15th January 1843 - 4thSeptember 1907
Grieg, Edvard Hagerup (1843-1907), Norwegian composer and pianist, born Bergen, descended from an Aberdonian. Alexander Greig, who left Scotland in 1746, Grieg's musically gifted mother, Gesine (nee Hagerup) was Norwegian.
He went to the Conservatory of Leipzig for his musical education (1858-62). When he returned from Germany he met Rikard Nordraak, who was collecting and editing folk-songs and it is in Greig's songs that we hear for the first time the music of the N.His Op. 1, Four Piano Pieces, written during his last years in Leipzig, shows his ideals. In 1871 he founded the Musical Society in Christians (now Oslo) and in 1880-2 conducted the Bergen Harmonic Society.
In his music he rapidly developed a style which was characterized partly by its echoes of Norwegian folk-song and even more by his own harmonic experiments. He was primarily a lyrical composer and was less successful in large-scale works like his piano concerto, which owes its popularity more to the charm of its melodies than to a convincing structure. His other works include incidental music for Ibsen's Peer Gynt, several choral works, a string quartet, 3 Violin sonatas, a large number of piano pieces and an even larger number of songs.
Last Updated on 14th July 2005.
By Reg
And now for the Music
I like to thank George Pollen for the following music, to contact George please Click Here, or better still visit his Website here
"Gavotte from The Holberg Suite" a very lovely piece, sequenced by George Pollen
I like to thank B.S. Lengton for sequencing and donating the following piece, to contact Email Bjorn.
(2544) "Weddingday at Troldhaugen", sequenced by B.S. Lengton.
I like to thank Stephen M. Bennett for the following lovely music, email Stephen M. Bennett and let him know how much you like the music, or better still pay his webpage a visit.I like to thank Tony Matthews for donating & sequencing the following beautiful pieces, TONY, email him to let him know what you think.
(2313)"Watchmans' Song", Opus.12, No.3. Sequenced by Tony Matthews. (2319)"Elves' Dance", Opus.12, No.4. Sequenced by Tony Matthews. (2314)"Norwiegian Melody", Opus.12, No.6. Sequenced by Tony Matthews. (2315)"March of the Trolls", Opus.54, No.3. Sequenced by Tony Matthews. (2316)"Scherzo", Opus.54, No.5. Sequenced by Tony Matthews. (2317)"Bell-Ringing", Opus.54, No.6. Sequenced by Tony Matthews. (2318)"Little Bird", Opus.43, No.4. Sequenced by Tony Matthews. (2320)"In the hall of the Mountain King". Sequenced by Tony Matthews. (2321)"Puck (sometimes called "The Little Troll")", Opus.73, No.3. Sequenced by Tony Matthews. (1855)"Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Morning Mood". Sequenced by H.J.Roeder I would like to thank George Pollen for the following pieces of beauitful music, please email George here.
(992)In the Hall of the Mountian King from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 sequenced by George Pollen Grieg,(59) Dwarf March. Large file please click here for pkunzip.exe Seq?
(116) Peer Gynt suite Death of Ase a beautiful piece Seq Hans Joachin Roedern
(182) "Brook"(Info kindly supplied by Ed) Seq by Salvi Maurizios
(268)Elfentanz (Info kindly supplied by Gary K Allen) Seq by ?
(143) Kobold (Info kindly supplied by Ed) Seq by ?
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