When asked to write music for Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt, Grieg thought he was facing an impossible challenge. But, as Terry ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Although most Norwegians celebrate Norway’s most famous composer ...

January 12, 2018 • Watch the young Russian musician, who The Times of London calls "the most astounding pianist of our age," play a smart, Chopin-focused concert on a grand piano, precisely wedged ...

These hills are alive with the sound of music. The strains were once those of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, and, now, they are those of one of his descendants, Alexander Grieg. Alexander and his ...

Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) wrote his five-act allegorical drama Peer Gynt in 1867 while living in Italy. It tells the story of the downfall and subsequent redemption of a Norwegian peasant anti-hero.