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 ...

Ben Palmer conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Chorus in Grieg's terrifying 'In the Hall of the Mountain King' ...

Playwright Henrik Ibsen pressured composer Edvard Grieg to write incidental music for his play, "Peer Gynt," but Grieg thought the play was a totally unmusical subject. Grieg's music turned out to be ...

The Norwegian aesthetic for large ensembles is often considerably distanced from the American tradition, though there are mid-Atlantic meeting points, with Mariah Schneider and Darcy James Argue ...

Classical music lovers, as well as some fans of animation and video games, may know Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg’s famous "Peer Gynt," but they certainly do not know it in the innovative, yet ...

Donald Macleod begins by exploring the music heard at the first of two poignant memorial concerts held in London following Grieg's death a century ago, and looks at how Britain reflected on the loss ...