September 2010
Beginner
376 pages
12h 7m
English
One might surmise that Edvard Grieg was placed in the wrong part of the world for his particular talents. Born into a musical family—but not in a land known for its musical development—Grieg often had to travel far from his homeland to further his career, both in his education and in the performance of his works.
At age 15, Grieg went to Leipzig, Germany, to study and develop his compositional skills in the German Romantic tradition. Acutely aware that Norway lacked an artistic sound of its own, Grieg made it his aim to create music that was distinctly Norwegian. ...
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