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Edvard GRIEG

15 June 1843 - 4 September 1907 (age 64)

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Edvard Grieg is Norway's best known composer. Master of piano and song.

Family

Edvard Hagerup Grieg
Born: 15 June 1843 Bergen, Norway
Great-grandfather: Alexander Greig was from Scotland. British consul in Bergen
Father: Alexander Grieg
Mother: Gesine Judithe Hagerup
Siblings: 1 brother - John, 3 sisters: Maren, Ingeborg Benedicte, Elisabeth
Partners: wife - 1st cousin Nina Hagerup, a talented singer.
Children: 1 son Alexandra. Died of meningitis at 13 months.
Death: 4 September 1907, age 64. Heart attack.
Grave: Ashes (and those of his wife Nina) in a fjord cliffside at his home Troldhaugen.

Works

Master of piano and song.
- Over 150 piano compositions
- Over 140 songs
- Piano Concerto
- Cello Concerto
- 3 violin sonatas
- 2 Peer Gynt Suites
- Holberg Suite
- Lyric Pieces
- Elegaic Melodies

Piano Concerto No1 - 1st movement

Played by Arthur Rubinstein at the age of 88!!
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn in 1975

Quotes

- "Artists like Bach and Beethoven erected churches and temples on the heights. I only wanted... to build dwellings for men in which they might feel happy and at home."

- "Suddenly a mist fell from my eyes and I knew the way I had to take."

- "I am sure my music has a taste of codfish in it."

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