Grieg/ Soberg/ Malmo Chamber Choir/ Engeset - Scenes from Olav Trygvason / Incidental MusicEdvard Grieg and his librettist Bjurnstjerne Bjurnson were both fascinated by a great period in Norway's past: The Viking Age, whose sagas, and fierce conflicts between Christianity and the old Norse religion, inspired all three of Grieg's works recorded here. Landkjenning depicts the moment when Olav Trygvason (960s 1000) and his men sight the Norwegian coast for the first time on their voyage from England to Norway. As King from 995 to 1000, Olav

Satie is really a special case

the art they created

This special compilation features Combat artists including Marc Rizzo

includes tracks from their classic debut album

and you don't get many of those

all set against a black setting sun

The first three parts deal with Christmas itself

from his first pieces for two or three soloists to those grand frescoes of his maturity

housed in a gatefold sleeve

by Max Renne and Sarah

the Smothers Brothers

just for a little while