Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) wrote his five-act allegorical drama Peer Gynt in 1867 while living in Italy. It tells the story of the downfall and subsequent redemption of a Norwegian peasant anti-hero.

Simply sign up to the House & Home myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Troldhaugen, or Troll Hill, is the name Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) gave to his summer house, based on local children’s ...

Lyric Pieces, Book 1 Eva Knardahl, Piano Edvard Grieg, Composer Lyric Pieces, Book 2 Edvard Grieg, Composer Eva Knardahl, Piano Lyric Pieces, Book 3 Edvard Grieg, Composer Eva Knardahl, Piano Lyric ...

Grieg's music is brought to life with a mysterious animated introduction. Grieg's music drew on the Norwegian folk tunes of his homeland. He wrote many songs and piano miniatures. He was a leading ...

Grieg’s music is Norway in just the same way that Elgar and Vaughan Williams are England. It is full of the idioms of Norwegian folk music synthesised with the German Romantic tradition. Like Chopin, ...