Many composers have unashamedly looked to the past for musical inspiration: think of Prokofiev with his Classical Symphony, Stravinsky’s Baroque-inspired Pulcinella Suite and this, Grieg’s From ...
For his fourth Hyperion album, Andrey Gugnin moves from Scriabin, Godowskian associates and Shostakovich to Grieg, where his stylistic and pianist touch is as sure as ever. His choice of a Bechstein ...
Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46: 1. Morning mood Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46: 2. The Death of Aase Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46: 3. Anitra's dance Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46: 4. In the Hall of the ...
It's 664 miles from Aachen, Germany, to Bergen, Norway. Just a stroll for author Ludvig Holberg. He walked that whole way back in 1704, trying to get home. Two hundred years later, Edvard Grieg wrote ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. THE great Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg is regarded as one of the most nationalistic composers through works such as the Peer Gynt ...
Every so often we welcome a Young Artist in Residence to the Performance Today studios for a week of live performances. Violinist Colin Jacobsen will be joining us in the role of Young Artist the week ...
Donald Macleod explores Grieg's music through the places from which he took inspiration. On 9th September 1907, it’s estimated that some forty to fifty thousand people turned out to pay their respects ...
Donald Macleod explores the key influences and music of Edvard Greig. Donald Macleod looks at the people and places that had a significant impact on Edvard Grieg’s life and work, meeting Norwegian ...