Thomas Tapper, Edvard Grieg : The Story of the Boy Who Made Music in the Land of the Midnight Sun
“ So Edvard Grieg left his home city, Bergen, its mountains, its fjords, its people, his father and mother, and traveled south through Norway, across the water and into Germany. No doubt he was a lonesome boy. Life had become serious all at once and there was much to be done. ”
Thomas Tapper, Edvard Grieg : The Story of the Boy Who Made Music in the Land of the Midnight Sun
“ Do not let any one discourage or frighten you."So sensitive was Grieg about music writing that he never allowed any one to watch him. So he had a little house built in the mountains where he could work at his leisure. This he called his "tune house." There was only one room and it was for all the world like a little play house that children have. In it was his piano and often when he was playing, the Norwegian peasants used to group themselves outside the door, sometimes joining in the singing, and then again dancing to their delightful folktunes and dances. ”
Thomas Tapper, Edvard Grieg : The Story of the Boy Who Made Music in the Land of the Midnight Sun
“ And among them you will love such pieces as The Birds, In Spring Time, Arietta, the Peer Gynt Music, the Piano Sonata, the Piano and Violin Sonata, and lots of lively Norwegian dances and tunes. Indeed, he has composed many compositions which you will number among your favorite pieces.Three great names stand out more than all others in the musical history of Scandinavia. You have learned two, Edvard Grieg and Ole Bull. The other is Jenny Lind, known as "the Swedish nightingale," who was loved not only for her wonderful voice but for her kindness and noble nature. ”
