Grieg - Peer Gynt: Solveig’s Song | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Waldbühne 2006)

From the Waldbühne Berlin 2006 “Thousand and one nights“: Excerpt of the Berliner Philharmoniker, under the baton of Neeme Järvi, performing “Solveig’s Song“ by Edward Grieg from the “Peer Gynt Suite“. Henrik Ibsen, a norwegian lyricist, wrote a poem “Peer Gynt“ about norwegian fairy tales. He asked Edward Grieg to write the music for it to be a stage play. Because Grieg thought his music would never be played outside of Norway he left the lyrics behind and wrote his own “Peer Gynt Suite“ - which is today one of the most famous pieces of the romantic era in the world. Subscribe to EuroArts: Edward Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite: Solveigs Song Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Neeme Järvi - Conductor © 2006, EuroArts Music International