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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: Peer Gynt / Sir Neville Marriner, Lucia Popp, Asmf
Grieg: Peer Gynt / Sir Neville Marriner, Lucia Popp, Asmf
Release Date: 10/25/1990   Label: Emi Classics  
Catalog: 47003   Number of Discs: 1
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Grieg, Chopin: Piano Concertos / Mustonen, Blomstedt
Grieg, Chopin: Piano Concertos / Mustonen, Blomstedt
Release Date: 02/20/1996   Label: Decca  
Catalog: 444518   Number of Discs: 1
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Grieg: Violin Concertos / Kraggerud, Tromso Chamber Orchestra
Grieg: Violin Concertos / Kraggerud, Tromso Chamber Orchestra
Release Date: 05/28/2013   Label: Naxos  
Catalog: 8573137   Number of Discs: 1
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The Classic Sound - Grieg: Peer Gynt, Piano Concerto / Curzon, Fjeldstad
The Classic Sound - Grieg: Peer Gynt, Piano Concerto / Curzon, Fjeldstad
Release Date: 07/15/1997   Label: Decca  
Catalog: 448599   Number of Discs: 1
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Grieg: Holberg Suite, Etc; Tchaikovsky / Orpheus CO
Grieg: Holberg Suite, Etc; Tchaikovsky / Orpheus CO
Release Date: 10/25/1990   Label: Deutsche Grammophon  
Catalog: 423060   Number of Discs: 1
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    Ernestine Schumann-heink: The 1934 Broadcasts
    Ernestine Schumann-heink: The 1934 Broadcasts
    Label: Bel Age   Catalog: 7702423 Release Date: 05/03/2013   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Spoken Word,  Johannes Brahms,  Franz Xaver Gruber,  Alexander MacFayden  ... 
    Performer:  Ernestine Schumann-Heink
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    Voyage Home: Songs Of Finland, Sweden And Norway
    Voyage Home: Songs Of Finland, Sweden And Norway
    Label: Centaur Records   Catalog: 3254 Release Date: 03/26/2013   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Erkki Melartin,  Traditional,  Fredrik Pacius,  E. Marvia Virolainen  ... 
    Performer:  Rhonda Kline,  Mimmi Fulmer,  Bruce Bengtson
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    Live Comeback Concerts
    Live Comeback Concerts
    Label: Acanta/Pilz   Catalog: 233552 Release Date: 01/29/2013   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Edvard Grieg,  Spoken Word,  Francesco Paolo Tosti,  Eduardo Toldrá  ... 
    Performer:  Vincenzo Scalera,  José Carreras,  Ronald Schneider
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    Tell Me The Truth About Love
    Tell Me The Truth About Love
    Label: Champs Hill Records   Catalog: 40 Release Date: 10/30/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Benjamin Britten,  Robert Schumann,  Lili Boulanger,  Hugo Wolf  ... 
    Performer:  Joseph Middleton,  Amanda Roocroft
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    Sangare Till Gladje 2012
    Sangare Till Gladje 2012
    Label: Nosag Records   Catalog: 203 Release Date: 06/26/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Johnny Grandert,  Paul Simon,  Edvard Grieg,  John Newton  ... 
    Performer:  Stefan Lindgren,  Anna Lindkvist,  Andre Baraula,  Torbjörn Pettersson  ... 
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    Songs Of Schubert, Sibelius & Grieg / Miah Persson, Roger Vignoles
    Songs Of Schubert, Sibelius & Grieg / Miah Persson, Roger Vignoles
    Label: Wigmore Hall Live   Catalog: 52 Release Date: 06/05/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Franz Schubert,  Edvard Grieg,  Jean Sibelius
    Performer:  Miah Persson,  Roger Vignoles,  Richard Hosford
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    The Very Best Of Victoria De Los Angeles
    The Very Best Of Victoria De Los Angeles
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 679002 Release Date: 03/13/2012   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Giacomo Puccini,  Pietro Mascagni,  Ruggero Leoncavallo,  Alfredo Catalani  ... 
    Performer:  Victoria de los Angeles,  Jussi Björling,  Carlo del Monte,  Gerald Moore  ... 
    Conductor:  Gabriele Santini,  Sir Thomas Beecham,  Tullio Serafin,  Giuseppe Morelli  ... 
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    Hermann Prey: The Unforgotten Voice
    Hermann Prey: The Unforgotten Voice
    Label: Membran International Gmbh   Catalog: 233334 Release Date: 11/21/2011   Number of Discs: 4
    Composer:  Oscar Straus,  Victor Hollaender,  Hoffmann,  Conradin Kreutzer  ... 
