The LP, Edvard Grieg: Symphonic Works, Vol. 2 presents more highlights from Audite's complete edition of Grieg's symphonic works on 180g vinyl: his second Peer Gynt suite from the incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's drama, the Funeral March in Memory of Rikard Nordraak which Grieg wrote after the death of his close friend; the famous suite From Holberg's Time and Klokkeklang (bell ringing) - an almost impressionist study documenting a surprisingly visionary trait of the otherwise rather conservative composer. Eivind Aadland's roots in the tradition of Norwegian folk music influence his interpretations. He comes from a family where Norwegian folk music played an important role and where he came into intensive contact with Grieg's music. This recording with the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne represents on several levels a German-Norwegian synthesis which had already been in existence during Grieg's lifetime.
