Selections from Holberg Suite, Op. 40 Edvard Grieg, arr. by Donald Sinta Quartet
I. Praeludium IV. Air V. Rigaudon
Grieg’s Holberg Suite was written to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Danish-Norwegian playwright and humanist Ludvig Holberg’s birth. As it was written in tribute to a figure from a bygone century, the music is more evocative of the late 17th and early 18th centuries of Holberg’s life than the 20th century in which it was written. The work takes the form of a suite of dances, contrasting light and festive music with intense lyricism and beauty. The opening movement features a gallop style rhythm throughout, and the fourth movement is a melancholy aria.The final movement is a celebratory dance which features very quick articulation and virtuosic passages from the performers. The version presented here combines elements of both the original piano version as well as the more well-known string version.Donald Sinta Quartet
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Selections from Holberg Suite, Op. 40 Edvard Grieg, arr. by Donald Sinta Quartet
I. Praeludium
IV. Air
V. Rigaudon
Grieg’s Holberg Suite was written to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Danish-Norwegian playwright and humanist Ludvig Holberg’s birth. As it was written in tribute to a figure from a bygone century, the music is more evocative of the late 17th and early 18th centuries of Holberg’s life than the 20th century in which it was written. The work takes the form of a suite of dances, contrasting light and festive music with intense lyricism and beauty. The opening movement features a gallop style rhythm throughout, and the fourth movement is a melancholy aria. The final movement is a celebratory dance which features very quick articulation and virtuosic passages from the performers. The version presented here combines elements of both the original piano version as well as the more well-known string version. Donald Sinta Quartet
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