Grieg lived for the rest of his life with only one functioning lung after a lung ailment during his studies in Leipzig caused one lung to collapse.
Composition History
Grieg's Symphonic Dances, Op. 64, were originally composed for piano four hands in 1896, and he orchestrated them himself by 1898.
Composer Biography
Edvard Grieg, the composer, was chief conductor of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, which performs on this album, from 1880 to 1882.
Composition History
The Funeral March for Rikard Nordraak was originally for piano, then arranged for wind band and percussion by Grieg, and finally orchestrated for symphony orchestra by Johan Halvorsen on the way to Grieg's funeral.
Composition History
Grieg's Funeral March for Rikard Nordraak was composed in a few days in 1866 after he learned of his friend's death from tuberculosis.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Grieg drew inspiration and material for his Symphonic Dances from L.M. Lindeman's collections of Norwegian folksongs and melodies.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway, in two sessions: August 2021 for the Symphonic Dances and Bergliot, and June 2023 for the other works.
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