
11/19/09 at 6:01pm
The version by Estonian National Symphony Orchestra with Paavo Järvi is a special favourite of mine; it's a really fresh and dynamic performance. "In the Hall of the Mountain King" sends shivers down my spine!

x2 for the Beecham version above too, when a slightly gentler interpretation is needed.
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post #6 of 8
11/20/09 at 1:45am
Frankly, I don't think I've ever heard a bad version of the suite from anyone. The music isn't terribly difficult, and if the conductor gets out of the way and let the musicians play it's magical. But there are two recordings I wouldn't want to miss out on. The Beecham on EMI is an essential library cd. The other is the Marriner on Hanssler Classics. It's not the larger, more complete version he made for EMI, but the two suites and a few other pieces. If you really like the piece you need the complete version on a 2-disk set from Unicorn. Per Dreier and the London Symphony with the Oslo Philharmonic Chorus -- so you know that the pronounciations are correct. Good luck finding it.
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post #7 of 8
11/20/09 at 5:30am
Thread Starter 
Thanks all of you for the recommendations, fortunately all of these are available in jpc. I'll give my comparison when I get them.
Thanks again,
Adam
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post #8 of 8
12/7/09 at 4:25pm
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Originally Posted by gilency View Post
Lucia Popp, Neville Mariner with The Academy of St Martin in the Fields with the Ambrosian Singers.
This is probably my favorite as well, but I like this one a lot, too:
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