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BBC Proms 2001
Another chance to hear the entertaining story of Peer Gynt in its dramatic context. Grieg's hero transports the audience to the Norwegian fjords and the Arabian deserts. Grieg Peer Gynt (incidental music)
Joar Skorpen (Hardanger fiddle), BBC
Singers, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, conductor Manfred Honeck

Contributors

Unknown:
Joar Skorpen
Conductor:
Manfred Honeck
Solveig:
Barbara Bonney (soprano)
Anitra:
Inge Kosmo (mezzo)
Peer Gynt:
Bo Skovhus (baritone)
Ase:
Wenche Foss (spoken Role)
Great Boyg:
Sverre Anker Ousdal (spoken Role)
Button moulder:
Sverre Anker Ousdal (spoken Role)
Narrator:
Simon Callow
Thief:
Stuart MacIntyre
Receiver:
Simon Birchall
Herd girls:
Elizabeth Poole
Herd girls:
Eleanor Meynell
Herd girls:
Alison Smart
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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