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Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1 December 1847 — 4 June 1907) was a Norwegian pianist and composer. more...

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She was born in Holmestrand, but in 1857 moved with her family to Oslo, where she studied with Otto Winther-Hjelm, Halfdan Kjerulf and Ludvig Mathias Lindeman. From 1865 she studied in Berlin, where she won fame with her interpretation of Beethoven's Fifth Piano Concerto. Later she studied with Hans von Bülow in Florence, and Franz Liszt in Weimar in 1873. She married the conductor Olams Andreas Grøndahl in 1875.

Grøndahl composed in total some 400 pieces spanning seventy opus numbers, and was a prominent character on the Norwegian musical scene; she was a close friend of Edvard Grieg. Later in life she became almost completely deaf, and was forced to give up her career as a performing artist.

Agathe Backer Grøndahl died in Oslo at the age of 59. She is chiefly remembered for her piano pieces and songs.

Her sister was Harriet Backer, the famous painter.

List of works

Songs

3 Songs op.1, 1868–9; 5 Songs, op.2, 1871; 5 Songs, op.3, 1870–73; 7 Songs, op.4, 1869–74; 4 Songs op.5, 1871–2; 6 Songs op.6, 1867–71; Summer Life, 4 Songs, op.7; 5 Songs op.8, 1871–6; 6 Songs, op.9, 1871–9; 4 Songs, op.10, 1871–5; 5 Songs op.12, 1879; 5 Songs, op.13,1881; 6 deutsche Lieder, op.14; 6 Songs, op.16; Songs at Sea, op.17, 1884; 7 Folkeviser og Romanser, op.18; Serenade op.21, 1888; 5 Songs, op.23, 1888; 6 Songs op.26, 1890; 6 Songs, op.27 1890; Chant de Noces: Bryllupsmorgen op.28, 1890; 10 Songs, op.29, 1892; 10 Songs, op.31, 1894; Norske folkeviser, arrangements, op.34, 1894; The Night is Calm, Old Folks Waltz, op.40, 1897; 5 Songs, op.41, 1897; The Child's Spring Day, song cycle, op.42, 1899; 8 kjaempeviser, op.43, 1896–7; 20 folke- og skjaemteviser, op.43, 1896–7; 5 Songs, op.46, 1897–9; 2 Sange fra havet, op.48; 3 Sange i moll, op.49; Sommer (Jynge), 8 songs, op.50, 1899; 12 folkeviser og melodier fra fremmede lande, op.51, 1902; The Mother Sings, 8 songs, op.52, 1900; Sydover 6 songs, op.54, 1900; Ahasverus, 6 songs, op.56, 1900; 6 deutsche Liebeslieder aus der Jugend, op.60, 1869–1900; Clover Field, op.62, 1901; 4 Songs, op.65, 1901–4; One more Glimpse, op.70, 1907;

Piano solo

6 concert-etuder, op.11 (1881); 3 morceaux, op.15 (1882); 4 skizzer, op.19 (1886);; Suite, 5 movts, op.20 (1887); 3 études, op.22 (1888); 6 idylles, op.24 (1888); 3 klaverstykker, op.25 (1890); Norske folkeviser og folkedanse, op.30 (1891); 3 études de concert, op.32 (Copenhagen, 1895); Norske folkeviser og folkedanse, op.33 (1894); 3 klaverstykker, op.35 (1894); Fantasistykker, op.36 (1895); Serenade, op.37 (1896); 3 ungarske studier, op.38 (1896); Fantasistykker, op.39 (1896); In the Blue Mountain, fairytale suite, 6 pieces, op.44 (1897); Fantasistykker, op.45 (1897); Etudes de concert, op.47 (Copenhagen, 1901); 3 klaverstykker, op.53 (1900); Smaa fantasistykker, op.55 (1902); Etudes de concert, op.57 (Copenhagen, 1903); Concert-études, op.58 (Copenhagen, 1903); 6 klaverstykker, op.59 (1903); Prélude, op.61 no.1, Grand menuet, op.61 no.2 (Copenhagen, 1904); Lettere fantasistykker, op.63 (Copenhagen, 1904); Danse burlesque, op.64 no.1, Valse caprice, op.64 no.2 (1905); Barnlige Billeder , 6 fantasias, op.66 (1905); 2 klaverstykker, op.68 (1907); 3 klaverstykker, op.69 (1907);

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