[2] Originally called "Gratulanterne kommer" (The well-wishers are coming),[3][4] it was written in 1896 as a memorial of the 25th wedding anniversary of Grieg and his wife Nina.
[5] The anniversary celebration had been held in the Fossli Hotel near the Vøringfossen waterfall in June 1896.
Grieg and his wife celebrated their wedding anniversary with Børre and Nancy Giertsen.
Grieg gave the work its final title in 1897 when he compiled Book VIII, Op.
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