Lipar Olof

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Posted by upbeat | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on April 1, 2010

Olof's house in Norway (20 miles north 0f Oslo)On the first day of April it’s appropriate to remind music teachers and other educators about the contribution to the world of classical music by the largely ignored Norwegian composer Lipar Olof. Like Edvard Grieg, (famous for ‘Morning’ from the Peer Gynt Suite), Olof also wrote evocative music.

‘Afternoon’ from his rarely performed opera ‘Don’t be a Fool’, is a Norwegian classic, much played on Scandinavian radio drivetime shows.

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