Edvard Grieg

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Edvard Grieg came from Bergen, studied in Leipzig and then sought a Norwegian voice of his own, nourished by the folk music of his country. His Piano Concerto in A minor from 1868 brought him international success, and Liszt sight-read it in Rome. For Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt he wrote incidental music, from which I Dovregubbens hall (In the Hall of the Mountain King) became world famous. That piece repeats a single short theme, ever faster and louder.

Listening

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  Peer Gynt: In de hal van de bergkoning (Oslo Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen) · Edvard Grieg, 1875
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  Pianoconcert in a-klein: I. Allegro molto moderato (Javier Perianes, BBC Symphony Orchestra) · Edvard Grieg, 1868
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  Peer Gynt: Morgenstemming (Oslo Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen) · Edvard Grieg, 1875
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  Peer Gynt: In de hal van de bergkoning (Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund) · Edvard Grieg, 1875

Mentioned in other articles

• Nationalist schools GenreIn Vltava (1874), Bedřich Smetana painted the river through Bohemia, and Edvard Grieg wrote music for Ibsen's play Peer Gynt.
• Norwegian Hardanger fiddle GenreEdvard Grieg was inspired by this music in his Slåttar, Opus 72.

See also

• Nationalist schools
• Norwegian Hardanger fiddle
• Franz Liszt