Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)

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 fiddlers, folksong collectors and nationalist
firebrands along the way. From Henrik Ibsen, who commissioned
Grieg to write his most famous work, to the composer's wife Nina,
for whom he wrote all his songs, this week Donald explores the
key influences on the composer’s outlook and development.


Music Featured:


Holberg Suite: I. Praeludium Symphonic Dances (3rd & 4th
mvts) Piano Concerto No 1 (2nd & 3rd mvts) Peer Gynt Suite No
1 Lyric Pieces Book 1: IV Elves’ Dance Violin Sonata No 1 in F
major (3rd mvt) In Autumn Funeral March for Richard Nordraak (arr
for orch by Johan Halvorsen) Ballade Hjertets melodier: III Jeg
Elsker Deg 6 Songs, Op 25 (No 2, En Svane & No 4, IV Med en
Vanlilje) Violin Sonata No 2 (3rd mvt) Piano Concerto No 1 (1st
mvt) 6 Songs Op 39 (No 4, Millom Rosor) 6 Songs Op 39 (No 5 Veng
en ung Hustrus Bare) arr. for choir 6 Songs Op 48 (No 4, Zur
Rozenheit & No 6, Ein Traum) Two Elegaic Melodies Springar
after Kristian Lund Album Leaves, Op 28 (No 4) String Quartet Op
27 (3rd & 4th mvts) The Mountain Thrall 12 Melodies Op 33 (No
9) 19 Norwegian Folk Tunes Op 66 (excerpts) Norwegian Dances, Op
35 (Nos 3 & 4) Lyric Pieces Op 43 (No 3, In my homeland)
Violin Sonata No 3 (1st mvt) Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Peer Gynt
Suite No 2 Haugtussa (Nos 6-8) Stimmungen Op 73


Presented by Donald Macleod Produced by Megan Jones for BBC Audio
Wales and West


For full track listings, including artist and recording details,
and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after
broadcast) head to the series page for Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001y2c0


And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve
featured on Composer of the Week here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z