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
Ballade in the Form of Variations on a Norwegian Folk Song Ballade in the Form of Variations on a Norwegian Folk Song "Ballade in the Form of Variations on a Norwegian Folk Song" in G minor, Op. 24, is a large scale work for piano by Edvard Grieg. It is in the form of theme and variations, the theme being the Norwegian folk song "Mountain Song". A performance usually lasts around 20 minutes. The "Ballade" was one of the works played by Percy Grainger at his 1901 London debut at Steinway Hall. This was four years before he met Grieg, who was to become Grainger's greatest champion. The Norwegian composer Geirr