EDVARD GRIEG

EDVARD GRIEG.PHOTO: griegmuseum.no

Edvard Grieg was born in Bergen 15th of June 1843, in the Grieg family’s house in Strandgaten 152.

Edvard Hagerup Grieg (b. 15 June 1843, d. 4 September 1907).

Family: Married in Copenhagen 11 June 1867 with his first cousin Nina Hagerup. One child: Alexandra Grieg (1868 – 1869) dead from meningitis.

Famous compositions: Piano Concerto in a minor, Incidental music for Ibsen’s drama “Peer Gynt” (Morning Mood, In the Hall of the Mountain King, Solveig’s Song a.o.), Lyric Pieces for piano, Holberg Suite, Last Spring. READ MORE about EDVARD GRIEG

 

Source: griegmuseum.no  / Norway Today