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Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway on the 15 June 1843. His parents were Alexander Grieg (1806--1875), a merchant and vice consul in Bergen, and Gesine Judithe Hagerup (1814--1875), a music teacher and daughter of Edvard Hagerup.The family name, originally spelled Greig, has Scottish origins. After the Battle of Culloden in 1746, Grieg's great-grandfather traveled widely, settling in Norway about 1770, and establishing business interests in Bergen.
Edvard Grieg was raised in a musical area. His mother was his first piano teacher and taught him to play at the age of six. Grieg studied in several schools, including Tanks Upper School, and Tanks School.
In the summer of 1858, Grieg met the eminent Norwegian violinist Ole Bull, who was a family friend; Bull's brother was married to Grieg's aunt. Bull recognized the 15-year-old boy's talent and persuaded his parents to send him to the Leipzig Conservatory, then directed by Ignaz Moscheles.

Title: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46

Composer: Edvard Grieg

Performer: Musopen Symphony Orchestra

Period: Romantic

Instrument: Orchestra

Form: Suite

license: Public Domain

https://musopen.org/music/1568/

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