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.
30 No. 15. Ringdans (Round Dance): Con Grazia (Allegro)
31 No. 16. Andante Con Moto
32 No. 17. Allegro Agitato
33 No. 18. Duo: Rubato
34 No. 19. Fågelsång (Bird Song): Allegro Giocoso
35 No. 20. in Memoriam: Lugubre
36 No. 21. Un Poco Mosso
37 No. 22. I Folkton (In Folk Style)
38 No. 23. Venezia: Malinconico
39 No. 24. Kriget (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.
