Composer
Grieg
5albums in the catalogue
5loose cuts
1939–2023years covered
9jazz 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.
Appears on these albums
Records where Grieg shares the programme with other composers.
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.
