Tracklist:
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 16 29:50
1-1
1. Allegro Molto Moderato
13:04
1-2
2. Adagio - Attacca:
6:18
1-3
3. Allegro Moderato Molto E Marcato - Quasi Presto - Andante Maestoso
10:28
1-4
In Autumn Op. 11 Concert Overture For Large Orchestra
11:15
Symphonic Dances Op. 64 On Norwegian Motifs 31:07
1-5
1. Allegro Moderato E Marcato
6:54
1-6
2. Allegretto Grazioso
6:02
1-7
3. Allegro Giocoso
6:04
1-8
4. Andante - Allegro Molto E Risoluto
12:07
From Holberg's Time Op. 40 Suite In The Olden Style For String Orchestra 19:16
2-1
1. Praeludium: Allegro Vivace
3:00
2-2
2. Sarabande: Andante
3:15
2-3
3. Gavotte: Allegretto - Musette: Un Poco Mosso - Gavotte
3:31
2-4
4. Air: Andante Religioso
5:21
2-5
5. Rigaudon: Allegro Con Brio
4:09
Two Elegiac Melodies Op. 34 8:11
2-6
1. The Wounded Heart: Allegretto Espressivo
3:23
2-7
2. Last Spring: Andante
4:48
Two Melodies Op. 53 9:22
2-8
1. Norwegian: Allegro Risoluto - Poco Tranquillo
4:47
2-9
2. The First Meeting: Lento
4:35
Two Nordic Melodies Op. 63 13:09
2-10
1. In Folk Style: Andante
7:50
2-11
2. Cow-Call: Andantino
5:19
Two Lyric Pieces Op. 68 8:20
2-12
1. Evening In The Mountains: Andantino 4:37
Oboe – Mårten Larsson
2-13
2. At The Cradle: Allegretto Con Moto
3:43
Lyric Suite Op. 54 19:02
2-14
1. Shepherd Boy: Andantino Espressivo
4:14
2-15
2. Bell-Ringing: Andante
4:54
2-16
3. Norwegian March: Allegretto Marcato
2:15
2-17
4. Notturno: Andante
4:17
2-18
5. March Of The Trolls: Allegro Marcato
3:22
Peer Gynt Op. 23 Incidental Music To The Play By Henrik Ibsen 85:06
3-1
No. 1 I Bryllupsgården 5:02
Viola – Paul Cortese
3-2
No. 2 Halling 1:25
Hardingfele – Knut Buen
3-3
No. 3 Springar 2:07
Hardingfele – Knut Buen
3-4
No. 4 Bruderovet. Ingrids Klage
3:48
3-5
No. 5 Peer Gynt Og Sæterjentene
4:04
3-6
No. 6 Peer Gynt Og Den Grønnkledde
1:56
3-7
No. 7 Peer Gynt: »På Ridestellet Skal Storfolk Kjendes«
0:21
3-8
No. 8 I Dovregubbens Hall
2:51
3-9
No. 9 Dans Av Dovregubbens Datter
1:47
3-10
No. 10 Peer Gynt Jages Av Troll
3:14
3-11
No. 11 Peer Gynt Og Bøygen
4:45
3-12
No. 12 Åses Død (Prelude To Act III)
3:52
3-13
No. 12 Åses Død (Act III Scene 4)
3:27
3-14
No. 13 Morgenstemning
4:14
3-15
No. 14 Tyven Og Heleren
1:20
3-16
No. 15 Arabisk Dans
4:53
3-17
No. 16 Anitras Dans
3:41
3-18
No. 17 Peer Gynts Serenade
3:09
3-19
No. 18 Peer Gynt Og Anitra
4:27
3-20
No. 19 Solveigs Sang
4:58
3-21
No. 20 Peer Gynt Ved Memnonstøtten
2:11
3-22
No. 21 Peer Gynts Hjemfart. Stormfull Aften På Havet
2:19
3-23
No. 22 Skipsforliset
1:38
3-24
No. 23 Solveig Synger I Hytten
1:45
4-1
No. 24 Nattscene
6:59
4-2
No. 25 Pinsesalme: »Velsignede Morgen«
1:15
4-3
No. 26 Solveigs Vuggevise
5:38
Sigurd Jorsalfar Op. 22 Incidental Music To The Play By Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson 35:12
4-4
Hornsignaler
1:49
4-5
No. 1 Forspill Til Akt I
2:16
4-6
No. 2 Borghild's Drøm
3:17
4-7
No. 3 Ved Mannjevningen
3:39
4-8
No. 4 Norrønafolket
6:10
4-9
No. 5 Hyldningsmarsj
8:48
4-10
No. 6 Mellomspill I
1:40
4-11
No. 7 Mellomspill II
3:45
4-12
No. 8 Kongekvadet
3:48
4-13
Funeral Music In Memory Of Rikard Nordraak
6:41
Norwegian Dances Op. 35 17:10
4-14
1. Allegro Marcato
6:08
4-15
2. Allegretto Tranquillo E Grazioso
2:30
4-16
3. Allegro Moderato Alla Marcia
3:16
4-17
4. Allegro Molto
5:16
Symphony In C Minor 38:57
5-1
1. Allegro Molto
12:30
5-2
2. Adagio Espressivo
7:16
5-3
3. Intermezzo: Allegro Energico
4:32
5-4
4. Finale: Allegro Molto Vivace
7:49
5-5
Landkjenning Op. 31 6:50
Baritone Vocals – Håkan Hagegård
Chorus – Men's Voices Of The Gothenburg Symphony Chorus
Olav Trygvason Op. 50 Scenes From An Unfinished Drama By Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson 34:56
5-6
Scene I - No. 1 »Skjult I De Mange Manende Navne« / No. 2 »I, Som Op Af Urdarbrønden«
7:47
5-7
Scene II - No. 3 »Ej Er Det Nok« / No. 4 »Tak, At I Talte«
15:26
5-8
Scene III - No. 5 »Giv Alle Guder Gammens Og Glædes-Skål« / No. 6 »Alfer Og Vætter« / No. 7 »Evige Asatro«
11:43
Old Norwegian Melody With Variations Op. 51
21:19
6-1
Poco Tranquillo
0:40
6-2
Tema. Andantino Espressivo
0:47
6-3
