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EDVARD GRIEG b. 1843. d. 1907
Norway's greatest composer - Grieg's music is deeply rooted in his homeland and he drew widely on his country's folk songs for inspiration. He composed a large quantity of piano pieces and his piano concerto remains one of the most popularintherepertoire.Works plaved this week include the incidental music to Ibsen's Peer Gynt and the song-cycle The Mountain Maid.
Incidental Music: Peer Gynt
APRIL CANTELO (soprano), ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, COndUCted by ALEXANDER GIBSON : record

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Edvard Grieg
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