Jouni Somero - Palmgren: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 2 (2021)

Tracklist

01. Concert Etude in C Major, SP 142
02. 2 Contrasts, Op. 29, SP 43: No. 1, Les adieux
03. 2 Contrasts, Op. 29, SP 43: No. 2, Arlequin
04. Waltz in a Western Finnish Style, SP 326
05. Spring Haze, SP 136
06. 3 Piano Pieces, Op. 32: No. 1, Im Walzertakt
07. 3 Piano Pieces, Op. 32: No. 2, Auf dem Wasser
08. 3 Piano Pieces, Op. 32: No. 3, Im Polkatakt
09. 3 Preludes, Op. 84: No. 1, Preludietto
10. 3 Preludes, Op. 84: No. 2, Prelude-Nocturne
11. 3 Preludes, Op. 84: No. 3, Prelude-Caprice
12. 24 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 1, Andante
13. 24 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 2, in Folk Style
14. 24 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 3, Allegretto con grazia
15. 24 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 4, Tempo di valse
16. 24 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 5, Presto
17. 24 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 6, Sarabande. Andante cantabile
18. 24 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 7, Un poco mosso
19. 24 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 8, Allegro feroce. Furioso
20. 24 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 9, Cradle Song. Tranquillo
21. 24 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 10, in Folk Style. Andante semplice
22. 24 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 11, Dream Picture. Vibrato
23. 24 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 12, The Sea. Allegro feroce
24. 24 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 13, Veloce
25. 24 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 14, Pesante
26. 24 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 15, Round Dance. Con grazia
27. 24 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 16, Andante con moto
28. 24 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 17, Allegro agitato
29. 24 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 18, Duo. Rubato
30. 24 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 19, Bird Song. Allegro giocoso
31. 24 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 20, in Memoriam. Lugubre
32. 24 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 21, Un poco mosso
33. 24 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 22, in Folk Style
34. 24 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 23, Venezia. Malinconico
35. 24 Preludes, Op. 17: No. 24, The War. Allegro marziale



Selim Palmgren, a student of Busoni, was one of the most prominent Finnish composer-pianists of his time, and his pieces for pedagogical use such as Kevätauerta ("Spring Haze") are still popular today. This programme reveals Palmgren’s versatility to the full, with the Deux contrastes describing opposite poles of melancholy and joyous playfulness, and the dreamy Prelude-Nocturne - a jazz-tinted reminiscence of 1920s America. Displaying a wide variety of technical and stylistic challenges, Palmgren’s 24 Preludes also features one of the first examples of Impressionism in Nordic piano literature.

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