Edvard Grieg
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Edvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the leading Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His
Grieg in 1888
Statue of Grieg by Ingebrigt Vik in Bergen
Edvard Grieg (1891), portrait by Eilif Peterssen
Grieg and Nina Hagerup (Grieg's wife and first cousin) in 1899
Nina Grieg
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Nina Grieg was a Danish–Norwegian lyric soprano.
Edvard Grieg
…and source of inspiration. Nordraak died in 1866, and Grieg composed a funeral march in his honor. On 11 June 1867, Grieg married his first cousin, Nina Hagerup (1845–1935), a lyric soprano. The following year, they had a daughter, Alexandra, who died in 1869 from meningitis. They had no more children…
Grieg c. 1934