Bergen - musical home of Edvard Grieg

Kai Bonsaksen | Live the World

November 23, 2022

You might not *recall *the name. I would call it an *homage *to his work because for sure you will recognize this masterpiece called '**In the hall of the mountain king'. **I will show you all about Edvard Grieg and his hometown Bergen.

The **region **where a person is from is incredibly important for how they will *evolve *as a person. What he is doing is explaining Norwegian culture and **nature **through his musical colours. The ability to do this is exceptional and intuitive. You can hear some of his songs are like the busy marketplace down at Bryggen Bergen

The Bergen Harbour

Picture © Credits to iStock/Denisbin

Bryggen Bergen was the centre for trade throughout history and significant *merchants *from all over **Europe **arrived with supplies along the years and it's a quintessential point in the Market History of Norway.  Common for **Norwegians **is that we explore for ourselves and try to work out how something operates by patiently trying out various *functions *of the gadget. **Grieg **demonstrated this during his childhood and consolidated with a tremendous excitement for **music **and he played around by himself on the **piano **with no **mentor **present. Just him and his *musical talent *in a *peaceful *home in Bergen.

Picture © Credits to iStock/Bergen Public Library Norway

The home of Grieg

A spot called **Troldhaugen was the home of the legendary composer. He lived here for 22 years and you can visit it! A glorious part about remarkable characters is that you can witness how they lived. His most celebrated works were produced in this serene Norwegian fjord house. Go visit the cafe, concert hall, and his hiding place for composing the most prestigious music of his time. You can even get people to *guide *you through the house.  Why **Grieg **is so appreciated in **Norway **comes down to his way of getting our folk tones into his pieces. The *rhythms *and *instruments *are particularly **Norwegian **at times which puts **Norway **in a good light when the piece is good. 

Picture © Credits to iStock/Svein Magne Tunli

The Grieg Orchestra house

Grieg was the foremost conductor of the Bergenhus philharmonic orchestra, one of the earliest o**rchestras **in the world founded in 1765! The best part is that it's still living and Edvard Grieg had the concert arena named after him, it's called Grieghallen. All the goodies of classical music are played in this house. Mozart, Beethoven, and The Great American Symphony by Andrew Litton, **and Vadim Gluzman.

Photo @ Sweitzerzombie

The play called Peer Gynt

Henrik Ibsen made the poem about Peer Gynt which tells you how to find yourself and shows an exploration of Norway with a mix of real-life things and** mythological creatures** like the **Troll **and the mountain king. As this was a theatre play, Edvard Grieg produced the music for it and from **Peer Gynt **comes his most notable pieces.

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