Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Although most Norwegians celebrate Norway’s most famous composer ...

Classical music lovers, as well as some fans of animation and video games, may know Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg’s famous "Peer Gynt," but they certainly do not know it in the innovative, yet ...

Sigurd Jorsalfar, Movements: Incidental Music Bjarte Engeset, Conductor Malmö Opera Orchestra Edvard Grieg, Composer Olav Trygvason Malmö Opera Choirs Malmö Opera Orchestra Bjarte Engeset, Conductor ...

Despite the success of Blossom Time (Franz Schubert) and The Great Waltz (Johann Strauss) the rather obvious idea of building an operetta around the life of Norwegian Composer Edvard Hagerup Grieg ...

Orchestra Iowa is bringing a lineup of renowned Nordic composers to the stage next month for its Masterworks V ...

(4) Songs Roger Vignoles, Piano Monica Groop, Mezzo soprano Edvard Grieg, Composer Peer Gynt, Movements: Peer Gynt's Serenade Roger Vignoles, Piano Edvard Grieg, Composer Monica Groop, Mezzo soprano ...

Playwright Henrik Ibsen pressured composer Edvard Grieg to write incidental music for his play, "Peer Gynt," but Grieg thought the play was a totally unmusical subject. Grieg's music turned out to be ...

We open the hour's concert music with three encores from recent performances. First, pianist Evgeny Kissin plays a Beethoven Contredanse at the Champs-elysees Theater in Paris. Then, at the University ...