Encountering Rikard Nordraak
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Grieg: 15 facts about the great composer
4. Encountering Rikard Nordraak
Moving to Copenhagen in 1863, Grieg met the young composer Rikard Nordraak, whose passionate interest in the sagas, landscape, and music of his homeland inspired Grieg to take up the musical cudgels on behalf of Norway.