    Performer:  Hermann Prey,  Siegfried Behrend,  Martin Mälzer,  Michael Raucheisen  ... 
    Conductor:  Helmuth Froschauer,  Heinz Geese,  Heinz Fricke,  Fried Walter  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Members of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra (Memb
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    Mario Lanza Double Feature Vol 1 - For The First Time & That Midnight Kiss
    Mario Lanza Double Feature Vol 1 - For The First Time & That Midnight Kiss
    Label: Rca   Catalog: 60516 Release Date: 07/07/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Vincenzo di Paola,  George Stoll,  Eduardo Di Capua,  Hauff,  ... 
    Performer:  Mario Lanza
    Conductor:  George Stoll,  Constantin Callinicos,  Ray Sinatra
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    Hommage - Joseph Rouleau
    Hommage - Joseph Rouleau
    Label: Analekta   Catalog: 298746 Release Date: 05/03/2011   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi,  Gaetano Donizetti,  Arrigo Boito,  Claudio Monteverdi  ... 
    Performer:  Joseph Rouleau,  Dame Joan Sutherland,  Dame Gwyneth Jones,  Peter Glossop  ... 
    Conductor:  Carlo Maria Giulini,  Tullio Serafin,  Nello Santi
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra,  Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus,  Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra  ... 
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    Icon - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Perfect Prima Donna
    Icon - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Perfect Prima Donna
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 18459 Release Date: 03/22/2011   Number of Discs: 10
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Gottfried H. Stölzel,  George Frideric Handel,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  ... 
    Performer:  J. Edward Merret,  Harold Jackson,  Geraint Jones,  Manoug Parikian  ... 
    Conductor:  Peter Gellhorn,  Otto Klemperer,  Thurston Dart,  Josef Krips  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra,  Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra,  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra  ... 
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    Tribute To Lionel Tertis & William Primrose
    Tribute To Lionel Tertis & William Primrose
    Label: Crystal   Catalog: 630 Release Date: 10/26/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Franz Joseph Haydn,  Franz Liszt,  Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach,  Johann Sebastian Bach  ... 
    Performer:  Yizhak Schotten,  Katherine Collier
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    Karl Schmitt-Walter, Lieder Vol 3 - Brahms, Grieg, Loewe, Schubert, Schumann, Wolf
    Karl Schmitt-Walter, Lieder Vol 3 - Brahms, Grieg, Loewe, Schubert, Schumann, Wolf
    Label: Hafg   Catalog: 10385 Release Date: 10/15/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Hugo Wolf,  Edvard Grieg,  Johannes Brahms,  Carl Loewe  ... 
    Performer:  Michael Raucheisen,  Karl Schmitt-Walter,  Franz Rupp
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    Icon - Nicolai Gedda - Lyric Poet Of The Tenor Voice
    Icon - Nicolai Gedda - Lyric Poet Of The Tenor Voice
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 56095 Release Date: 03/23/2010   Number of Discs: 10
    Composer:  Joaquin Turina,  Ottorino Respighi,  Francesco Maria Veracini,  Sergei Rachmaninov  ... 
    Performer:  Nicolai Gedda,  Gerald Moore,  Jan Eyron,  Aldo Ciccolini  ... 
    Conductor:  Lonya Kolbouss,  Robert Stolz,  Willy Mattes,  Willi Boskovsky  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Russian Men's Chorus,  Balalaika Orchestra,  Graunke Symphony Orchestra  ... 
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    The Flagstad Recitals Vol 2 / Kirsten Flagstad, Edwin Mcarthur, Oivin Fjeldstad
    The Flagstad Recitals Vol 2 / Kirsten Flagstad, Edwin Mcarthur, Oivin Fjeldstad
    Label: Eloquence   Catalog: 4801804 Release Date: 11/17/2009   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Edvard Grieg,  Jean Sibelius,  Arne Eggen,  Eyvind Alnaes  ... 
    Performer:  Kirsten Flagstad,  Edwin McArthur
    Conductor:  Oivin Fjeldstad
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
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    Berlitz Passport - The Music Of Scandinavia
    Berlitz Passport - The Music Of Scandinavia
    Label: Sony Classical Masterworks   Catalog: 47281 Release Date: 11/10/2009   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Hugo Alfvén,  Edvard Grieg,  Jean Sibelius,  Carl Nielsen  ... 