Poco Allegro, Ma Tranquillo
0:31
6-4
Energico
0:29
6-5
Allegro Leggiero
0:32
6-6
Poco Andante
1:04
6-7
Maestoso
0:51
6-8
Allegro Scherzando E Leggiero
0:43
6-9
Andante
1:01
6-10
Andante Molto Tranquillo
1:39
6-11
Presto
0:36
6-12
Tempo Di Menuetto
1:41
6-13
Allegro Marcato
0:59
6-14
Tempo Di Valse
1:11
6-15
Adagio Molto Espressivo
2:38
6-16
Allegro Molto Marcato
1:38
6-17
Pomposo
1:20
6-18
Prestissimo
1:03
6-19
Andante Molto Tranquillo
1:56
Songs With Orchestra 18:52
6-20
Det Første Møde 3:20
Lyrics By – Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
6-21
Fra Monte Pincio 4:43
Lyrics By – Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
6-22
En Svane 2:10
Lyrics By – Henrik Ibsen
6-23
Våren 4:30
Lyrics By – Aasmund Olavsson Vinje
6-24
Henrik Wergeland 4:09
Lyrics By – John Paulsen
6-25
Den Bergtekne Op. 32
6:09
6-26
Foran Sydens Kloster Op. 20 9:00
Chorus – Women's Voices Of The Gothenburg Symphony Chorus
Lyrics By – Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
6-27
Bergliot Op. 42 Melodrama For Orchestra 17:26
Lyrics By – Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Narrator – Rut Tellefsen
Credits:
Baritone Vocals – Carl Gustaf Holmgren
(tracks: 3-1 to 4-3), Håkan Hagegård
(tracks: 5-6 to 5-8, 6-21, 6-24, 6-25), Urban Malmberg
(tracks: 3-1 to 4-3)
Choir – Pro Musica Chamber Choir
(tracks: 3-1 to 4-12)
Chorus – Gothenburg Symphony Chorus
(tracks: 5-6 to 5-8)
Chorus Master – Gösta Ohlin
(tracks: 3-1 to 4-12), Mats Nilsson
(tracks: 5-6 to 5-8, 6-26)
Composed By – Edvard Grieg
Conductor – Neeme Järvi
Contralto Vocals – Anne Gjevang
(tracks: 5-6 to 5-8)
Ensemble – Gösta Ohlin's Vocal Ensemble
(tracks: 3-1 to 4-12)
Horn – Malcolm Page
(tracks: 4-4 to 4-12), Per Göran
(tracks: 4-4 to 4-12), Sören Hermans
(tracks: 4-4 to 4-12), Vivika Alm (tracks: 4-4 to 4-12)
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Marianne Eklöf
(tracks: 3-1 to 4-3), Randi Stene
(tracks: 5-6 to 5-8, 6-26)
Orchestra – Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Piano – Lilya Zilberstein
(tracks: 1-1 to 1-3)
Soprano Vocals – Barbara Bonney
(tracks: 3-1 to 4-3, 6-20, 6-22, 6-23, 6-26), Charlotte Forsberg
(tracks: 3-1 to 4-3), Maria Andersson
(tracks: 3-1 to 4-3), Monica Einarson
(tracks: 3-1 to 4-3)
Voice [Speakers] – Tor Stokke
(tracks: 3-1 to 4-3), Toralv Maurstad
(tracks: 3-1 to 4-3), Wenche Foss
(tracks: 3-1 to 4-3)
CD1
A number of recordings of Weber's virtuoso clarinet music have come on the market since these 1980s Chandos recordings were released, but they have held their own well enough to merit reissue on the label's two-for-one budget line. They are, perhaps, quintessentially English despite the Finnish origin of the conductor in the orchestral works: straightforward, technically assured, warm in the orchestral sound (recorded mostly at Birmingham's Town Hall), and never drawing attention to itself or letting anyone see or hear anyone sweat. Weber's two big concertos, heard on disc 1, are masterful in the way they integrate extreme virtuosity into Beethovenian sonata-form models, with flashy cadenzas, for example, serving the structural function of transition between thematic groups. Clarinetist Janet Hilton proceeds smoothly through the most extraordinary feats of technical agility and sheer endurance, treating Weber's structures matter-of-factly where some performers (sample the recording on BIS by Sweden's Martin Fröst and the Tapiola Sinfonietta under Jean-Jacques Kantorow) generate a good deal more dramatic tension. Her slow movements, where Weber writes long Beethovenian lines rather than heavily ornamented instrumental arias, are impressively controlled even if the Birmingham ensemble is not always as silken as one would wish. The shorter, less structurally ambitious works on disc 2 are delightful; Hilton's essential restraint doesn't get in the way of their dancelike spirit. The remastering of the 1980s sound, as usual with Chandos, has been nicely done, and there is a strong sense of physical presence to these fine recordings, which represent a safe if not bold choice. James Manheim Tracklist + Credits :
