Over a decade after composing the full incidental music for Peer Gynt, Grieg extracted eight movements to make two four-movement suites. The Peer Gynt suites are among his best …

In Grieg's own lifetime the "Peer Gynt" music scored a resounding international success thanks, not least, to the two orchestral suites which made the music accessible in the concert hall.

Over time, however, not every piece from the incidental music was used and eventually Grieg decided to extract what he considered the best movements to form two orchestral suites: Peer …

Among his most popular works are his incidental music to Peer Gynt, Opus 23, and the suite Holberg, Opus 40. His arrangements of Norwegian dances and songs, Opus 17 and Opus 66, …

Peer Gynt Suite Selections Edvard Grieg/arr. Richard Meyer Highland/Etling Publishing 1 review

Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46 (Grieg, Edvard) ... Performances Death of Åse (No.2)

This classical gem, composed by the Norwegian composer in 1875, accompanies Henrik Ibsen's play "Peer Gynt" and has since become a staple in the repertoire o...

Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 remains a beloved masterpiece in the classical repertoire, enchanting audiences with its melodic beauty, dramatic storytelling, and the timeless allure of …

In a long letter from Dresden, Ibsen talked about his plans to finally stage Peer Gynt in its third edition, including some detailed thoughts about music. Grieg accepted gladly enough, …

Peer Gynt (/ pɪər ˈɡɪnt / peer GHINT, 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 …