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Not long before his death on Sept. 4, 1907, Edvard Grieg was rowing near Troldhaugen, his beloved home. He gazed up at the high cliff and said, “Here I would like to rest.” The composer was granted ...

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 ...

January 12, 2018 • Watch the young Russian musician, who The Times of London calls "the most astounding pianist of our age," play a smart, Chopin-focused concert on a grand piano, precisely wedged ...

Choral, vocal and piano works by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg will form the backbone of next week's Grieg Festival, the first of its kind in Sarasota. The festival includes three concerts, an ...

This bustling small city surrounded by mountains and fjords, once a center of international trade and the hub of Norway’s rich cultural life, was the birthplace of such luminaries as the dramatist ...

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 ...

André Watts has achieved legendary status, as has Grieg’s Piano Concerto. So when they meet, the only real danger is that one legend will be tired of the other. Fortunately, there was no evidence of ...

The Norwegian aesthetic for large ensembles is often considerably distanced from the American tradition, though there are mid-Atlantic meeting points, with Mariah Schneider and Darcy James Argue ...