The Idea of Norway
Edvard Grieg’s life and music – in his own words
‘The Idea of Norway. It’s the one thing that keeps me going strong, whether I’m travelling abroad or at home: The Idea of Norway.’
In this week’s podcast, Edvard Grieg – in his own words – tells of his life, his works, and of his love of Norway. He was a great letter-writer, filling his correspondence with all the hopes and desires he had for his emerging nation – with all the heartbreak of child loss, with the pains of self-doubt that afflict every artist – and with the boyish sense of humour that made him a beloved ambassador for his country.
CONTACT
Twitter: @northbynorway
Mail: northbynorway@gmail.com
EPISODE PHOTO
Edvard Grieg, 1906
Photographer: Anders Beer Wilse. Owner: Norsk folkemuseum. (Licence: CC pdm)
THANKS
to actor Solveig M. Boyle for vocal contribution
MUSIC
00:00 North by Norway
Andrew J. Boyle, using the Norwegian folksong ‘I Ola-dalom, i Ola-tjønn’
01:51 I Ola-dalom, i Ola-tjønn
Edvard Grieg, op. 66, no. 14
04:40 Våren (Last Spring)
Edvard Grieg, op. 34, no. 2
05:18 Norwegian Dance
Edward Grieg, op. 35, no. 2
08:00 Halling
Edward Grieg, op. 17, no. 7
09:50 Sonata
Edvard Grieg, Op. 7, second movement
18:15 Nocturne
Edvard Grieg, op. 54, no. 4
21:00 Susanna’s horn call
Contained in a letter from Edvard Grieg to Niels Ravnkilde, 17 October 1887
All music performed on GarageBand by Andrew J. Boyle
LINKS & SOURCESEdvard Grieg: mennesket og kunstneren
Finn Benestad/Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe
Aschehoug 1990
Brev til Frants Beyer 1872–1907
Finn Benestad/Bjarne Kortsen
Universitetsforlaget, 1993
Brev i utvalg : 1862-1907. B. 1 : Til norske mottagere
Finn Benestad
Aschehoug, 1998
Brev i utvalg : 1862-1907. Bind II
Finn Benestad
Aschehoug, 1998
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