Edvard Grieg's 'In the Hall of the Mountain King' for Henrik Ibsen’s 'Peer Gynt' starts with a whimsical theme in lower registers. The tempo quickens with a repetitive ascending motif, signaling doom. As Peer Gynt sneaks into the Mountain King’s lair, Grieg’s orchestral colour crescendoes to an exhilarating, terrifying climax, depicting the troll king's hall.
