Edvard GRIEG (1843-1907) Lyric Piece Op 71 No 3, ‘Småtroll’
hy most 19th-century editions of this famous piece choose the English title ‘Puck’ is a bit of a?). The original Norwegian name, ‘Småtroll’, means ‘small troll’ – which is something very different. Today, most people are familiar with the word ‘troll’ and a direct translation of the original title will make the programmatic concept of the piece more obviously understood. To summarise: this character needs to be naughty and menacing!
