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Born: 1843   Died: 1907   Country: Norway   Period: Romantic
Composer Edvard Grieg, the icon of Norwegian music, left his home in Bergen, Norway to study at the conservatory in Leipzig. There he began his formal musical education under the auspices of Ignaz Moscheles (piano) and Carl Reinecke (composition). While in school, the young composer saw the premiere of his first work, his String Quartet in D minor, performed in Karlshamn, Sweden. Despite being diagnosed with a form of tuberculosis, which left him Read more with only one functioning lung, Grieg graduated from the conservatory in 1862. The composer had an intense desire to develop a national style of composition, but recognized the importance of becoming well versed in the work of the European masters, and consequently relocated to Copenhagen, studying with Niels Gade. He was thus able to remain in Scandanavia, while working in a thriving cultural center. In 1867 against his family's better judgment, Grieg married his cousin Nina Hagerup, a talented pianist, but whose vocal abilities enchanted the composer even more. Shortly after their wedding, the couple moved to Oslo, where Grieg supported them by teaching piano and conducting. He and his wife traveled extensively throughout Europe and it was during a period of time spent in Denmark, the composer wrote his landmark opus, the Piano Concerto in A minor. The premiere was given in 1869, with Edmund Neupert as the soloist. The piece was received with an enthusiasm that would attach itself to the composer's reputation for the remainder of his career.

Grieg admired his literary contemporaries and forged a productive partnership with Bjötjerne Björnson, playwright and poet, with whom he staged performances of such works as Before a Southern Convert, and Bergliot. While Björnson struggled with his output, Grieg met and befriended Henrik Ibsen. The forthcoming collaboration would prove significant for both, as Grieg would supply incidental music to Ibsen's Peer Gynt. The premiere was performed to critical acclaim and eventually led to Grieg's scoring of Peer Gynt into Suites 1 and 2 (1888 and 1893 respectively).

As a result of the success of Peer Gynt, Grieg enjoyed tremendous celebrity and continued to travel extensively, often meeting internationally renowned composers such as Tchaikovsky, Brahms, and Liszt, among others. In addition to a grant he was awarded in 1874, Grieg was able to earn the majority of his money by adhering to a vigorous schedule of recital tours. He served briefly as the music director of the Bergen Symphony Orchestra, and from 1880-1882, held the same position at the Bergen Harmonien. In 1885, Grieg and his wife relocated once again, this time to his native Bergen, Norway, where he built their celebrated home, Troldhaugen. The property, a popular tourist destination to this day, features a secondary building overlooking the water, which the composer used as his work area, as he could only work in solitude. He and his wife summered in Norway and departed each fall for European tours that would last the remainder of the year. Grieg also conducted extensively throughout his country.

Grieg was adored wherever he traveled and lived at a pace that would eventually catch up with him. Grieg died of chronic fatigue, with much credit given to his lifelong health problems, in his hometown of Bergen.

Norway's most famous composer, dedicated his career to the pursuit of a national sound. The respect he had for his predecessors illustrates the sincerity with which he worked towards this goal. He wrote in the Romantic tradition with, in his own words, the determination to "create a national form of music, which could give the Norwegian people an identity." Read less

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Grieg, Schumann: Piano Concertos / Kovacevich, Davis
Grieg, Schumann: Piano Concertos / Kovacevich, Davis
Release Date: 09/28/2010   Label: Newton Classics  
Catalog: 8802019   Number of Discs: 1
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Grieg: Complete Music With Orchestra / Järvi, Gothenburg SO
Grieg: Complete Music With Orchestra / Järvi, Gothenburg SO
Release Date: 05/14/2002   Label: Deutsche Grammophon  
Catalog: 471300   Number of Discs: 6
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Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites, Lyric Suite, Holberg Suite / Helsinki
Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites, Lyric Suite, Holberg Suite / Helsinki
Release Date: 02/18/2003   Label: Apex  
Catalog: 45510   Number of Discs: 1
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Grieg, Sibelius: Songs / Oramo, Mattila, Et Al
Grieg, Sibelius: Songs / Oramo, Mattila, Et Al
Release Date: 05/25/2004   Label: Warner Classics  
Catalog: 80243   Number of Discs: 1
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Franck, Dvorak, Grieg: Violin Sonatas / Gleusteen, Et Al
Franck, Dvorak, Grieg: Violin Sonatas / Gleusteen, Et Al
Release Date: 06/29/2004   Label: Avie  
Catalog: 37   Number of Discs: 1
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Work: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16

