Edvard Grieg

Danse D'anitra

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In January 1874, Grieg collaborated with playwright Henrik Ibsen, offering him the composition of the incidental music for his play Peer Gynt. Needing money, he accepted the job, which he struggled to carry out, but which would, unbeknownst to him, ensure much of his international fame. The play was given its world premiere in Oslo on February 24, 1876. Of the 23 numbers he composed, he chose four in 1888 for a first orchestral suite, and five in 1891 for a second, but the last piece was soon abandoned.
The Anitra dance represents the fourth of this piece. It is based on a mazurka Tempo in A minor at 3/4. The story is set in North Africa. The hero, Peer Gynt, is mistaken for a prophet. He is invited by the king, and the beautiful Anitra dances to seduce him.
The composition is based on the model of the popular dance called "Springar". Bewitching in its obsessive, refined movement, this dance transports us to a marvelous universe, that of the musically Scandinavian fairy tale.
Breathe in the exotic Nordic fragrance of Peer Gynt's powerful seduction as you perform this famous passage.