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Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) was a Norwegian composer known for his songs, piano music, and the Peer Gynt suites. The composer was famous in his own lifetime, touring extensively to play and conduct his own works across Europe. Grieg's Romantic...

Bergen is a lively, historic city located on the west coast of Norway. Known for its history as a Hanseatic trading town of fish from the north, Bergen has much to offer those who visit. The most famous site is the colorful "Bryggen" or German...

A photograph taken by Hansen Weller of the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), taken c. 1870 when he was in Copenhagen. (Bergen Public Library, Norway)

A c. 1907 photograph taken by E. Bieber of the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) at the piano. (Bergen Public Library, Norway)

The memorial containing the ashes of the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) in the grounds of his home, Troldhaugen, by Lake Nordås, Bergen, Norway.

Troldhaugen, Bergen, was built c. 1885 and was the home of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) until his death. Since 1928, the house has been a museum dedicated to the life and work of the composer.

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - I. Morning Mood · Berliner Philharmoniker · Herbert von Karajan · Edvard Grieg Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites / Sibelius: Pelléas et Mélisande ℗ 1983 Deutsche...

Psyche was the goddess of the soul in ancient Greek and Roman mythology. Born a mortal woman, her beauty rivaled that of Aphrodite (Venus) and inspired the love of Aphrodite's son, Eros, god of desire. After completing a series of seemingly...

Cratinus was a highly successful writer of Attic Old Comedy, but the very fragmentary nature of his surviving plays means that he is not as well remembered as Aristophanes (eleven of whose plays come down to us intact). Despite this, it is...

Franz Liszt (1811-1886) was a Hungarian composer of Romantic Music. Liszt first gained international fame as a piano virtuoso, an activity in which he was a pioneer, and then as a composer of piano works and symphonic poems, a form he created...