| Abstract [eng] |
Edvard Grieg (1843–1907), like many composers who were his contemporaries, spent a lot of time in concert tours as a pianist and conductor in various European countries. In the context of that era, this activity seems fairly typical; however, if we take into account composer’s poor health (especially in the late period of his life), then his determination to wear himself down in difficult journeys will seem extraordinary. In his letters, the composer often describes periods of illness which prevented him from going on concert tours to one or another country or town. Nevertheless, the number of concerts and the geography of visited places during Grieg’s career are impressive. Grieg usually arranged his tours in the autumn, winter or spring, while the summers he spent from 1885 in his Troldhaugen residence, enjoying the revitalising nature. |
