Selim Palmgren, along with his contemporaries Rachmaninov, Glazunov and Sibelius, was invited for a professorship at the Eastman School of Music and was considered the equal of these composers during his day. In Palmgren’s lifetime his music was published and performed widely gaining much popularity and acclaim. Today he is largely forgotten so it is with Jouni Somero’s project to record Palmgren’s complete piano works that we gain a fuller picture of this fascinating composer’s music. From virtuoso concert studies to the remarkable variety in the Ten Pieces, Op. 79, this eighth volume in the series consists almost entirely of world première recordings.
Tracklist
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Palmgren, Selim
Solsken genom tårar (Sunshine through the Tears), SP263
1 Solsken genom tårar (Sunshine through the Tears), SP263 02:38
Festpreludium (Festival Prelude), Op. 71, No. 1
2 Festpreludium (Festival Prelude), Op. 71, No. 1 02:59
Dimgestalter (Fog Shapes), Op. 71, No. 2
3 Dimgestalter (Fog Shapes), Op. 71, No. 2 01:42
Caprice barbaresque, Op. 71, No. 3
4 Caprice barbaresque, Op. 71, No. 3 02:58
June, SP120
5 June, SP120 02:00
Helsingfors Oldboys Regementes Honnörsmarsch (Helsinki Oldboys Regiment's Honorary March), SP80
6 Helsingfors Oldboys Regementes Honnörsmarsch (Helsinki Oldboys Regiment's Honorary March), SP80 01:33
Kaihomielinen harjoitelma (A Melancholic Exercise), SP125
7 Kaihomielinen harjoitelma (A Melancholic Exercise), SP125 00:30
Juoksutusharjoitelma (A Study on Fast Passages), SP123
8 Juoksutusharjoitelma (A Study on Fast Passages), SP123 00:13
Hilpeä harjoitelma (A Cheerful Study), SP84
9 Hilpeä harjoitelma (A Cheerful Study), SP84 00:15
Allegretto, SP2
10 Allegretto, SP2 01:25
Con sordino, SP30
11 Con sordino, SP30 03:48
Drömvisa (Slumber Song), SP45
12 Drömvisa (Slumber Song), SP45 02:06
Étude de Concert, SP59
13 Étude de Concert, SP59 01:49
Gnistor (Sparks), Concert Study, SP71
14 Gnistor (Sparks), Concert Study, SP71 01:04
Concert-Etüde, SP31
15 Concert-Etüde, SP31 02:13
Country Dance, SP32
16 Country Dance, SP32 01:14
Country Minuet, SP33
17 Country Minuet, SP33 01:29
3 Pianostycken (3 Piano Pieces), Op. 45
18 No. 1. Preludium 04:15
19 No. 2. Intermezzo i folkton (Intermezzo in Folk Tone) 02:36
20 No. 3. Menuett 03:08
Preludietto, Op. 79, No. 1
21 Preludietto, Op. 79, No. 1 02:29
Finnish Ballade, Op. 79, No. 2
22 Finnish Ballade, Op. 79, No. 2 03:19
Study on A, Op. 79, No. 3
23 Study on A, Op. 79, No. 3 01:18
Roundelay, Op. 79, No. 4
24 Roundelay, Op. 79, No. 4 01:32
Sunbeams, Op. 79, No. 5
25 Sunbeams, Op. 79, No. 5 01:45
Improvisation, Op. 79, No. 6
26 Improvisation, Op. 79, No. 6 03:21
Basso ostinato, Op. 79, No. 7
27 Basso ostinato, Op. 79, No. 7 02:25
Arietta, Op. 79, No. 8
28 Arietta, Op. 79, No. 8 01:12
March to the Gallows, Op. 79, No. 9
29 March to the Gallows, Op. 79, No. 9 01:50
By the Lake, Op. 79, No. 10
30 By the Lake, Op. 79, No. 10 02:59
Crescendo-ostinato, Op. 88, No. 1
31 Crescendo-ostinato, Op. 88, No. 1 01:32
Danzando, Op. 88, No. 2
32 Danzando, Op. 88, No. 2 01:05
Armonioso, Op. 88, No. 3
33 Armonioso, Op. 88, No. 3 02:25
Improvisazione, Op. 88, No. 4
34 Improvisazione, Op. 88, No. 4 01:56
Toccata, Op. 83, No. 1
35 Toccata, Op. 83, No. 1 02:18
Näsijärven rannalla (By Lake Näsijärvi), Op. 83, No. 2
36 Näsijärven rannalla (By Lake Näsijärvi), Op. 83, No. 2 03:00
Humoresque, Op. 83, No. 3
37 Humoresque, Op. 83, No. 3 01:09
Total Playing Time: 01:15:30
