Martin Malmgren, Tomas Nuñez, Helsinki Metropolitan Orchestra, Sasha Mäkilä - Pergament: A Musical Miscellany, Vol. 1 (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Piano Concerto No. 1: I. Maestoso
02. Piano Concerto No. 1: II. Molto adagio
03. Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Allegretto grazioso
04. Sorrow, Op. 5
05. Lyrical Dances for Piano: No. 1, Elf Dance I
06. Lyrical Dances for Piano: No. 2, Elf Dance II
07. Lyrical Dances for Piano: No. 3, Mazurka
08. Nattmusiken till Kung Salomo: Sulamith's Dance (Version for Piano)
09. Chanson triste (Version for 2 Violins, Cello & Piano)
10. Incidental for "Esthers gästabud": I. Dance
11. Incidental for "Esthers gästabud": II. Adagio
12. The Mill (From "Med livet som insats") [Arr. for Piano by Martin Malmgren]
13. Minuet (From "Med livet som insats") [Arr. for Piano by Martin Malmgren]
14. Valse lente (From "Med livet som insats") [Version for Piano]
15. Festive Fanfare (Version for Piano)
16. For Nicole for Piano
17. Meditation (Version for Cello)
18. Meditation (Version for Cello & Piano)
19. Melodia romantica for Cello & Piano
20. Fantasia differente "Ciélo e térra"

The neglect of Moses Pergament (1893–1977) can be ascribed in part to the complexities of his life: he was born in Finland of Lithuanian-Jewish stock, a student in Russia and a Swedish citizen by 1919. As a result, no national culture stepped forward to claim him, with his outsider status initially worsened by blatant anti-Semitism – and the gradual realisation that he was one of the most interesting Swedish composers of the mid-twentieth century then fell away again after his death. This series of recordings aim to return his music to the public ear, beginning with an album tracing the growth of his style, from early Romanticism to a spicy Bartókian vivacity, occasionally animated by Jewish melos and dance-rhythms.

Martin Malmgren, piano
Tomas Nuñez, cello
Helsinki Metropolitan Orchestra
Sasha Mäkilä, conductor
Helsinki Chamber Orchestra
Aku Sorensen, conductor

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