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    Grieg, Schumann: Piano Concertos / Bolet, Chailly
    Grieg, Schumann: Piano Concertos / Bolet, Chailly
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 417112 Release Date: 01/07/2009   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Edvard Grieg,  Robert Schumann
    Performer:  Jorge Bolet
    Conductor:  Riccardo Chailly
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
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    Icon - Sviatoslav Richter - The Master Pianist
    Icon - Sviatoslav Richter - The Master Pianist
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 17411 Release Date: 10/28/2008   Number of Discs: 14
    Composer:  Alban Berg,  Sergei Prokofiev,  Robert Schumann,  Edvard Grieg  ... 
    Performer:  Sviatoslav Richter,  Oleg Kagan,  David Oistrakh,  Mstislav Rostropovich  ... 
    Conductor:  Yuri Nikolaevsky,  Lorin Maazel,  Lovro von Matacic,  Carlos Kleiber  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Moscow Conservatory Symphony Orchestra members,  London Symphony Orchestra,  Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra  ... 
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    Schumann, Grieg: Piano Concertos / Pascal Devoyon, Jerzy Maksymiuk, LSO
    Schumann, Grieg: Piano Concertos / Pascal Devoyon, Jerzy Maksymiuk, LSO
    Label: Emi Classics For Pleasure   Catalog: 28368 Release Date: 10/28/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Robert Schumann,  Edvard Grieg
    Performer:  Pascal Devoyon
    Conductor:  Jerzy Maksymiuk
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra
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    The Complete Columbia Records - Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Etc / Gieseking, Karajan
    Label: Urania   Catalog: 363 Release Date: 10/28/2008   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Ludwig van Beethoven,  Robert Schumann,  Edvard Grieg  ... 
    Performer:  Walter Gieseking
    Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
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    Dinu Lipatti - The Master Pianist
    Dinu Lipatti - The Master Pianist
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 07318 Release Date: 09/02/2008   Number of Discs: 7
    Composer:  Frédéric Chopin,  Franz Schubert,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Johann Sebastian Bach  ... 
    Performer:  Dinu Lipatti
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    Solomon - The Master Pianist
    Solomon - The Master Pianist
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 06102 Release Date: 09/02/2008   Number of Discs: 7
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Franz Liszt,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Sir Arthur Bliss  ... 
    Performer:  Solomon
    Conductor:  Walter Susskind,  Sir Adrian Boult,  Issay Dobrowen,  Herbert Menges
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra,  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Tchaikovsky, Grieg: Piano Concertos / Clifford Curzon
    Tchaikovsky, Grieg: Piano Concertos / Clifford Curzon
    Label: London/Decca Weekend Classics   Catalog: 417676 Release Date: 08/05/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Edvard Grieg,  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer:  Clifford Curzon
    Conductor:  Oivin Fjeldstad,  Sir Georg Solti
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra,  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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  • 58.
    Mozart, Chopin, Schumann, Grieg: Piano Concertos / Dino Lipatti
    Mozart, Chopin, Schumann, Grieg: Piano Concertos / Dino Lipatti
    Label: Urania   Catalog: 359 Release Date: 07/29/2008   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Frédéric Chopin,  Robert Schumann,  Edvard Grieg
    Performer:  Dinu Lipatti
    Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan,  Alceo Galliera
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Lucerne Festival Orchestra,  Philharmonia Orchestra
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    Van Cliburn In Moscow Vol 2 - Grieg, Brahms
    Van Cliburn In Moscow Vol 2 - Grieg, Brahms
    Label: Video Artists International   Catalog: 4453 Release Date: 07/15/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Johannes Brahms,  Edvard Grieg
    Performer:  Van Cliburn
    Conductor:  Kiril Kondrashin
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Basics 25-cd Boxset
    Basics 25-cd Boxset
    Label: Berlin Classics   Catalog: 186002 Release Date: 07/08/2008   Number of Discs: 25
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Ludwig van Beethoven,  Hector Berlioz,  Georges Bizet  ... 
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  • 61.
    Grieg: Piano Concerto; Schumann: Piano Concerto; Lipatti: Concertino
    Grieg: Piano Concerto; Schumann: Piano Concerto; Lipatti: Concertino
    Label: Opus Kura   Catalog: 2072 Release Date: 07/08/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Dinu Lipatti,  Robert Schumann,  Edvard Grieg
    Performer:  Dinu Lipatti
    Conductor:  Hans von Benda,  Herbert von Karajan,  Alceo Galliera
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    Grieg: The Complete Orchestral Music
    Grieg: The Complete Orchestral Music
    Label: Bis   Catalog: 1740/2 Release Date: 06/24/2008   Number of Discs: 8
    Composer:  Edvard Grieg
    Performer:  Håkan Hagegård,  Ingebjörg Kosmo,  Ståle Bjornhaug,  Svein Sturla Hungnes  ... 
    Conductor:  Ole Kristian Ruud
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra,  Kor Vest,  Bergen Vocal Ensemble  ... 
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    Liszt, Grieg: Concertos For Piano / Cziffra, Vandernoot, Dervaux, Et Al
    Liszt, Grieg: Concertos For Piano / Cziffra, Vandernoot, Dervaux, Et Al
