Edvard Grieg: En svane (A swan)

"Du sang i døden"

The mute swan, it is said, sings only before it is about to die. Grieg crafts a song that captures the swans grace and beauty in life, and the drama of its swan-song.

• Streaming Audio
  • Audio (Jussi Bjorling) – last.fm
  • Video (Håken Hagegård) – YouTube
  • Video (Birgit Nilsson) – YouTube
• Text (Henrik Ibsen) – Recmusic.org
• Score – IMSLP
• Article – Answers.com