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Historical Context
Edvard Grieg was born in 1843 and was raised in the Norwegian
town of Bergen. Very early on he showed a strong interest in music,
and would often sit at the piano for hours, fiddling with his own
tunes. After some basic conservatory training he moved to
Copenhagen met the composer Rikard Nordraak, an enthusiast of
Norwegian music and a heavy influence on Grieg. Grieg would go on
to become the greatest Norwegian nationalist, and is still today
perhaps the only truly recognized composer from that country. He
divided his time between composing and playing up until his death
in 1907.
His Famous Compositions
Grieg is perhaps best remembered for his Peer Gynt
Suites, a set of tunes based on Norwegian folk literature. He
also penned a fabulous Piano Concerto and several Violin Sonatas
that have become among the favorites in their respactive geres. In
terms of chamber music, he wrote relatively little, with two string
quartets (in g and in F) constituting his whole output. To his
credit, however, these works are rather nice but generally
overlooked.
Other links of interest:
- List of Chamber Works by Grieg
- Other Romantic Composers
- Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen
- Edvard Grieg Homepage
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