Joachim Grieg donated the former residence to the municipality of Fana. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from 1906 to 1909, representing the Liberal Left Party. In 1879, he married Henriette Juliane Lehmkuhl (1858-1937), daughter of merchant Joachim Ehrenreich Lehmkuhl (1822-1905) and Juliane Sophie Hammer (1819-1893). He was the brother of John Grieg (1856-1905); uncle of Sigurd Jebsen Grieg (1894-1973); cousin of Edvard Grieg (1843-1907); brother-in-law of Kristofer Lehmkuhl (1855-1949). Joachim Grieg was appointed Knight of the 1st Class Order of St. Olav in 1905, won the Commander Cross of 2nd class in 1910 and had several foreign orders. Joachim
Edvard Grieg Unitarian church in Copenhagen after his death. Some of Grieg's early works include a symphony (which he later suppressed) and a piano sonata. He also wrote three violin sonatas and a cello sonata. Grieg also composed the incidental music for Henrik Ibsen's play "Peer Gynt", which includes the famous excerpt entitled, "In the Hall of the Mountain King". In this piece of music, the adventures of the anti-hero, Peer Gynt, are related, including the episode in which he steals a bride at her wedding. The angry guests chase him, and Peer falls, hitting his head on a rock. He wakes