Agathe Backer-Grøndahl

Agathe Backer-Grøndahl Sheet Music

  • Born: 1st December 1847
  • Died: 4th June 1907
  • Birthplace: Holmestrand, Norway

Agathe Ursula Backer-Grøndahl was a Norwegian pianist and composer. She married the conductor and singing teacher Olaus Andreas Grøndahl in 1875, and was generally known thereafter as Agathe Backer-Grøndahl. Her son Fridtjof Backer-Grøndahl (1885-1959) was also a pianist and composer, who promoted his mother's compositions in his concerts.