Edvard Grieg was famous as a pianist and as a composer for the piano during his life, but he had a series of smaller masterpieces for the string orchestra.
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Today, BHSO shares our recording of Edvard Grieg's Two Nordic Melodies, Op. 63 (1895), Movement 1 - Folketonestil (In Folk Style)
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In this first movement, Grieg uses a melody by Fredik Due (1853- 1906), who was at the time Norwegian and Swedish ambassador to Paris, as well as being an enthusiastic amateur musician and composer. In 1894 he sent Grieg some compositions for violin and piano and Grieg found one of the melodies so beautiful that he had to try it out with string orchestra. In honour of Due, Grieg dedicated the work to him. (Reference: naxos)
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Take some time to appreciate this 6-min piece, your perfect companion to wind down for the week, not one to be listened in a rush. Listen out for the melody's chromatic running notes as well as the broken triad chords, creating a feeling of soaring anticipation towards the end of the piece.
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This piece was recorded at the Braddell Heights Community Club and first screened via BHCC's Racial Harmony Day livestream concert in July 2021. The ensemble consists of musicians from the BHSO, conducted by our late conductor Mr Adrian Tan.
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Thank you to Braddell Heights CCMC for their constant support.
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Braddell Heights Symphony Orchestra is a recipient of PAssionArts’ Peak-of-Excellence (POE) Initiative for FY2020. The POE is only awarded to a distinguished collection of PA Performing Arts Interest Groups that has demonstrated the potential to reach greater heights of artistic excellence.

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