COMPOSER

Edvard Grieg

1843 - 1907

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Edvard Hagerup Grieg ( GREEG, Norwegian: [ˈɛ̀dvɑʈ ˈhɑ̀ːɡərʉp ˈɡrɪːg]; 15 June 1843 – 4 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the leading Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His use of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to fame, as well as helping to develop a national identity, much as Jean Sibelius did in Finland and Bedřich Smetana in Bohemia. Grieg is the most celebrated person from the city of Bergen, with numerous statues that depict his image and many cultural entities named after him: the city's largest concert building (Grieg Hall), its most advanced music school (Grieg Academy) and its professional choir (Edvard Grieg Kor). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edvard Grieg is the 21st most popular composer (down from 17th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Norway (down from 5th in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Composer.

Edvard Grieg is most famous for his compositions for the piano, including "Piano Concerto in A Minor," "Piano Concerto in E Minor," and "Peer Gynt Suite."

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Edvard Grieg ranks 21 out of 1,451. Before him are Giacomo Puccini, Antonín Dvořák, Johann Strauss II, Robert Schumann, Gioachino Rossini, and Felix Mendelssohn. After him are Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Claudio Monteverdi, Maurice Ravel, Hector Berlioz, Georges Bizet, and Claude Debussy.

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Among people born in 1843, Edvard Grieg ranks 2. Before him is William McKinley. After him are Robert Koch, Bertha von Suttner, Charles Albert Gobat, Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, Camillo Golgi, Louis Renault, Frederick VIII of Denmark, Georg von Hertling, Henry James, and Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1907, Edvard Grieg ranks 2. Before him is Dmitri Mendeleev. After him are William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Klara Hitler, Sully Prudhomme, Oscar II of Sweden, Henri Moissan, Giosuè Carducci, Asaph Hall, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Hector Malot, and Alfred Jarry.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Edvard Grieg ranks 8 out of 1,039. Before him are Harald V of Norway (1937), Roald Amundsen (1872), Harald Hardrada (1015), Henrik Ibsen (1828), Ragnar Lodbrok (850), and Rollo (846). After him are Anni-Frid Lyngstad (1945), Knut Hamsun (1859), Olaf II of Norway (993), Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832), Fridtjof Nansen (1861), and Magnus the Good (1024).

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Among COMPOSERS In Norway

Among composers born in Norway, Edvard Grieg ranks 1. After him are Johan Halvorsen (1864), Johan Svendsen (1840), Rikard Nordraak (1842), Christian Sinding (1856), Knut Nystedt (1915), Harald Sæverud (1897), Halfdan Kjerulf (1815), Fartein Valen (1887), Klaus Egge (1906), Geirr Tveitt (1908), and Thomas Bergersen (1980).

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