Artist	Song
Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan	Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46: 1. Morning Mood
from Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites & Sibelius: Pelléas et Mélisande (1983)
Göteborgs Symfoniker & Neeme Järvi	Karelia Suite, Op. 11: I. Intermezzo (Moderato)
from Sibelius: Tone-poems (2005)
Neeme Järvi & Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra	Suite from Bergakungen (The Mountain King): Besvärjelse (Invocation)
from Alfvén: Symphony No. 5 - Suite From "Bergakungen" - Elegy From "Gustav II Adolf" (1992)
Lahti Symphony Orchestra & Osmo Vänksä	Symphony No. 7, "Angel of Light": IV. Pesante-Cantabile
from Rautavaara: Angel of Light - Dances with the Winds - Cantus Arcticus (1999)
Lars Thodberg Bertelsen & Per Norgard	Mit lov, mit lille trae (Vedis vuggevise), op. 14
from Norgard: Songs (2002)
Goran W Nilson & Örebro Chamber Orchestra	Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 11: II. Andante Espressivo
from De Frumerie, Wirén, Brant, Håkanson, Rangström, Lidholm, Lindberg (1988)
Sten Frykberg & Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra	Symphony No. 3, Op. 34: III. Prestissimo - Andante - Prestissimo
from Larsson: Forkladd Gud (God In Disguise) - Symphony No. 3 (1989)
Marko Ylonen, Juha Kangas & Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra	Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 50: I. Prelude I: Adagio
from Nordgren, P.: Rock Score - Cello Concerto No. 1 - Transe-Choral (2005)
Ulf Wallin, Paavo Järvi & Malmo Symphony Orchestra	2 Sentimental Romances, Op. 28: No. 1 In a Major
from Stenhammar: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Two Sentimental Romances, Op. 28 - Florez Och Blanzeflor, Op. 3 (1992)
Gert Mortensen	I Ching: III. the Gentle, the Penetrating
from Norgard: I Ching - Xenakis: Psappha - Gudmundsen-Holmgreen: Triptykon (1988)
Henrik Vagn Christensen, Danish National Symphony Orchestra & Jesper Juul Sorensen	Concerto No. 12, Op. 52: Allegro moderato -
from Holmboe & Grondahl: Trombone Concerto - Hyldgaard: Concerto Borealis - Jorgensen: Romance - Suite (2006)
Helena Juntunen & Gustav Djupsjobacka	Okon Fuoko, Op. 58: No. 1. Song of Yiai I
from Madetoja: Complete Lieder, Vol. 2 (2002)
Gothenburg Concert Hall Choir, Neeme Järvi & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra	Sangen, Op. 44: Sangen: Mellanspel (The Song: Interlude), Op. 44
from Stenhammar: Choral Works (1990)
Patrick Gallois, Myung-Whun Chung & Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra	Flute Concerto, FS 119: II. Allegretto - Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Allegretto - Tempo Di Marcia
from Nielsen, C.: Symphonies 1-6 - Violin Concerto - Flute Concerto - Clarinet Concerto (1993)
Orphei Drangar & Robert Sund	Kulldansen (Swedish Dance)
from Alfven: Choral and Vocal Music (1993)
Anne Sofie von Otter & Bengt Forsberg	"Marits Visor": 3 Dikter Ur "En Glad Gut" Av B. Bj¢rnson, Op.12: No.3: Holder Du Af Mig (If You Love Me)
from Wings In the Night: Swedish Songs (1996)
Peter Hurford	Prelude, Fugue and Ciacona In C
from Glorious Pipes (2004)
Stefan Hussong	Jeux d'anches
from Whose Song (1993)
Göteborgs Symfoniker & Neeme Järvi	King Christian Suite, Op. 27: V. Ballade: Allegro Molto - Vivace
from Sibelius: Tone-poems (2005)
Gil Shaham & Orpheus Chamber Orchestra	Violin Romance in G, Op.26
from Violin Romances (1996)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Jean Martinon & Morton Gould	Symphony No. 4, Op. 29 "The Inextinguishable": II. Poco allegretto
from Nielsen: Symphony No. 2 "The Four Temperaments" & Symphony No. 4 "Inextinguishable" (2006)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra & Erich Kunzel	In The Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt, No. 1, Op. 46
from Chiller (1989)
Anne Sofie von Otter & Bengt Forsberg	Så tag mit Hjerte (So Takes My Heart)
from Watercolours: Swedish Songs (2004)

Comment:

Dynamic, dramatic, breathtakingly beautiful — the work of Scandinavian composers reflects a deep and personal connection with their homelands. Finnish composer Jean Sibelius' symphonic poem [i]Finlandia for Orchestra, Op. 26[/i] has even become a sort of second national anthem, while "1. Morning Mood" from Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg's famous [i]Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46[/i] — composed to accompany a play by countryman Henrik Ibsen — paints a rich, lyrical portrait of a pastoral daybreak. It's just the start of our journey through Scandinavian classical music — next stop, Next Steps.

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