Edvard Grieg - Holberg Suite, Op. 40

The Holberg Suite, Op. 40 - “From Holberg’s Time“ (Norwegian: Fra Holbergs tid), is a suite of five movements based on eighteenth century dance forms, written by Edvard Grieg in 1884 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Danish-Norwegian humanist playwright Ludvig Holberg. The movements of the suite are: Praeludium (Allegro vivace) Sarabande (Andante) Gavotte (Allegretto) Air (Andante religioso) Rigaudon (Allegro con brio) The Holberg Suite was originally composed fo