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Johan Halvorsen: a Catalogue of the Orchestral and Choral Music JOHAN HALVORSEN: A CATALOGUE OF THE ORCHESTRAL AND CHORAL MUSIC 1882-83: “Hallingdal Bataljon’s Marsj” for concert band 1893: Entry March of the Boyars for orchestra or concert band: 4 minutes + (several recordings) 1895: Cantata “Varde and Thor Foleson” for male chorus and orchestra, op.11 1896: Suite “Vasantasena” for orchestra: 20 minutes Norwegian Dances for Violin and Orchestra Nos. 1-2 + (Naxos and Chandos cds) 1896/1903: Norwegian Air for Violin and Orchestra, op.7: 7 minutes + (Naxos cd) 1896-98: “Veslemoy’s Song” for Violin and Orchestra: 3 minutes 1898: “Danse visionaire(Maneskinsmoyarne)” for orchestra: 7 minutes 1899: Norwegian Festival Overture, op.16: 9 minutes + (Chandos cd) Andante Religioso for Violin and Orchestra: 6 minutes + (Naxos and Chandos cds) 1900: “Gurre-Suite”(Dramatic Suite No.2) for orchestra: 15 minutes 1901: “Tordenskjold-Suite” (Dramatic Suite No.1) for orchestra: 15 minutes 1901/13: “The Old Fisherman’s Song for Violin and String Orchestra, op.31: 3 minutes + (Naxos cd) 1902: “Kongen-Suite” (Dramatic Suite No.3) for orchestra: 17 minutes 1903: “Salme pa Olavsdagen” for voice and orchestra or orchestra 1905/11: “Fossegrimmen-Suite” (Dramatic Suite No.4) for orchestra, op.21: 29 minutes + (Chandos cd) 1906: “Osterdolsmarschen” for voice and orchestra, op.23 Coronation Cantata of 22 June 1906 for soprano, baritone, chorus, orchestra, harp and organ, op.27 1907-09: Violin Concerto in G major 1910: “Bjornstjerne Bjornson in Memoriam” for orchestra, op.30 “Norway’s Greeting to Theodore Roosevelt” for orchestra 1911: Norwegian Song for string orchestra, op.31: 3 minutes “Suite ancienne to the Memory of Ludvig Holberg” for orchestra, op.31a: 25 minutes 1912: Festival March for orchestra, op.32 “Norwegian Wedding March” for Violin and Orchestra, op.32, No.1: 4 minutes + (Naxos and Chandos cds) 1913: Serenade for orchestra, op.33 1919-20: Norwegian Rhapsody No.1 in A major for orchestra: 12 minutes + (Chandos cd) Norwegian Rhapsody No.2 in G major for orchestra: 11 minutes + (Simax and Chandos cds) 1921: “Bergensiana: Rococco Variations on an Old Melody from Bergen” for orchestra: 10 minutes + (Chandos and Simax cds) 1922: “Norwegian Fairy-tale Pictures” for orchestra, op.37: 18 minutes + (Chandos cd) “Mascarade-Suite” for orchestra: 28 minutes + (Chandos cd) 1923: Symphony No.1 in C minor: 35 minutes + (Simax and Chandos cds) 1924: Ballet Suite from “Reisen til Julestjernen” 1924/28: Symphony No.2 “Fatum” in D minor: 28 minutes + (Simax and Chandos cds) 1929: Symphony No.3 in C major: 26 minutes + (Simax and Chandos cds) 1929-30: Norwegian Dances for Violin and Orchestra, Nos.3-6 + (Naxos and Chandos cds) and Suite “Nordraakiana” for orchestra: 16 minutes + (Simax cd) Suite “Askeladden” for orchestra: 14 minutes Italian Serenade for orchestra “Scene funebre” for orchestra “Contredans” for orchestra “Christmas Evening in the Wood” for orchestra “Marche Chevaleresque” for orchestra Melody for orchestra “The Iris” for orchestra: 4 minutes Norwegian Giant Dance for orchestra: 3 minutes + (Naxos cd) “Prinsessen ridende pa bjornen” for orchestra + (Naxos cd) “Trollenes inntog I beget det bla” for orchestra + (Naxos cd) “Falkvor Lommansson” for small orchestra Elegy for string orchesra, op.29, No.3: 4 minutes “Rabnabryllaup uti Kraakjalund” for string orchestra: 4 minutes + (Chandos cd) “Nachtlicher Zug” for string orchestra, op.29, No.2 “Gatemarsj” for concert band “Salutation to the Royal Couple of Norway” for concert band “Norwegian Sea Picture” for concert band “Landmark-Cantata”(“Die Warte”) for male choir and orchestra: 5 minutes .
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