Born in Bergen, June 15, 1843
Died in Bergen, Sept 4, 1907
- Cool fact: Grieg’s mother, Gesine Judith Hagerup, was a professional pianist and his first piano teacher.1
Sources
- John Horton and Nils Grinde, “Grieg, Edvard,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed October 16, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000011757.
Pieces
Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34: “The Wounded Heart;” “To Spring”
In Autumn (Concert Overture), Op. 11
Lyric Pieces, Op. 65, No. 6: “Wedding Day at Troldhaugen”
Norwegian Bridal Procession (Orch. Halvorsen)
Piano Concerto in a minor, Op. 16
Pieces
- Holberg Suite, Op. 40
- In Autumn (Concert Overture), Op. 11
- Lyric Pieces, Op. 65, No. 6: “Wedding Day at Troldhaugen”
- Lyric Pieces, Op. 68
- Norwegian Bridal Procession (Orch. Halvorsen)
- Peer Gynt
- Peer Gynt: “Morning Mood”
- Peer Gynt: “Solveig’s Song”
- Piano Concerto in a minor, Op. 16
- Symphony (1864)
- Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34: “The Wounded Heart;” “To Spring”