Grieg’s Masterpieces and Popular Works: Pieces That Evoke the Nature of Norway
Edvard Grieg, who drew inspiration from Norwegian folk music, gained recognition as a composer of the national romantic school.
He left behind numerous masterpieces, and his name has continued to resonate long after his death.
Many of Grieg’s works are beautiful pieces that evoke Norway’s rich natural landscapes.
In this article, we introduce some of Grieg’s famous and popular works.
From piano pieces and songs to orchestral and wind band music, his output spans many genres.
Whether you’re familiar with classical music or not, we encourage you to experience his music at least once!
Playlist
| Grieg’s Masterpieces and Popular Works: Pieces That Evoke the Nature of Norway | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1 | Lyric Pieces: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op. 65 No. 6Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | The Features and Charms of a Wedding Day at Troldhaugen |
| 2 | Lyric Pieces “Nocturne,” Op. 54 No. 4Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | A piano piece depicting Grieg’s nocturnal scenes |
| 3 | Lyric Pieces “To Spring,” Op. 43 No. 6Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | A lyrical piano piece in which Grieg extolled the beauty of his homeland, Norway. |
| 4 | String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | A challenging string quartet where strength and anxiety intersect |
| 5 | Ballad in variation form on a Norwegian folk song, Op. 24Edvard Grieg |  | Grieg’s nostalgic piece |
| 6 | “Peer Gynt” Suite No. 1 “Morning” Op. 46-1Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | A famous piece that depicts a sunrise scene |
| 7 | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Grieg's popular piano concerto works |
| 8 | Lyric Pieces “Butterfly,” Op. 43 No. 1Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Grieg’s famous piece expresses the flutter of a butterfly’s wings on the piano |
| 9 | Lyrical Pieces “Summer Evening,” Op. 71 No. 2Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Expressing the transition from a summer dusk to moonlight |
| 10 | Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, “In the Hall of the Mountain King,” Op. 46 No. 4Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Peer Gynt, The Meeting with the Troll King |
| 11 | Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Grieg’s popular violin sonatas |
| 12 | Suite “From Holberg’s Time,” Op. 40Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Grieg’s five-movement work in the Baroque style |
| 13 | Holberg Suite, Op. 40Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Composed by Grieg for the 200th anniversary festival of Holberg’s birth |
| 14 | Funeral March in Memory of Rikard Nordraak, EG 107Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Funeral March of Norwegian Folk Music |
| 15 | Two Norwegian Melodies, Op. 63Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | A masterpiece that expresses Norway’s nature and culture through music |
| 16 | Cello Sonata in A minorEdvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Dedicated to my brother: Grieg’s Cello Sonata |
| 17 | Norwegian Dances, Op. 35Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Norwegian Dances is a collection of four short pieces. |
| 18 | Mountain Girl, Op. 67Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | A cycle of love story songs in Norwegian folk music |
| 19 | Lyric Pieces “March of the Trolls,” Op. 54 No. 3Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Characteristics and Appeal of the Troll March |
| 20 | Lyric Suite, Op. 54Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Grieg’s Lyric Suite, expressing the Norwegian landscape in sound |
| 21 | Piano Sonata, Op. 7Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Piano sonata, free and glittering, with a classical atmosphere |
| 22 | Lyric Pieces, Book V, Op. 54 – No. 3: March of the DwarfsEdvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Grieg’s Little March of the Trolls |
| 23 | phantomEdvard Grieg |  play_arrow | A melody in search of a phantom flows sadly, wanders as it seeks, and ends quietly. |
| 24south_east | Lyric Pieces, Book III, Op. 43: No. 6 ‘To Spring’Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | A masterpiece that depicts Grieg’s spring |
| 25 | Lyric Pieces, Book V, Op. 54 No. 3 “March of the Dwarfs”Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | A piece from Grieg’s Lyric Pieces themed around fairy trolls |
| 26south_east | An Ode to SpringEdvard Grieg | play_arrow | A lyrical masterpiece depicting Grieg’s spring |
| 27 | Peer Gynt Suite No. 2: Solveig’s Song, Op. 55 No. 4Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Solveig’s Lullaby Waiting for Peer Gynt |
| 28 | Anitra’s DanceEdvard Grieg |  play_arrow | A dance piece in which Anitra seduces Peer Gynt |
| 29 | nostalgiaEdvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Grieg composed it while thinking of his homeland. |
| 30 | Fairies’ DanceEdvard Grieg |  play_arrow | A piano piece in a minor key with a bouncy feel, like a fairy dance |
| 31 | Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: ‘The Death of Åse’Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Grieg set music to Ibsen’s play. |
| 32 | From Lyric Pieces, Book VIII: Wedding Day at TroldhaugenEdvard Grieg | play_arrow | A bright, cheerful, and rhythmically lively piece that expresses the joy of marriage. |
| 33 | Two Sad Melodies, Op. 34Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | A piano piece with a right-hand melody and left-hand chords that has a heartrending beauty |
| 34 | By your sideEdvard Grieg |  play_arrow | A warm piano piece overflowing with love |
| 35 | Grandmother’s MinuetEdvard Grieg |  play_arrow | The old lady is light on her feet and cute. |
