Edvard Grieg's String Quartet in G minor, Opus 27, contains an autobiographical element and uses a melody from an Ibsen poem reflecting a musician separated from his beloved.
Composer Biography
David Monrad Johansen, a Norwegian composer, pianist, conductor, and music critic, held an important place in Norwegian musical life.
Compositional Technique
The Grieg motif from the String Quartet in G minor, Opus 27, which is also familiar from the opening of Grieg's Piano Concerto, recurs throughout the work to ensure cyclic unity.
Composer's Artistic Vision
A meeting with Rikard Nordraak, a young Norwegian composer, inspired Edvard Grieg to seek inspiration in the folk-music of his own country.
Performer Biography
The Oslo String Quartet was founded in 1991 in connection with the Mozart bicentennial and quickly gained an important position in Scandinavian concert life.
Composer Biography
As a child, Edvard Grieg was persuaded to attend the Conservatory in Leipzig by the distinguished violinist Ole Bull, where he began his studies at age fifteen.
Composer Biography
Edvard Grieg, the most famous of Norwegian composers, was descended from Scottish ancestry on his father's side, with his great-grandfather having left Scotland after the Battle of Culloden.
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