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Edvard Grieg

Norway's most famous composer, whose name is associated with the stage musical Peer Gynt, is also the author of a highly acclaimed Piano Concerto, Lyric Pieces for Piano and other works inspired by local folklore. Born in Bergen on June 15, 1843, the son of a Scottish merchant, Edvard Hagerup Grieg learned to play the piano from his mother, who taught him from the age of five and introduced him to the Romantic classics. Advised by the violinist Ole Bull, none other than his mother's brother-in-law, he entered the Leipzig Conservatory in 1858, where he studied with the great maste...