Troldhaugen Edvard Grieg himself called the building "my best composition hitherto". Edvard and Nina Grieg finished building Troldhaugen in 1885. Edvard and Nina Grieg lived in Troldhaugen when he was home in Norway, mostly in the summer. Troldhaugen was the home of Edvard Grieg from April 1885 to his death. After the death of her husband in 1907, Nina Grieg moved to Denmark where she spent the remainder of her life. Grieg's and his wife's ashes rest inside a mountain tomb near the house. Troldhaugen is a typical 19th-century residence with panoramic tower and a large veranda. Grieg's small composer's hut
Edvard Bræin from 1912. In 1919 Bræin was conductor of the Kristiansund Symphony Orchestra. He was also conductor of several choirs in the Kristiansund area. He received state aid for collecting folk music, published in 10 pamphlets, "Folk music from Nordmøre" (1930–40). Composed music for Choir and Orchestra, including Serenade for Bratsj and orchestra (performed in 1943), and a number of songs. Edvard Bræin Edvard Bræin (3 April 1887 - 20 September 1957) was a Norwegian organist, composer, and orchestra conductor, the father of the composer Edvard Fliflet Bræin (1924–76). Bræin was born in Kristiansund, and was married to Magnhild Fliflet (1899–1967).