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Peer Gynt (/ p ɪər ˈ ɡ ɪ n t /, Norwegian: [peːr ˈjʏnt,-ˈɡʏnt]) 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 most widely performed plays. Peer Gynt chronicles the journey of its title character from the Norwegian mountains to the North African desert and back.
Peer Gynt, Op. 23, is the incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's 1867 play Peer Gynt, written by the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg in 1875. It premiered along with the play on 24 February 1876 in Christiania (now Oslo).
Composer: Edvard Hagerup Grieg Conductor: Bjarte Engeset Concertmaster: Adrian G. Selfjord Peer Gynt: Suite No.1 op. 46 Suite No.2 op. 55 Excerpts from the s...
London Symphony Orchestra & Olso Philharmonic Chorus conducted by Per Dreier.Act II - Prelude: At the wedding garden. Allegro con brio - Poco Andante - Un po...
The Story Behind Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt. Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) wrote his five-act allegorical drama Peer Gynt in 1867 while living in Italy. It tells the story of the downfall and subsequent redemption of a Norwegian peasant anti-hero.
Peer Gynt, incidental music by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, written to accompany the verse drama of the same name by Norwegian writer Henrik Ibsen. The music debuted to great acclaim in 1876 when the play was first produced for the stage, and it remains among the most popular of Grieg’s.
Music Director Thomas Dausgaard and the Seattle Symphony perform "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 by Edvard Grieg at Benaroya Hall.
