Product Description
Written in
1896, Wedding-Day at Troldhaugen is
the sixth piece from Edvard Griegs eight set of Lyric Pieces (Op. 65) for solo piano. It was originally called "Gratulanterne
kommer" ("The well-wishers are coming") but Grieg changed the
name when the book was compiled in 1897. The piece was written for the 25th
wedding anniversary of Grieg and his wife, Nina, with celebrations taking place
at Fossli Hotel near the Vøringsfossen waterfall in June 1896.
Troldhaugen (meaning "The Hill
of the Trolls") was Griegs villa (or summer house), built in 1885, Hardanger
Mountain Range near Bergen. The name was suggested by Griegs wife.
The piece is in three sections: Welcoming the Guests, Reflections and Farewells. The first section is march-like (with 2-bar fragments
within an overall 4-bar structure) followed by a reflective and tranquil second
section before recapitulating the march-like section to form the third part. A
recording, made in 1903, has Grieg himself playing the piece around crotchet/quarter-note
= 160 with another recording having him play it a lot slower.
It was used in episode 2 of series 5
of the British sitcom "Man About the House".
Other searchable terms: Wedding Day, Bryllupsdag
på Troldhaugen, Jour de noces à Troldhaugen, Hochzeitstag auf Troldhaugen, Lyriske
Stykker, Opus 65, No.6, Number 6, Book 8, Book VIII, Situation Comedy
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