New sheet music: Grieg – Norwegian Dances, Improvisations and the Ballade

Grieg’s meeting with Rikard Nordraak, the leader of the Norwegian musical nationalist movement, in 1864 proved very important for the rest of his career. From that moment, Grieg dedicated himself to writing music that would reflect the musical identity of Norway.

33 piano pieces by Grieg, all with strong Norwegian influences have now been added to Piano Street’s sheet music library:

25 Norwegian Folk Songs and Dances, opus 17
Ballade, opus 24
Four Norwegian Dances, opus 35
Improvisations on Two Norwegian Folk Songs, opus 29
Prayer and Temple Dance from the Opera “Olav Trygvason” opus 50

Ballade opus 24, performed by Stefan Jeschko