Edvard Hagerup Grieg (1843-1907)
Composer
Edvard Grieg is perhaps the most famous of all Norwegian composers, and one of the best-known from Scandinavia as a whole. Writing at a time of increasing nationalism throughout Europe, like many of his contemporaries (Sibelius, Smetana and others) he sought to establish a national musical style that would be characteristic of the nation, rather than influenced by the major regional powers (in Grieg's case Denmark and Sweden).
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Further Reading: Grieg
Recording of the Week,
Edward Gardner conducts the incidental music from Grieg's Peer Gynt
5th January 2018
Katherine embarks on a thrilling journey to the Hall of the Mountain-King in the company of Edward Gardner and the Bergen Philharmonic.
Favourites,
Edvard Grieg
David picks some of the best recordings of the works of the Norwegian Romantic nationalist, Edvard Grieg.
Popular Works: Grieg
- Ave Maris Stella (55)
- Ballade in G minor, Op. 24 (40)
- Cello Sonata in A minor, Op. 36 (58)
- En svane (No. 2 from Seks Digte af Henrik Ibsen, Op. 25) (32)
- Hjertets Melodier af H. C.Andersen, Op. 5 No. 3 'Jeg elsker Dig' (28)
- Hjertets melodier, Op. 5 (Texts: Hans Christian Andersen) (58)
- Holberg Suite, Op. 40 (126)
- In the Hall of the Mountain King (from Peer Gynt) (35)
- Lyric Pieces (selection) (30)
- Lyric Pieces Op. 12: No. 1 - Arietta (30)
- Lyric Pieces Op. 43: No. 1 - Butterfly (49)
- Lyric Pieces Op. 43: No. 6 - To Spring (53)
- Lyric Pieces Op. 54: No. 3 - March of the Trolls (40)
- Lyric Pieces Op. 54: No. 4 - Nocturne (41)
- Lyric Pieces Op. 65: No. 6 - Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (67)
- Lyric Pieces Op. 68: No. 5 - At the cradle (32)
- Lyric Pieces Op. 71: No. 3 - Puck (27)
- Lyric Suite, Op. 54 (26)
- Norwegian Dances (4), Op. 35 (41)
- Notturno from Lyric Suite, Op. 54 (25)
- Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 (97)
- Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55 (68)
- Peer Gynt, incidental music, Op. 23 (33)
- Peer Gynt: Anitra's Dance (26)
- Peer Gynt: Morning (90)
- Peer Gynt: Solveig's Song (64)
- Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 16: Adagio (28)
- Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 (235)
- Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 7 (35)
- Seks Digte af Ibsen, Op. 25 (Texts: Henrik Ibsen) (28)
- Seks Sange, Op. 48 (51)
- Seks Sange, Op. 48 No. 6 'Ein Traum' (39)
- String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27 (31)
- Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34 (60)
- Two Nordic Melodies, Op. 63 (25)
- Våren, elegiac melody for strings, Op. 34 No. 2 (36)
- Våren, Op. 33 No. 2 (52)
- Violin Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 8 (40)
- Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 13 (44)
- Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45 (70)
