Selim Palmgren studied with Busoni and developed a formidable technique, later becoming one of the leading Nordic composer-pianists of his generation. This fourth volume of Palmgren’s complete piano works reveals yet more remarkable contributions to 20th-century piano literature including one of his masterpieces, the Nocturne in Three Scenes, a compound of Impressionist and Romantic elements. His fruitful years in America are reflected by the jazz-influenced Three Fantasies and throughout one can hear examples of the beautiful folk-based music that is so much a feature of his compositions.
Palmgren, Selim
Vårbäckarnas brus (The Rushing of the Spring Brooklets)
1 Vårbäckarnas brus (The Rushing of the Spring Brooklets) 02:13
Valse d'amour
2 Valse d'amour 07:07
Une nocturne en trois scenes (Nocturne in Three Scenes), Op. 72
3 No. 1. Les étoiles scintillent (Stars Twinkling) 03:09
4 No. 2. Chanson de nuit (Song of the Night) 03:26
5 No. 3. L'aube (Dawn) 02:37
3 Fantasier (3 Fantasies), Op. 82
6 No. 1. En sommarfantasi (A Summer Phantasy) 03:51
7 No. 2. En höstdröm (A Dream of Fall) 03:26
8 No. 3. Ett minne (A Memory) 03:23
Triptych, Op. 81
9 No. 1. En dröm om vår (A Dream of Spring) 03:05
10 No. 2. Rapsodi (Rhapsody) 04:21
11 No. 3. Vaggsång för sårade hjärtan (A Lullaby for Wounded Hearts) 02:46
Uusia klaveeriskitsejä (New Piano-sketches), Op. 87
12 No. 1. Preludium 01:18
13 No. 2. Humoreski (Humoresque) 01:38
14 No. 3. Kesäinen laulu (A Summersong) 02:54
15 No. 4. Staccato (Staccato-Etude) 00:56
16 No. 5. Maininki (Swell) 02:08
17 No. 6. Epiloogi (Epilogue) 01:36
Pieni romanssi (Small Romance)
18 Pieni romanssi (Small Romance) 00:38
Juhlatilaisuus (Festive Occasion)
19 Juhlatilaisuus (Festive Occasion) 00:23
Vakava välikohtaus (A Serious Incident)
20 Vakava välikohtaus (A Serious Incident) 00:29
En längtansvals och andra klaverstycken (A Waltz of Longing and Other Piano Pieces), Op. 49
21 No. 1. Finsk visa (A Finnish Song) 03:22
22 No. 2. Scherzino 01:47
23 No. 3. Cantilena 04:13
24 No. 4. En längtansvals (A Waltz of Longing) 04:07
Spinning Song, Op. 76, No. 1
25 Spinning Song, Op. 76, No. 1 01:35
Etude in A-Flat Major, Op. 76, No. 2
26 Etude in A-Flat Major, Op. 76, No. 2 01:11
Lullaby, Op. 76, No. 3
27 Lullaby, Op. 76, No. 3 01:24
Etude in A Minor, Op. 76, No. 4
28 Etude in A Minor, Op. 76, No. 4 01:03
Contradictions, Op. 76, No. 5
29 Contradictions, Op. 76, No. 5 00:53
The Pinwheel, Op. 76, No. 6
30 The Pinwheel, Op. 76, No. 6 01:28
