Sara Aimée Smiseth - Backer Grøndahl: Piano Works (2022)

Tracklist

01. Piano Suite in G Minor, Op. 20 (Excerpts): I. Prélude
02. 3 Morceaux, Op. 15: No. 1, Sérénade
03. 2 Concert-Études, Op. 57: No. 1, Allegretto
04. Norske folkeviser og folkedanse, Op. 30 (Excerpts): No. 1, Brudeslaat
05. 6 Idylles, Op. 24 (Excerpts): No. 1, Allegretto leggiero
06. Norske folkeviser og folkedanse, Op. 30 (Excerpts): No. 9, Siklebækken
07. Norske folkeviser og folkedanse, Op. 30 (Excerpts): No. 10, Kivlemøyerne
08. Norske folkeviser og folkedanse, Op. 30 (Excerpts): No. 11, Fanitullen
09. 6 Idylles, Op. 24 (Excerpts): No. 5, Allegretto tranquillo
10. 6 Fantasistykker, Op. 66 "Barnlige billeder": No. 1, Ride, ride ranke
11. Norske folkeviser og folkedanse, Op. 33 (Excerpts): No. 3, Laat i fjellet
12. 3 Ungarske studier, Op. 38: No. 2, Intermezzo
13. 10 Fantasistykker, Hefte 1, Op. 39: No. 1, Souvenir
14. Norske folkeviser og folkedanse, Op. 33 (Excerpts): No. 8, Bruralaat
15. 4 Skizzer, Op. 19: No. 1, Allegretto leggiero
16. Norske folkeviser og folkedanse, Op. 33 (Excerpts): No. 1, Halling
17. 12 Smaa fantasistykker for Piano, Op. 55 (Excerpts): No. 4, Et farvel
18. Norske folkeviser og folkedanse, Op. 33 (Excerpts): No. 6, Springdans
19. Norske folkeviser og folkedanse, Op. 30 (Excerpts): No. 5, Springdans
20. Piano Suite in G Minor, Op. 20 (Excerpts): II. Nocturne
21. Huldreslaat
22. 12 Smaa fantasistykker for Piano, Op. 55 (Excerpts): No. 9, Romance
23. I blaafjellet, Op. 44: No. 2, I trollhallen
24. 6 Études de concert, Op. 11: No. 4, Allegretto

Hailed by George Bernard Shaw as one of the 19th century’s greatest virtuoso pianists, Agathe Backer Grøndahl was also a pioneer among women composers, juggling marriage, motherhood and an extensive career. She was taught by Liszt in Weimar, and as one of Norway’s most respected composer-pianists, created a large body of work that displays colorful stylistic variety and poetic breadth.

The beautiful Sérénade from Trois Morceaux, Op. 15 may well be Backer Grøndahl’s most popular piano composition, but her Concert Etudes are virtuoso masterpieces – the folk-tune arrangements drawn from her Op. 30 and Op. 33 sets illustrate her perceptive absorption of her country’s folk music. The remarkable fairy-tale Suite I blaafjellet, Op. 44 is possibly the first impressionist piece by a Norwegian composer.

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