Just watched the TV program of Joanna Lumley visiting Northern Norway. The Holberg suite played as she watched the Northern Lights, revealing just how much Grieg's music is an aural expression of the sublime Norwegian landscape.
So evocative... so beautiful... every time I hear this piece I can just sink into it and lose myself. Classical music is for me a respite from a very bruising world and twenty minutes listening to Grieg's masterpiece is better than a week of therapy.
Associo questa musica al periodo natalizio, al paesaggio invernale, alla mia infanzia, ma l'ascolto sempre quando ho bisogno di tranquillità. Stupenda.
I never get tired of this wonderful piece, which I've heard a hundred times. Never heard the Karajan before. Maybe a little histrionic but not bad at all.
Who was Holberg? Well, a eighteenth century writer and philosopher that pretty much brought the enligtenment to Denmark, Sweden and and Norway. He was born in Bergen, Norway, just like Grieg.
Toda la suite bellísima, gran obra del llamado neoclasicismo pero el Aria (poco más del minuto 11) no puede ser más sublime. Excelente la interpretación de la Filarmónica de Berlín dirigida por Karajan. Gracias por facilitarla!
Strangely enough, we norwegians are pretty much ingnorant of Grieg and other norewegian composers, lcomposers like Halvorsen and Bull. But then, the grass is always is always greener at the other side of the fence, right?
I played this in high school in '97. We had to cut some of it in order to make room for other pieces. The second movement ended up being cut entirely and IV Air was played quite a bit slower. When your bow can really bite into the strings playing those nice long notes, I don't know about anyone else that's ever played it, but I still remember as if electricity was being run through me.
This was the first full piece of european classical music i heard like 2 decades ago and i always related it to summer, schumans 4 symphonies to spring, schuberts great symphony 9 to winter and i forgot which to fall
Viene compreso con grande difficoltà che si tratta di una "RIVISITAZIONE" in evidente chiave TARDO-ROMANTICA della suite classica. E' un gioiello della musica TARDO-OTTOCENTESCA, una parodia che RILEGGE un glorioso passato. E come tale va interpretata: Karajan lo fa splendidamente, il timbro degli archi è oggi irreperibile nella stessa orchestra (la registrazione è una delle prime digitali, del 1980).
Funny how everyone likes the air part the most. For me, it is beautiful, yes but nothing beats the prelude! 😃 was always my favourite back in the days when playing this!
I love the prelude mainly cuz im playing an arrangement in orchestra in school of it and its actually pretty close to the original. And even though im a viola, its one of my favorite pieces ive played in a while.
I seem to remember the record liner I had of this long ago saying that the whole thing was written to sound like Bach. Grieg was honoring a past master.
Grieg or Sibelius as the greatest of Scandinavian composers? I don't know - whoever I'm listening to at the time! Wonderful music from both. The Holbergs are magic!
+dotanuki It's not ethnically or linguistically a Scandinavian country, but is usually grouped with the three kingdoms as a Scandinavian or Nordic country as Finland and Iceland share a similar (Lutheran) culture and general geographic area (the northern part of Finland is actually part of the Scandinavian peninsula), and Finland was ruled by Sweden for over half a millennium (and most Finns have Swedish genes). Sibelius is IMO by far the greatest of all Nordic or Scandinavian composers - even if all he had written was those seven magnificent symphonies plus the great violin concerto (but of course he wrote much other great music besides those masterpieces). Grieg, however, wrote some exquisite piano music and that evergreen piano concerto (I think Sibelius thought more orchestrally than pianistically).
ingenear Glad you took it as humor. Most YT people would call me all kinds of dirty dog names. You probably went back to the information.& found out it was the Berlin Philharmonic. I was going to say it was Phil's Harmonica Orchestra. :) Bob Wills gave us a lot of good music like San Antonio Rose and the Mexican 2-Step.
You are absolutely right. I don't know whether people are too lazy or too stupid to check out the information given by the uploader; probably they're both. But I definitively prefer the Texas Playboys Philharmoniker over the Phil's Harmonica Orchestra, although this one is also a nice one! Cheers from Vienna!
