Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)

Norwegian

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 and 2, Holberg Suite, Lyric Suite, Piano Concerto, Symphonic Dances

• Greig often composed music featuring folk songs from his homeland of Norway.
• He received two honorary doctorates from the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge!
• Greig married his first cousin and had one daughter, who died as an infant.