![]() Now, Liszt complains, in one of his letters, of the mountains of manuscript and printed music thus sent to him by composers but Grieg was not one of these he assured me that he had not sent Liszt anything, and had had no personal relations with him up to that time ("Ich hatte Liszt nichts geschickt und hatte überhaupt gar keine persönliche Beziehungen zu ihm"). Finck wrote:Without exception, the writers on Grieg have assumed that he had sent his sonata to Liszt for a critical opinion. He has the true folk-song poetry in him, and yet it is a long way from Norway to Australia!" Grainger completes the circle, for he was highly individual in his choice of repertoire as a pianist, but he had special affinities for the music of Schumann, Liszt and Grieg.Įdvard Grieg and Franz Liszt: Excerpt from Chapter IV "Liszt" from Grieg and his Music, by Henry T. ![]() Grieg wrote of Grainger: "He plays my Norwegian Peasant Dances as none of my own countrymen can play them. Next, here are Grieg's impressions of two composers whom he met at the beginning and end of his career - Franz Liszt and Percy Grainger - as well as their impressions of him. 2, March/April 2009Ĭlassical Music SIG (Special Interest Group) of Mensa International, David Stybr, Coordinatorįirst we read Edvard Grieg's impressions of Robert Schumann and Richard Wagner (and Schumann and Wagner's impressions of each other).Įdvard Grieg, Robert Schumann and Richard Wagner ![]() Edvard Grieg, Franz Liszt and Percy Grainger ![]()
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