Many composers have unashamedly looked to the past for musical inspiration: think of Prokofiev with his Classical Symphony, Stravinsky’s Baroque-inspired Pulcinella Suite and this, Grieg’s From ...

Composed in honor of the bicentenary of the birth of Ludvig Holberg, a Danish-Norwegian playwrite, Grieg’s “Holberg Suite,” is subtitled “In the Old Style.” This is no mere coincidence; Ludvig Holberg ...

Before music by Bach and Bruch later in the hour, we hear a bit of music by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg. From his "Holberg Suite," the Trondheim Soloists play the Sarabande movement.

Grieg Honors Holberg"From Holberg's Time," by Edvard Grieg, honors the Scandinavian playwright Ludvig Holberg by recreating the music of his day. We hear a performance of this Bach-like piece by the ...

That this Scandinavian label would come to Australia to record Scandinavia's favourite composer is powerful testimony to the ACO's reputation. And the orchestra's status will be enhanced further by ...