Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55 (Grieg, Edvard)
| Title | Peer Gynt Suite No. 2 |
| Creators | Edvard Grieg, composer |
| Opus | Op.55 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1891 |
| First published | 1892 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 900 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Incidental music, Suites |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Abduction of the Bride. Ingrid's Lament. Allegro furioso | — | G minor | — |
| Arabian Dance. Allegretto vivace | — | C major | — |
| Peer Gynt's Homecoming (Stormy Evening on the Sea). Allegro agitato | — | F sharp minor | — |
| Solveig's Song. Andante | — | A minor | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | theater orchestra | Charles J. Roberts |
| View | Complete | wind band | Mayhew Lake |
| View | Complete | violin and piano cello and piano |
Hans Sitt |
| View | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| View | Complete | piano | — |
| View | Arabian Dance (No.2) | piano 4 hands | — |
| View | Arabian Dance (No.2) | piano | — |
| View | Solveig's Song (No.4) | strings | Herbert Straus Gardner |
| View | Solveig's Song (No.4) | guitar, bass guitar, 2 lutes and 2 bandurrias | Antonio López Villanueva |
| View | Solveig's Song (No.4) | 4 accordions and bass accordion | Paul De Bra |
| View | Solveig's Song (No.4) | flute and piano oboe and piano clarinet and piano saxophone and piano |
Jacques Larocque |
| View | Solveig's Song (No.4) | bassoon and piano | Roe William Goodman |
| View | Solveig's Song (No.4) | cello and piano | Orfeo Mandozzi |
| View | Solveig's Song (No.4) | violin and piano | Émile Sauret |
| View | Solveig's Song (No.4) | 2 accordions | Paul De Bra |
| View | Solveig's Song (No.4) | piano | — |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
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| View | — | Residentie Orkest (orchestra) | Willem van Otterloo, conductor | — | 1. Ingrids lament 2. Arabian dance 3. Return of Peer Gynt 4. Solvejg's song |
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| View | Solveigs sang (No.4) | — | Paul De Bra, accordion Professor P, performer |
For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | Synthesized | Solveigs sang (No.4) | — | For Strings (Gardner) | Complete Performance |
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