June 15, 2006

Famous Norwegian #2

Norway has one basic claim to fame as the ancestral home of the Vikings and Leif Eriksson (who any Valhalla-loving person can tell you truly discovered America centuries before that Genoan upstart Columbus).
BUT they have also managed to produce one world-reknown artist, Edvard Munch; playwright, Henrik Ibsen; and today's birthday celebrant, gifted composer Edvard Grieg.
For those of you who aren't familiar with his music, here is a sample I know you will recognize.
Morning Mood

5 comments:

Jim Donahue said...

Link to Morning Mood doesn't work for me--is it the link or my computer?

punkinsmom said...

It works for me. Windows Media Player -maybe that's the issue?

Grammarian@mindspring.com said...

I can't get to it either. I get a

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /wma/cw/Morning_Mood.asx on this server.

message.

punkinsmom said...

Now try it.... Maybe?

Jim Donahue said...

Yes, now it works.

I knew the tune, of course, but I didn't know where it comes from.