Three Concerti for Violin and Chamber Orchestra
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GRIEG
Three Concerti for Violin and Chamber Orchestra
Henning Kraggerud (violin) / Tromsø Chamber Orchestra
[ Naxos / CD ]
Release Date: Tuesday 23 July 2013
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World Première Recordings
Orchestrated by Henning Kraggerud and Bernt Simen Lund
Grieg is one of the world's best known composers, but the three Violin Sonatas are a relatively unfamiliar part of his output, despite being among his own favourite pieces. Grieg never wrote a violin concerto, and the foremost Norwegian violinist of his generation, Henning Kraggerud, assisted by Bernt Simen Lund, a member of the Tromsø Chamber Orchestra, has taken up the challenge of creating three new concertos from the sonatas. In these arrangements the solo violin is set against a string orchestra augmented by wind instruments in order to retain the feel of chamber music.
"Kraggerud, as director of the Tromso Chamber Orchestra, has provided its players with some very attractive repertoire and they clearly respond with enthusiasm, producing performances that are precise, alert and expressive." (Gramophone)
Tracks:
Violin Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 8
Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 13
Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45
(Orchestrated by Henning Kraggerud and Bernt Simen Lund)
