Peer Gynt, Suite #2 (The Abduction of the Bride, Arabian Dance – Solveig’s Song) by Edvard Grieg
Arranged for Flute Orchestra by Shaul Ben-Meir
Instrumentation:
- 6 C Flutes (Flute 2 doubles on Piccolo)
- 2 Alto Flutes
- Bass Flute
- Contrabass Flute
Edvard Grieg composed the incidental music to Henrik Ibsen’s 1867 play, Peer Gynt, to be premiered along with the play in 1876. The second suite consists of four movements, three of which have been arranged here for flute ensemble: The Abduction of the Bride, Arabian Dance and Solveig’s Song.
