Leader, J. MouLAND BEGBIE
Conductor, GUY WARRACK
PHILIP MALCOLM (baritone)
The drama of the Norwegian poet Björnson, Sigurd Jorsalfar (Sigurd the Crusader), is a tale of Norway in the time of the Crusades. Sigurd and his brother Eystein, sons of the great Harald, are fierce rivals, each reigning over part of Norway. At the end of the play they become reconciled and dedicate -themselves jointly to the service of their country. Grieg wrote incidental music for the production of the play, afterwards recasting several of the movements in the form of n very effective Suite.