Composer spotlight: Grieg

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  • Grieg's Klokkeklang (Bellringing)

    Klokkeklang (Bellringing) is an orchestration of a work that was originally part of the Lyric Pieces for solo piano.

    PROGRAM
    GRIEG Klokkeklang (Bellringing), Op 54, No 6 (7’)
    Composed by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)

    MUSICIANS
    Eivind Aadland Conductor

    26 August 2022
    Federation Concert Hall, Nipal...

  • Grieg's In Autumn

    Rustic. Playful. Magical.

    In Autumn, Op 11
    Composed by Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
    11 minutes

    Edvard Grieg’s In Autumn, Op. 11, is a vivid and spirited concert overture that captures the changing moods of the season. Written in 1865 when Grieg was in his early twenties, it shows the young Norwegi...

  • Grieg's Norsk

    Chief Conductor and Artistic Director, and Norwegian native, Eivind Aadland, leads the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra through a charming and heartfelt performance of Grieg's short orchestral work, Norsk.

    Like many composers of his generation, Edvard Grieg was interested in drawing inspiration from...

  • Grieg's Symphonic Dances

    The dazzlingly orchestrated Symphonic Dances by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) were composed in 1896-8. This was a time when many European composers looked to their respective folk traditions in the search for a distinctive national style (examples include Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsodies and Dvořák’s Slav...

  • Grieg's Norwegian Dances, Op 35

    Conductor Eivind Aadland has a deep familiarity with the music of fellow Norwegian Grieg and is attuned to its flourishes, nuances and beauties.

    Grieg’s Norwegian Dances were originally composed as piano 4-hand duets and were orchestrated by the Czech violinist Sitt during Grieg’s lifetime. All ...

  • Grieg's Lyric Pieces, Op 68, No 4 & 5

    Conductor Eivind Aadland has a deep familiarity with the music of fellow Norwegian Grieg and is attuned to its flourishes, nuances and beauties.

    The four movements of the Lyric Suite Op 54 by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) began life in the early 1890s as part of the six-movement Lyric Pieces for solo...