I found it for 2 guitars and 2 celli... and it sounds really awesome! I hope its ok to share the youtube-link? ruclips.net/video/otpvhjF7fy0/видео.html
Funny how everyone likes the air part the most. For me, it is beautiful, yes, but nothing beats the prelude! 😃 was always my favourite back in the days when playing this!
Just watched the TV program of Joanna Lumley visiting Northern Norway. The Holberg suite played as she watched the Northern Lights, revealing just how much Grieg's music is an aural expression of the sublime Norwegian landscape.
So evocative... so beautiful... every time I hear this piece I can just sink into it and lose myself. Classical music is for me a respite from a very bruising world and twenty minutes listening to Grieg's masterpiece is better than a week of therapy.
Associo questa musica al periodo natalizio, al paesaggio invernale, alla mia infanzia, ma l'ascolto sempre quando ho bisogno di tranquillità. Stupenda.
Gorgeous, lush performance. I never tire of hearing it. Thanks for uploading it.
Wie wunderschön! Eine der schönsten Orchesterstücke Norwegens
I played this way back in high school on the violin and later as a professional violinist and violist. One of the most beautiful suites ever written!
Sarabande, the cello part, I cry every time.
Especially being a cello player myself
Takes me back to my primary school days when the headmaster would play this record before morning assembly in 1961.
Yes, it is lush, all right...delicious! Such lovely melodies...
I never get tired of this wonderful piece, which I've heard a hundred times. Never heard the Karajan before. Maybe a little histrionic but not bad at all.
Who was Holberg? Well, a eighteenth century writer and philosopher that pretty much brought the enligtenment to Denmark, Sweden and and Norway. He was born in Bergen, Norway, just like Grieg.
He is my ancestor, We live in Sweden today.
I played this while I was principal cellist. The solos are so much fun!
The entire suite is Blissful, favourite classical music of all times!
If there is a heaven maestro Grieg is surely there, serenading the angels.
The end of the fourth piece, Air, gives me such a back chill... beautiful
Toda la suite bellísima, gran obra del llamado neoclasicismo pero el Aria (poco más del minuto 11) no puede ser más sublime. Excelente la interpretación de la Filarmónica de Berlín dirigida por Karajan. Gracias por facilitarla!
Duyguların eriminde hissedilen anlatılmaz varışın duygu gerçeğini yaşatan Grieg güzellik dediğimiz ve vardığımız eriminde ki anlatılmazın anlattığı gerçeğinden.
one of best pieces i have ever heard in my life.
Strangely enough, we norwegians are pretty much ingnorant of Grieg and other norewegian composers, lcomposers like Halvorsen and Bull. But then, the grass is always is always greener at the other side of the fence, right?
Listen also Sibelius : Andante Festivo ...............
Sibelius is finnish, just saying...
Beautiful recording and performance, thank you!
I played this in high school in '97. We had to cut some of it in order to make room for other pieces. The second movement ended up being cut entirely and IV Air was played quite a bit slower. When your bow can really bite into the strings playing those nice long notes, I don't know about anyone else that's ever played it, but I still remember as if electricity was being run through me.
+jetstream90 Playing string music gives many people intense pleasure. I really enjoyed playing viola in Mozart's early quartets.
... Suite Holberg, una visión enorme,
no hay límites para la música ...
I play violin and this is one of my fav pieces to play. I was singing along while doing my homework lol
Phelan Nyvoll Walker Cool story bro.
ADORE FROM 11 MINS ONWARDS - JUST BEAUTIFUL
always loved this music
Love this piece so much that I just ordered the score for the original piano solo version.
This was the first full piece of european classical music i heard like 2 decades ago and i always related it to summer, schumans 4 symphonies to spring, schuberts great symphony 9 to winter and i forgot which to fall
I defy anyone to avoid trying to conduct the opening whilst listening. A wonderful piece of music that takes me back to primary school days.
