Even though I had this in the BIS CD box of Grieg, I wanted to hear this on SACD and it is an excellent recording. A favorite.
Ole Kristian Ruud, conductor
Bergen Philharmonic
Grieg: Music for Strings
1. Fra Holbergs tid (From Holberg's Time), for string orchestra ('Holberg Suite'), Op. 40: I. Prelude
2. Fra Holbergs tid (From Holberg's Time), for string orchestra ('Holberg Suite'), Op. 40: II. Sarabande
3. Fra Holbergs tid (From Holberg's Time), for string orchestra ('Holberg Suite'), Op. 40: III. Gavotte
4. Fra Holbergs tid (From Holberg's Time), for string orchestra ('Holberg Suite'), Op. 40: IV. Air
5. Fra Holbergs tid (From Holberg's Time), for string orchestra ('Holberg Suite'), Op. 40: V. Rigaudon
6. Elegiac Melodies (2) for orchestra (or piano), Op. 34: I. The Wounded Heart
7. Elegiac Melodies (2) for orchestra (or piano), Op. 34: II. Last Spring
8. Melodies (2) for string orchestra (or piano), Op. 53: I. Norwegian
9. Melodies (2) for string orchestra (or piano), Op. 53: II. The First Meeting
10. Nordic Melodies (2) for string orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands), Op. 63: I. Popular Song
11. Nordic Melodies (2) for string orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands), Op. 63: II. Cow Keepers' Tune & Country Dance
12. Aften på høyfjellet (Evening in the Mountains), lyric piece for oboe, horn & string orchestra (orchestration of Op. 68/4)
13. Bådnlåt (At the Cradle), lyric piece for string orchestra (orchestration of Op. 68/5)
