Peer Gynt (Grieg)
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Peer Gynt, Op. 23, is the incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's 1867 play Peer Gynt, written by the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg in 1875. It premiered along with the play on 24 February 1876 in Christ
Photograph of Grieg, 1888
Letter from Henrik Ibsen to Grieg, January 23, 1874.
Orchesterwerke Romantik Themen
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
Peer Gynt (Grieg)
…Peer Gynt, Op. 23, is the incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's 1867 play Peer Gynt, written by the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg in 1875. It premiered along with the play on 24 February 1876 in Christiania (now Oslo). Grieg later created two suites from his Peer Gynt music. Some…
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