Strangely ignored composer, since my childhood have loved his evocative and lush, if uncomplicated music
Viene compreso con grande difficoltà che si tratta di una "RIVISITAZIONE" in evidente chiave TARDO-ROMANTICA della suite classica. E' un gioiello della musica TARDO-OTTOCENTESCA, una parodia che RILEGGE un glorioso passato. E come tale va interpretata: Karajan lo fa splendidamente, il timbro degli archi è oggi irreperibile nella stessa orchestra (la registrazione è una delle prime digitali, del 1980).
Beautiful ! Thank you so much :)
This whole suite is a great piece of work...I actually prefer it to Peer Gynt. Also, the 4th movement, "Air", gives me chills.
Than you must appreciate also Sibelius: Andante Festivo.........
I remember playing "Air" and "Andante Festivo" in sixth grade. Still two of my favorite peices
Fantastic, wow
I adore this!
Remember playing the Prelude for Open House for my school... So amazing.
Funny how everyone likes the air part the most. For me, it is beautiful, yes but nothing beats the prelude! 😃 was always my favourite back in the days when playing this!
funny how I don't even bother to listen to Peer Gynt, apropos the description. this one for me touches all the spots i need
I would kill to be part of that orchestra
Thank you for sharing.
I love this song 💕💕💕💕
Sweet suite!
Wo bleiben die Deutsche Kommentare.
Das ist doch ein Klasse Musik, mit der Mann Träumen kann
Günter Neumüller Grieg war halt kein Deutscher auch wenn er kurz in Leipzig lebte
es geht nicht um Grieg sonder hier um die teilnehmer, so das sowenig deutsch schreiben
I love the prelude mainly cuz im playing an arrangement in orchestra in school of it and its actually pretty close to the original. And even though im a viola, its one of my favorite pieces ive played in a while.
Moments like 14:13 are why I listen to classical music
14:13-14:16. That cello solo though
boopy snoopy Grieg is a romantic composer although this suite has many classical elements in it
Moments like 11:57 - 12:16 are why I listen to classical music.
Moments like 00:00 - 20:53 are why I listen to classical music
Amen
I'm the concertmaster of my conservatory orchestra which is playing his piece and I have to play the solo 😳😳 I am so terrified😂
cool, at my orchestra i have to play the violin solos of the rumanic dances of Bartok.
How did it go?
wonderful
The fourth movement and fifth movements are neo-baroque.
This style is later exemplified by samuel barber in his adagio for strings.
I seem to remember the record liner I had of this long ago saying that the whole thing was written to sound like Bach. Grieg was honoring a past master.
Thank you so much!!!!!)
great ! absolute !
meravigliosa sinfonia
.un buon libro della belle musica in sottofondo non c'è di meglio
Ah, I love this. I call it the "galloping" suite. (b/c, well, the first movement sounds like a horse galloping ＾＿＾ )
Funny you should say that! Just described it as "galloping wild horses" to a friend :-)
I remember playing this as a sophomore, I was so unprepared.😂
I agree love it
Nice version
Thanks!
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i subbed you
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babs xxxx
MARAVILLOSA
In my Ballett school we did a stage performance to holberg.
I have to play the rigaudon for an audition...
Grieg or Sibelius as the greatest of Scandinavian composers? I don't know - whoever I'm listening to at the time! Wonderful music from both. The Holbergs are magic!
Grieg, by far.
Grieg, since Finland isn't part of Scandinavia
Technicalities lol!
+marsvltor2
Sibelius, Nielsen, Grieg, Berwald, Stenhammar, and Alfven (in that order)
+dotanuki It's not ethnically or linguistically a Scandinavian country, but is usually grouped with the three kingdoms as a Scandinavian or Nordic country as Finland and Iceland share a similar (Lutheran) culture and general geographic area (the northern part of Finland is actually part of the Scandinavian peninsula), and Finland was ruled by Sweden for over half a millennium (and most Finns have Swedish genes). Sibelius is IMO by far the greatest of all Nordic or Scandinavian composers - even if all he had written was those seven magnificent symphonies plus the great violin concerto (but of course he wrote much other great music besides those masterpieces). Grieg, however, wrote some exquisite piano music and that evergreen piano concerto (I think Sibelius thought more orchestrally than pianistically).
