Edvard Hagerup Grieg (15 June 1843 – 4 September 1907) was a Norwegian
composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the leading
Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions put the music of Norway in the international spectrum, as well as helping to develop a national identity, much as
Jean Sibelius and
Antonín Dvořák did in Finland and Bohemia, respectively. Edvard Grieg is the most celebrated person from the city of Bergen, with numerous statues depictin…
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