Performing one of the best-known piano phrases in classical music is both terrifying and exhilarating for Joyce Yang. “It’s like jumping off a cliff,” the pianist said of Edvard Grieg’s ...
The music came from Edvard’s mother, a talented amateur pianist, but it was largely due to the persuasion of Norwegian violinist Ole Bull, who heard the young Grieg play the piano ... play her late ...
Grieg's music drew on the Norwegian folk tunes of his homeland. He wrote many songs and piano miniatures. He was a leading composer of the Romantic era and brought the music of Norway to an ...
Grieg's music drew on the Norwegian folk tunes of his homeland. He wrote many songs and piano miniatures. He was a leading composer of the Romantic era and brought the music of Norway to an ...