    Label: Urania   Catalog: 356 Release Date: 06/24/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Franz Liszt,  Edvard Grieg
    Performer:  György Cziffra
    Conductor:  Pierre Dervaux,  André Vandernoot
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Paris Symphony Orchestra,  Philharmonia Orchestra
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    Une Vie Pour Le Piano [box Set]
    Une Vie Pour Le Piano [box Set]
    Label: Sony Classical Essential Classics   Catalog: 731846 Release Date: 05/27/2008   Number of Discs: 11
    Composer:  Frédéric Chopin,  Franz Liszt,  Franz Schubert,  Robert Schumann  ... 
    Performer:  Raymond Trouard,  Germaine Devèze,  Herbin,  Clemens Merkel  ... 
    Conductor:  Gustav Cloëz,  Eugène Bigot,  Pierre Dervaux,  Edouard Lindenberg
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    Karajan - Complete Emi Recordings 1946-84 Vol 1 - Orchestral Works
    Karajan - Complete Emi Recordings 1946-84 Vol 1 - Orchestral Works
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 12038 Release Date: 04/01/2008   Number of Discs: 88
    Composer:  Johann Strauss Jr.,  Josef Strauss,  E. Nikolaus von Reznicek,  Johannes Brahms  ... 
    Performer:  Karl Leister,  Elisabeth Schwarzkopf,  Ernst Haefliger,  Anne-Sophie Mutter  ... 
    Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
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    101 Romantic Masterpieces [box Set]
    101 Romantic Masterpieces [box Set]
    Label: Zyx Records   Catalog: 1017 Release Date: 03/25/2008   Number of Discs: 10
    Composer:  Sr. Johann Strauss I,  Edvard Grieg,  Antonín Dvorák,  Johann Strauss Jr.  ... 
    Performer:  Björn Lundgren,  Gerhard Eckle,  Hélène Gàl,  Peter Schmalfuss  ... 
    Conductor:  Peter Falk,  Sven Bengtson,  Anton Nanut,  Frank Shipway  ... 
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  • 67.
    Works For Piano And Orchestra - Grieg, Etc / Schmidt, Et Al
    Works For Piano And Orchestra - Grieg, Etc / Schmidt, Et Al
    Label: Berlin Classics   Catalog: 8413 Release Date: 01/22/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Carl Maria von Weber,  Robert Schumann,  Edvard Grieg
    Performer:  Annerose Schmidt
    Conductor:  Kurt Masur
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
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  • 68.
    Ballad For Edvard Grieg / Leif Ove Andsnes
    Ballad For Edvard Grieg / Leif Ove Andsnes
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 12128 Release Date: 01/15/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Edvard Grieg
    Performer:  Leif Ove Andsnes
    Conductor:  Ole Kristian Ruud
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
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  • 69.
    Basics - Tchaikovsky, Grieg: Piano Concertos / Masur, Et Al
    Basics - Tchaikovsky, Grieg: Piano Concertos / Masur, Et Al
    Label: Berlin Classics   Catalog: 8568 Release Date: 11/06/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  Edvard Grieg
    Performer:  Peter Rösel,  Annerose Schmidt
    Conductor:  Kurt Masur
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra,  Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Victor Merzhanov Plays Grieg / Merzhanov, Et Al
    Victor Merzhanov Plays Grieg / Merzhanov, Et Al
    Label: Vista Vera   Catalog: 97017 Release Date: 10/23/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Edvard Grieg
    Performer:  Victor Merzhanov
    Conductor:  Fuat Mansurov
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  USSR Radio/TV Large Symphony Orchestra
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  • 71.
    Grieg; Schumann: Piano Concertos
    Grieg; Schumann: Piano Concertos
    Label: Recommends   Catalog: 5034192 Release Date: 09/24/2007  
    Composer:  Edvard Grieg,  Robert Schumann
    Performer:  Leif Ove Andsnes
    Conductor:  Mariss Jansons
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
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  • 72.
    Ballad For Edvard Grieg / Leif Ove Andsnes, Et Al
    Ballad For Edvard Grieg / Leif Ove Andsnes, Et Al
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 94399 Release Date: 08/28/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Edvard Grieg
    Performer:  Leif Ove Andsnes
    Conductor:  Mariss Jansons
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
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  • 73.
    Schumann, Grieg, Franck: Piano Works / John Ogdon
    Schumann, Grieg, Franck: Piano Works / John Ogdon
    Label: Emi Laser Series   Catalog: 62859 Release Date: 08/20/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Edvard Grieg,  Robert Schumann,  César Franck
    Performer:  John Ogdon
    Conductor:  Paavo Berglund,  Sir John Barbirolli
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  New Philharmonia Orchestra,  Philharmonia Orchestra
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  • 74.
    Best Of Grieg
    Best Of Grieg
    Label: Philips   Catalog: 000917202 Release Date: 08/14/2007   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Edvard Grieg
    Performer:  Lilya Zilberstein,  Andrei Gavrilov,  Marianne Eklöf,  Barbara Bonney  ... 
    Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan,  Neeme Järvi
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
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    Liszt, Grieg: Piano Concertos / Kitayenko, Andsnes, Bergen
    Liszt, Grieg: Piano Concertos / Kitayenko, Andsnes, Bergen
    Label: Virgin Classics   Catalog: 91369 Release Date: 08/14/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Edvard Grieg,  Franz Liszt
    Performer:  Leif Ove Andsnes
    Conductor:  Dmitri Kitayenko
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
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