Prelude from "Fra Holbergs tid" ("Holberg suite"), op. 40 / Edvard Grieg (2:38) -- Wondrous evening air / Carl Nielsen ; arr. Johannes Andersen (3:00) -- Dance of the mosquitoes / Fini Henriques ; arr. Hans Palmqvist (1:15) -- The first meeting : no. 2 of "Two melodies," op. 53 (3:54) ; Anitra's dance : no. 3 of "Peer Gynt suite no. 1," op. 46 (3:14) / Edvard Grieg -- Romance, no. 2 of "Pastoral suite," op. 19 / Lars-Erik Larsson (4:10) -- Scherzo leggiero : from "Divertimento elegiaco" / Ture Rangstöm (2:40) -- Alla marcia : from "Serenade for strings," op. 11 / Dag Wirén (4:40) -- Church march / Olle Jansson (2:12) -- Folk-song : from Värmland / traditional ; arr. Hans Palmqvist (2:16) -- Folk waltz no. 2 : from "Three folk waltzes" / Lille Bror Söderlundh -- Autumn song / Erna Tauro (3:24) -- Give me no splendour, gold or pomp : op. 1, no. 4 / Jean Sibelius ; arr. Magnus Ericsson -- Spring : no. 2 of "Two elegiac melodies," op. 34 / Edvard Grieg (5:20) -- Intermezzo : from "Little suite for strings" in A minor, op. 1 / Carl Neilsen (5:25) -- The death of Åse : no. 2 of "Peer Gynt suite no. 1," op. 46 / Edvard Grieg (3:55) -- The herdmaiden's Sunday / Ole Bull ; arr. Johan Svendsen (2:23) -- Dance of the herdmaiden : from "The mountain king" / Hugo Alfvén ; arr. Hans Palmqvist (4:00) -- Berceuse / Armas Järnefelt ; arr. Cedric Sharp (2:14) -- Air : from "Fra Holbergs tid" ("Holberg suite"), op. 40 / Edvard Grieg (5:37).
Note
String-orchestra music by Scandinavian composers; principally excerpts and in part arrangements.
Event (note)
Recorded June 2000 at the Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden.
Nordic light [electronic resource] : Swedish string music.
Imprint
Hong Kong : Naxos Digital Services/BIS, [2005]
Performer
Matts Arnberg, Olof Flodin, violins ; Royal Strings (strings of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra) ; Magnus Ericsson, conductor and concertmaster.
Event
Recorded June 2000 at the Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden.