Amazon.co.uk allows you to pay for your items in your local currency. Restrictions apply. Learn More. |
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
Listen to Samples and Buy MP3s
Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s. Click on "Buy MP3" or
view the MP3 Album.
|
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Sublime music beautifully played and an exemplary recording - this is THE definitive Peer Gynt CD. It's also the cheapest form of stress management you'll find! I urge you to buy.....
27 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Even my little kids know some of the pieces on this CD, so you've no excuse! Morning and In The Hall Of The Mountain King are two of the most famous pieces of classical music ever written, and these two alone are worth the price of the CD. Thankfully, the rest of it is excellent too.
Unknown to a surprisingly large number of people, the other six pieces in the two Peer Gynt suites are superb. There is a good range of music, from sad, mournful bits, to joyous happy bits, these suites take your emotions everywhere (hey, this is getting a bit pretentious, better fix that).
Also on the CD are Holberg Suite, which I had never heard before I bought the CD, but have heard many times since! Every bit as good as Peer Gynt, these are cracking bits of music, and will appeal to a very wide range of people.
Rounding off the CD are three orchestral pieces, which despite the rather boring name are actually brilliant pieces of music.
So, not a single mediocre piece on the whole CD. I can happily play this CD several times without getting bored. In case you think that means I'm boring, then let me tell you that I'm actually quite exciting sometimes! Just ask me to show you my unrivalled collection of pieces of string, and you'll see how interesting I really am ;-)
OK, so even if you don't own a collection of pieces of string, you'll still like this CD. Go on, take my word for it, you won't be sorry (but don't blame me if you are, I have no idea what music you like!)
Unknown to a surprisingly large number of people, the other six pieces in the two Peer Gynt suites are superb. There is a good range of music, from sad, mournful bits, to joyous happy bits, these suites take your emotions everywhere (hey, this is getting a bit pretentious, better fix that).
Also on the CD are Holberg Suite, which I had never heard before I bought the CD, but have heard many times since! Every bit as good as Peer Gynt, these are cracking bits of music, and will appeal to a very wide range of people.
Rounding off the CD are three orchestral pieces, which despite the rather boring name are actually brilliant pieces of music.
So, not a single mediocre piece on the whole CD. I can happily play this CD several times without getting bored. In case you think that means I'm boring, then let me tell you that I'm actually quite exciting sometimes! Just ask me to show you my unrivalled collection of pieces of string, and you'll see how interesting I really am ;-)
OK, so even if you don't own a collection of pieces of string, you'll still like this CD. Go on, take my word for it, you won't be sorry (but don't blame me if you are, I have no idea what music you like!)
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is one of the finest recordings of both the Peer Gynt suites 1 & 2 and The Holberg Suite. In addition there is the three pieces for orchestra in the form of Sigurd Josalfar.
All of the recordings have appeared on different releases before but this is an excellent choice of compilation. The recordings are both analogue and digital in origin and range from 1972 to 1982. The sound and balance are of good standard and still stand up as good recordings today.
The wonderful "morning mood" gets things going and takes us through some of the most exciting of classical compositions to the "hall of the mountain king" which will be familiar to most people in the opening suite one of Peer Gynt.
It is a classic recording and the performance is bright and tight from Herbert Von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic. This release is an excellent version of these magical pieces and the recordings are collector pieces.
All of the recordings have appeared on different releases before but this is an excellent choice of compilation. The recordings are both analogue and digital in origin and range from 1972 to 1982. The sound and balance are of good standard and still stand up as good recordings today.
The wonderful "morning mood" gets things going and takes us through some of the most exciting of classical compositions to the "hall of the mountain king" which will be familiar to most people in the opening suite one of Peer Gynt.
It is a classic recording and the performance is bright and tight from Herbert Von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic. This release is an excellent version of these magical pieces and the recordings are collector pieces.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Beautiful composition, played beautifully.
I opened this up and played it on a really basic CD player. Even this piece of equipment could not take away the outstanding orchestral work under Herbert von Karajan and the... Read more
Published 5 days ago by D. C. Blake
Listening to music
I place the CD in the drives of my various CD players and I enjoy listening to the recorded music...
Cheers,
Bob
Cheers,
Bob
Published 8 days ago by Robert W. Stewart
Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites
I purchased this C.D. for one piece of music, but I'm delighted to discover many other tunes that are very emotive on the album. Really pleased with this product.
Published 10 months ago by 5amantha
fairytale enchantment
I bought this because I wanted to listen to the music that my parents had on record and my sister and I used to imagine stories and dance and act them out to. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Lisa Marie Hostick
This marvellous suite is the very embodiment of the play.
This marvellous suite is the very embodiment of the Henrik Ibsen's unparalelled work of fantasy. The music is more than an accompaniment to the play, it is essential to a... Read more
Published on 3 Dec 2000
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