Heh.... and my school’s strong ensemble has to learn to play this....within three weeks.
just played viola part. keeping rhythm quite a challenge!
+Guy Halley So is playing _that_ passage. You know the one I'm talking about, hehe.
+GelatinousZan oh I know!!
the sixteenths in prelude. I want to die.
Yes, but I think, that sul and sul C are harder to play as the rhythm. I play also Viola
One e and a two e and a three e and a...
sublime
search KSENIJA ACCORDEON GRIEG AIR here on RUclips and listen to it. She's a sixteen-year old Latvian.
J'aime !
Is the picture Lake Tahoe?
I bet it's from Norway ;)
Solemne 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍😍😍😍🌹
what is the name of the orchestra?
+JJ MCG Robert Wills conducting the Texas Playboys Philharmoniker.
+Roger Wilco Dear Roger, you made my day! Thanks for the five minutes of laughing you gave me!!!!!!!
ingenear
Glad you took it as humor. Most YT people would call me all kinds of dirty dog names. You probably went back to the information.& found out it was the Berlin Philharmonic. I was going to say it was Phil's Harmonica Orchestra. :)
Bob Wills gave us a lot of good music like San Antonio Rose and the Mexican 2-Step.
You are absolutely right. I don't know whether people are too lazy or too stupid to check out the information given by the uploader; probably they're both. But I definitively prefer the Texas Playboys Philharmoniker over the Phil's Harmonica Orchestra, although this one is also a nice one! Cheers from Vienna!
San Antonio Rose and Spanish 2-Step are two great Bob Wills & Texas Playboys songs. Lone Star Beer & Bob Wills Music!
My school orchestra is playing this
yes
The very last part of this work has been used many times for commercials.
+Sam West Yes. And a medical clinic plays it as fill music between maddening promotions as you wait on temporary/permanent hold.
I love this music, but I prefer the quicker tempo in the performance by Camerata Nordica. Check it out!
I love ++++
Thanks Wim Beuming
A little Suite...to.:)))
The memories from the killington music festival.....
maybe my best music ever.......
My favorite is "Gavotte".
Still like this more than peer gynt
String*
I much prefer this on strings. I thought this was the original!
cynic150 Strings? This is strings?!
+Atle Eriksen What else would it be ?
+cynic150 Yes, Gr00000vy!
Unpopular opinion #1: Rigaudon is my favorite
pretty edgy
Músico-Terapia música para combatir las adicción.
I much prefer it to Peer Gynt. For one thing, it isn't nearly so hackneyed.
The "Air" feels too rushed, and they didn't take as much time as I would have. Still a great performance!
+dasd282 You're too old, if it's too fast.
+dasd282 Don't be annoyed by trolls like Roger Wilco. You are entitled to your opinion. And you shared it without calling people names. Unlike he did.
Roger Wilco chill
Prefer the piano version, I'm afraid. It was intended to be neo-baroque and the piano sounds much closer to that idea.
I like this a LOT better than Pure Grunt, which is s0000 cliche.
hello
reminds me of something Elgar would write
I found it for 2 guitars and 2 celli... and it sounds really awesome! I hope its ok to share the youtube-link? ruclips.net/video/otpvhjF7fy0/видео.html
checked it. its cool !! something new. 4 string instruments but yet sounds lively and interesting
It's okay, I guess
Doesn't sound like a string orchestra!
I'm a poo poo head
Funny how everyone likes the air part the most. For me, it is beautiful, yes, but nothing beats the prelude! 😃 was always my favourite back in the days when playing this!
Jonathan Lundgren for me the same 😊
Jonathan Lundgren PRELUDE HYPE
well it works for me 😃
So are there also sarabande fans, or am i the only one :D
Huh. Guess I'm the only one who likes the Gavotte best... Prelude comes in a close second