The world-famous Norwegian composer Edward Grieg lived a difficult life in which there was enough happiness and sorrow. He left his descendants a huge amount of indescribably wonderful music, which is still being actively performed by orchestras in different countries of the world. What is worth only the “Mountain King’s Cave”! ..
The Norwegian Grieg had Scottish roots – in the second half of the 18th century, his ancestors moved to the country of the fjords from there. The future composer created his first musical work at the age of 12 years.
While studying at the conservatory, Edvard Grieg composed his first romances and plays, putting music on poems by German poets. Grieg married his cousin, with whom he lived all his life. The family did not approve this marriage, and the parents cursed the newlyweds at all, so they had to move to live in another city. Due to financial difficulties, Edward had some time to work as a piano teacher. The only child Grieg, a daughter named Alexander, died in childhood. The composer had no more children.
Edward Grieg built himself a house in the woods, where he regularly retreated and played the piano. The Norwegian was friendly with the world-famous composer Tchaikovsky. Each time, before a public performance, Edward Grieg put his talisman in his pocket – a small clay frog, which he stroked back before the event. During his life, Grieg composed more than six hundred romances and songs.
