Soprano Lise Davidsen and pianist Leif Ove Andsnes, two Norwegian artists who have risen to the top of the classical music world, have collaborated for the first time on a new album of Edvard Grieg ...

Tristan und Isolde, Movements: Doch nun von Tristan! Kirsten Flagstad, Soprano Philharmonia Orchestra Issay Dobroven, Conductor Richard Wagner, Composer Tristan und Isolde, Movements: Mild und leise ...

Classical music lovers, as well as some fans of animation and video games, may know Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg’s famous "Peer Gynt," but they certainly do not know it in the innovative, yet ...

(5) Songs, Movements: Autumn evening (wds. Rydberg) Sakari Oramo, Conductor Jean Sibelius, Composer City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Karita Mattila, Soprano (5) Songs, Movements: No. 3, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Although most Norwegians celebrate Norway’s most famous composer ...

Like the play from which it derived, the film tells of the early struggles of composer Edvard Grieg and his attempts to develop an authentic Norwegian national music. It stars Toralv Maurstad as Grieg ...

Playwright Henrik Ibsen pressured composer Edvard Grieg to write incidental music for his play, "Peer Gynt," but Grieg thought the play was a totally unmusical subject. Grieg's music turned out to be ...

A Northern State University professor was elected to a second term as president of the International Edvard Grieg Society. The society promotes research and performance of music by Norwegian composer ...

Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg was nothing if not a trailblazer when it came to writing music his country was proud of. He was a national hero. Violinist Vadim Gluzman and pianist Jonathan Feldman ...