    Performer:  Stan Freeman
    Conductor:  Sir Andrew Davis,  Leonard Bernstein,  Eugene Ormandy,  Howard Hanson  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra,  New York Philharmonic,  Philadelphia Orchestra  ... 
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    Mario Lanza - Original Album Classics
    Mario Lanza - Original Album Classics
    Label: Cbs Masterworks   Catalog: 759218 Release Date: 11/10/2009   Number of Discs: 5
    Composer:  Sigmund Romberg,  Nicholas Brodszky,  Franz Lehár,  Walter Donaldson  ... 
    Performer:  Mario Lanza
    Conductor:  Constantin Callinicos,  Ray Sinatra,  George Stoll,  Henri René
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Studio Orchestra,  Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra,  RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra  ... 
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    Songs From The North
    Songs From The North
    Label: Phaedra   Catalog: 292004 Release Date: 09/01/2009   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Emil Sjögren,  Jean Sibelius,  Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen,  Edvard Grieg  ... 
    Performer:  Matti Hirvonen,  Hillevi Martinpelto
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    The Sound Of Scandinavia / Marriner, Brown, Dorati, Barbirolli, Berglund, Et Al
    The Sound Of Scandinavia / Marriner, Brown, Dorati, Barbirolli, Berglund, Et Al
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 68161 Release Date: 05/19/2009   Number of Discs: 6
    Composer:  Niels Gade,  Franz Berwald,  Armas Järnefelt,  Carl Nielsen  ... 
    Performer:  Marian Migdal,  Barbara Hendricks,  Roland Pöntinen,  Solveig Kringelborn  ... 
    Conductor:  Johan Hye-Knudsen,  Ulf Björlin,  Paavo Berglund,  Stig Westerberg  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Danish Orchestra,  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,  Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra  ... 
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    Icon - Hans Hotter - The Great Bass-Baritone
    Icon - Hans Hotter - The Great Bass-Baritone
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 64901 Release Date: 04/21/2009   Number of Discs: 6
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Johannes Brahms,  Franz Schubert,  Edvard Grieg  ... 
    Performer:  Hans Hotter,  Sidney Sutcliffe,  Geraint Jones,  Gerald Moore  ... 
    Conductor:  Anthony Bernard,  Herbert von Karajan,  Wolfgang Sawallisch,  Meinhard Von Zallinger  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra,  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,  Vienna Friends of Music Society Chorus  ... 
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    Great Voices Of The Century
    Great Voices Of The Century
    Label: Sanctus   Catalog: 001 Release Date: 01/01/2009  
    Composer:  Johannes Brahms,  Franz Schubert,  Hugo Wolf,  Charles Koechlin  ... 
    Performer:  Gerald Moore,  Elena Gerhardt,  Povla Frijsh,  Elof Nielsen  ... 
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    Christmas Concert / José Carreras
    Christmas Concert / José Carreras
    Label: Kultur Video   Catalog: 4368 Release Date: 10/28/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Charles Gounod,  Katherine K. Davis,  Traditional,  Irving Berlin  ... 
    Performer:  José Carreras
    Conductor:  David Gimenez
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra
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    Icon - Victoria De Los Angeles - The Opera Singer
    Icon - Victoria De Los Angeles - The Opera Singer
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 17308 Release Date: 10/28/2008   Number of Discs: 7
    Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi,  Gioachino Rossini,  Pietro Mascagni,  Alfredo Catalani  ... 
    Performer:  Victoria de los Angeles,  Jussi Björling,  Boris Christoff,  Nicolai Gedda  ... 
    Conductor:  Giuseppe Morelli,  Stanford Robinson,  Sir Thomas Beecham,  Gabriele Santini  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Rome Opera House Orchestra,  Philharmonia Orchestra,  RCA Victor Orchestra  ... 
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    Aino Ackté - Collected Recordings 1902-1913
    Aino Ackté - Collected Recordings 1902-1913
    Label: Ondine   Catalog: ODE883 Release Date: 09/30/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Arthur Goring Thomas,  André Messager,  Edvard Grieg,  Paul Vidal  ... 
    Performer:  Aino Ackté
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    In mir klingt ein Lied / Peter Schreier
    In mir klingt ein Lied / Peter Schreier
    Label: Berlin Classics   Catalog: 90132 Release Date: 07/08/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Fred Raymond,  Franz Liszt,  Emmerich Kálmán,  Rudolf Kattnigg  ... 
    Performer:  Peter Schreier
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