Join FSO on a tour to Norway’s cultural centre, Bergen!
Programme
Day 1
Friday, 29 October
08:25
Train to Bergen
14:55
Arrive at Bergen Stasjon
15:00
Check-in at Thon Hotel Rosenkrantz Bergen
19:00
Dinner at Valaskjalv
23:00
Drinks at Privaten
24-hour Bergen Card
280 kr per person
Benefits:
- Free entry or discounted admission to museums and attractions, events or sightseeing tours
- Discounts at restaurants and parking
- Travel for free on Skyss’ busses and Bergen Light Railway in the Bergen region
Notes
- Please be prepared for rainy weather and a hike up to Troldhaugen
- Fløibanen funicular is closed for rebuilding from 20 September 2021 – 1 April 2022, but Ulriksbanen is available if you are interested in seeing Bergen from atop Mt. Ulriken
Recommended reading
- «J.C. Dahl. Naturens kraft»
- «J. C. Dahl»: https://snl.no/J._C._Dahl
- «Då Ole Bull løfta Bjørnson til himmels»: https://www.bt.no/btmeninger/kronikk/i/m51EO/daa-ole-bull-loefta-bjoernson-til-himmels
- «Den Nationale Scene»: https://snl.no/Den_Nationale_Scene
- «Ludvig Holberg»: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludvig_Holberg
- «En kort biografi om Edvard Grieg»: https://bergenbibliotek.no/grieg/bio
- «Folkets komponist»: https://bergenbibliotek.no/grieg/artikler-om-edvard-grieg/folkets-komponist
- «Fjellvandreren Edvard Grieg»: https://bergenbibliotek.no/grieg/artikler-om-edvard-grieg/fjellvandreren
- «Edvard Grieg and independence»: https://www.norwegianamerican.com/edvard-grieg-independence/
Selected works by Edvard Grieg
- Piano Concerto in A minor (Op. 16), performed by Arthur Rubinstein & London Symphony Orchestra (conducted by André Previn): https://youtu.be/I1Yoyz6_Los
- Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 (Op. 46), performed by the Seattle Symphony (conducted by Thomas Dausgaard):
- 1. Morgenstemning: https://youtu.be/aMs0rNtBZJk
- 2. Åses død: https://youtu.be/RF7kbmxJsfI
- 3. Anitras dans: https://youtu.be/7KKmFBNoxbI
- 4. I Dovregubbens hall: https://youtu.be/4nMUr8Rt2AI
- Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Op. 65, No. 6), performed by Nikolai Lugansky (full): https://youtu.be/PDnDFvEl0Mc
- Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Op. 65, No. 6), performed by Edvard Grieg (fragment): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Grieg%2Bplays%2BGrieg%2BWedding%2BDay%2B(1903).ogg
- Sommerfugl (Op. 43, No. 1), performed by Edvard Grieg (digitally remastered in 1991): https://youtu.be/hf-ZZo9WMYQ
- Jeg elsker dig! (Op. 5, No. 3, lyrics by Hans Christian Andersen), performed by Kirsten Flagstad and Edwin McArthur: https://youtu.be/9GBoqewS81k
- Fra Holbergs tid (Op. 40): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holberg_Suite