Composer
Grieg
1album devoted to Grieg
8further appearances
5loose cuts
1939–2023years covered
11jazz artists
Grieg gave Norwegian dance rhythms and folk-like melodies an unmistakable shape. John Kirby compressed “Anitra’s Dance” into chamber swing, while Ellington and Strayhorn pushed Peer Gynt so far that the Grieg Foundation condemned their version as a distortion and secured a Scandinavian ban.
Albums devoted to Grieg
Every one of these albums is centred on Grieg’s music, with no other classical composer on the record.
Also appears on
Records where Grieg shares the programme with other composers.
Purcell · J.S. Bach · +5Classically Minded
David Rees-Williams Trio
Purcell · Ravel · +5Hidden Colours
David Rees-Williams Trio
J.S. Bach · Franck · +6Thinking Allowed
David Rees-Williams Trio
Tchaikovsky · GriegThree Suites
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn
J.S. Bach · Schubert · +7Resonanzen
Johanna Summer
Tchaikovsky · Beethoven · +9Moldau Plays Classics
Massimo Faraò Trio
Chopin · Ravel · +6Pavane For A Dead Princess
Steve Kuhn Trio
Fauré · Dvořák · +10Swingin’ Through The Classics
Tim Kliphuis
Appears on these Loose Cuts
5 cuts from 3 records – singles, and extracts from records that only sprinkled in a few classical tunes.