| 36 | Andante con moto for Piano TrioEdvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Grieg’s unfinished trio published a century later |
| 37 | The quiet of the forestEdvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Expressing the changes in the light of the sun and the forest through sound |
| 38 | wind spiritEdvard Grieg |  play_arrow | A piece that expresses the movements of wind spirits through sound |
| 39 | Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. MorningEdvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Morning from Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite |
| 40 | Holberg Suite (From Holberg’s Time), Op. 40: No. 1 “Prelude”Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Grieg’s baroque-style classical suite |
| 41 | Lyric Pieces, Book I, Op. 12: No. 1 “Arietta”Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Grieg’s Lyric Pieces is a collection of 66 short piano pieces |
| 42 | Lyric Pieces, Book VIII, Op. 65, No. 6: “Wedding Day at Troldhaugen”Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | A wedding piece dedicated to Grieg’s wife |
| 43south_east | Lyric Pieces, Book VIII, Op. 65: No. 6, Wedding Day at TroldhaugenEdvard Grieg | play_arrow | A wedding piece dedicated to Grieg’s wife |
| 44 | Two Elegiac MelodiesEdvard Grieg | play_arrow | The Norwegian peasant poet Åsmund Olavsson... |
| 45 | Morning Mood from Peer GyntEdvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Grieg’s Morning – a masterpiece for a peaceful awakening |
| 46 | “Morning Mood” from Peer GyntEdvard Grieg | play_arrow | Morning Mood of Peer Gynt, the beauty of the desert |
| 47 | In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Grieg was a composer from Norway, and the suite... |
| 48 | Hommage to Chopin, Op. 73Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | A masterpiece in which Grieg expressed his respect for Chopin |
| 49 | Ballad in Variation Form on a Norwegian Folk Song, Op. 24Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Piano pieces rooted in Grieg's ethnic tradition |
| 50 | Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 7, First MovementEdvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Grieg's only piano sonata |
| 51 | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | The masterpiece of Grieg’s only piano concerto |
| 52 | Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: No. 3 “Anitra’s Dance”Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Grieg’s ethnic style and the allure of Anitra’s Dance |
| 53 | Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain KingEdvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Grieg’s signature piece, In the Hall of the Mountain King |
| 54 | Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: In the Hall of the Mountain KingEdvard Grieg | play_arrow | A masterpiece of Norwegian music, an eerie worldview |
| 55 | In the Hall of the Mountain King, from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | The eerie musical world of Scandinavian folklore |
| 56 | Åse’s Death from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Henrik Ibsen’s play Peer Gy… |
| 57 | ‘Solveig’s Song’ from Peer Gynt Suite No. 2Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | A national school influenced by Norwegian music... |
| 58 | Holberg Suite No. 1: PreludeEdvard Grieg | play_arrow | A romantic genius composer born in Norway, E... |
| 59 | waltzEdvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Grieg’s rich lyricism is brought to bear to the fullest… |
| 60 | I love you.Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | The composer who represents the Romantic era, Edvard… |
| 61 | Lyric Pieces, Book X, Op. 71 No. 2: Summer EveningEdvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Lyric Pieces by Grieg, Summer Evening |
| 62 | Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: No. 3 “Puck”Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Composed by Edvard Grieg in 1901… |
| 63 | Lyric Pieces No.10-2 “Summer Evening”Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Grieg’s Summer Evening, including jazz-like melodies |
| 64south_east | Lyric Pieces, Book I, Op. 12 “Arietta”Edvard Grieg | play_arrow | A lyrical and beautiful piece, true to its name, is included… |
| 65 | Lyric Pieces, Book III, Op. 43: No. 1, “Butterfly”Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Grieg’s Lyric Pieces, with “Butterfly” being particularly popular |
| 66 | Lyric Pieces, Book III, Op. 43, No. 4: “Little Bird”Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Grieg’s Little Bird—its beautiful melody and delicacy are captivating |
| 67 | Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 3 No. 5Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Grieg’s youthful masterpiece of piano pieces |
| 68 | piano concerto A-mol op.16Grieg | play_arrow | Piano Concerto in A minor by Grieg |
| 69 | From the Concerto in A minor (from Glover Piano Method, Vol. 3)Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Features and Structure of the Glover Piano Method |
| 70 | morningEdvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Grieg drew profound inspiration from Norwegian folk music... |
| 71 | Ich liebe dichEdvard Grieg |  play_arrow | A vocal piece expressing eternal love |
| 72 | Symphonic DancesEdvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Light and splendid symphonic dance |
| 73 | secretEdvard Grieg |  play_arrow | One piece from Grieg’s Lyric Pieces, Book 6 |
| 74south_east | Piano Concerto in A minorEdvard Grieg |  play_arrow | A masterpiece that expresses Nordic nature and national character through music... |
| 75 | Lyric Pieces, Book I, Op. 12, No. 4: ‘Elves’ Dance’Edvard Grieg |  play_arrow | Grieg's Dance of the Elves |
| 76 | In autumnEdvard Grieg |  play_arrow | A piece of music that expresses the loneliness of autumn |