His first major work was the Piano Concerto in A minor, which was first sight-read by Franz Liszt, but he gained widespread fame with a piece of incidental music he was asked to write in 1876.  
Among his compositions are "Heart Wounds" and "The Last Spring," melodies after a popular poem of his nation.  His piano works include the Humoresques and 66 Lyric Pieces, among which are the "Cradle Song" and "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen."  His first major work was the Piano Concerto in A minor, which was first sight-read by Franz Liszt, but he gained widespread fame with a piece of incidental music he was asked to write in 1876.  FTP, name this author of the Holberg Suite and two suites for Peer Gynt, the greatest Norwegian composer.
Among his compositions are "Heart Wounds" and "The Last Spring," melodies after a popular poem of his nation.  
Edvard Grieg