Grieg in Blue
The music of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg was part of this musical heritage that everyone recognizes and loves without always able to identify its author
The Norwegian saxophonist Helene Arntzen, paid tribute to the work of this great melodist who has both inspired by imagining how Edvard Grieg, his music would have felt if he had known the world of jazz, swing and made of improvisation. It is clear how much his compositions, in their simplicity, are becoming evident in Touch with jazz.
The world celebrated in 2007 the centenary of the death of Edvard Grieg. A century after his departure, it is a great pleasure to share this music with you.
Thus, the main characters of these ladies Grieg and Ibsen: Peer Gynt, Åse, Solveig, the troll de la Montagne; Scandinavia… comes back through the door of the Jazz
Edvard GRIEG 1843–1907
A Norwegian composer
“Grieg has a special place in the heart and soul of Norwegians and remains an underlying force in the very
character of his country”.Maurice Ravel claimed “the generation of French composers to which I belong felt very strongly attracted to his music. There is no other composer closer to Grieg other than perhaps Debussy”.