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Ole Kristian Ruud
Ole Kristian Ruud is a Norwegian conductor. Ruud was born in Lillestrøm. He studied clarinet with Richard Kjelstrup at the Norwegian Academy of Music. He studied conducting at the Sibelius Academy and made his debut in Oslo with the National theater. Ruud was principal conductor of the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra from 1987-1995 and of the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra from 1996-1999. In 1999, he became one of the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra's artistic directors, specializing in Norwegian repertoire. He has been professor of conducting at the Norwegian Academy of Music since 1999. In 1992, he was awarded the Grieg Prize, and in 1993 conducted Edvard Grieg's complete incidental music to Peer Gynt with the Philharmonia Orchestra in London's Royal Festival Hall. In 2005, he completed recording the complete orchestral works of Grieg with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, for BIS records. From Wikipedia (

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Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
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Sæterjentens Søndag
Ole Kristian Ruud
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Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
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Holberg Suite, Op. 40: I. Prelude (Version for Strings)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
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Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act I: Prelude (I Bryllupsgarden) [At the Wedding]
Svein Sturla Hungnes, Marita Solberg, Kari Simonsen, Andrea Braein Hovig, Bjorn Willberg Andersen, Stale Bjornhaug, Håkan Hagegård, Ingebjorg Kosmo, Kari Postma, Hilde Haraldsen Sveen, Ilkka Leppanen, Torbjorn Gulbrandsoy, Ole Kristian Ruud, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, and Edvard Grieg

Albums

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La Voie Triomphale

2012
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Saeverud: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4

2005
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Tveitt: 100 Folk-Tunes From Hardanger, Suite No. 4: Wedding Suite / Suite No. 5: Troll Tunes

2003
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Grieg: Olav Trygvason / Orchestral Songs

2007
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Grieg: Peer Gynt (Complete Play and Complete Incidental Music)

2005
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Grieg: Norwegian Dances, Op. 35 / Symphonic Dances, Op. 64 / Lyric Suite, Op. 54

2003
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Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 and 2 / Funeral March / Old Norwegian Melody / Bell Ringing

2006
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Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar / Bergliot / Den Bergtekne

2004
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Saeverud: Overtura Appassionata / Divertimento No. 1 / Siljuslatten

2006
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Tveitt: Baldur's Dreams / Telemarkin

2003

Videos

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Edvard Grieg - Landkjending, op. 31 [With score]

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Ole Bull - La Verbena de San Juan: Spanish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra

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Grieg - Holberg Suite, Op. 40 - Part 2/5

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Ole Bull / Halvorsen - I ensomme stunde (In Moments of Solitude) "La Mélancolie" (1850)

musicanth • 10K views
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Moods from Reinheimen and Breheimen

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Norwegian Dances IV. Allegro Molto

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Johan Svendsen - Festival Polonaise, Op. 12

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