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Edvard Hagerup Grieg (/ ɡ r iː ɡ / GREEG, Norwegian: [ˈɛ̀dvɑʈ ˈhɑ̀ːɡərʉp ˈɡrɪɡː]; 15 June 1843 – 4 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the leading Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide.
The following is a sortable list of compositions by Edvard Grieg (1843–1907). [1] The works are categorized by genre, catalogue number, date of composition and titles. Catalogue numbers (Cat. No.) of compositions by Edvard Grieg include, according to the catalogue compiled by Dan Fog and the Edvard Grieg Committee: [2] Opus numbers (Op.) 1–74
A few recordings and piano rolls of Grieg himself performing also exist, and they have been published by the Norwegian record label Simax. Four of the six pieces from Book V, Op. 54, were orchestrated under the title of Lyric Suite. Both Grieg and Anton Seidl had a hand in the orchestrations. Grieg also orchestrated two of the pieces from Book ...
The Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16, composed by Edvard Grieg in 1868, was the only concerto Grieg completed. It is one of his most popular works, [1] and is among the most popular of the genre. Grieg, who was only 24 years old at the time of the composition, had taken inspiration from Robert Schumann's piano concerto (Op.54), also in A minor.
Norway organized a 1993 celebration for the 150th anniversary of Grieg's birth, including "Grieg in the Schools", with programs for children from pre-school to secondary school. The programs were repeated in Germany in 1996, where over a thousand students participated in Grieg in der Schule. Grieg observances spanned 39 countries, from Mexico ...
Edvard Grieg's Lyric Suite is an orchestration of four of the six piano pieces from Book V of his Lyric Pieces, Op. 54. Both Grieg and the Austro-Hungarian conductor Anton Seidl had a hand in the orchestration. It consists of three pieces revised by Grieg from Seidl's arrangements, and one piece arranged by Grieg alone.
Edvard Grieg's music in popular culture; S. Song of Norway; Song of Norway (film) T. Troldhaugen; W. Otto Winter-Hjelm This page was last edited on 5 January 2025, at ...
Edvard and Nina Grieg lived in Troldhaugen when he was home in Norway, mostly in the summer. Troldhaugen was the home of Edvard Grieg from April 1885 to his death. After the death of her husband in 1907, Nina Grieg moved to Denmark, where she spent the remainder of her life. Grieg's and his wife's ashes rest inside a mountain tomb near the ...