The present album is the first ever release of rare recordings from the Finnish Radio with the greatest Danish female pianist of all time. During the 50s and 60s, Finnish radio made broadcasts of the pianist France Ellegaard in a wide range of repertoire from little-known 18th-centurychamber music to Romantic concertos by the 'Finnish Rachmaninov', Selim Palmgren. Newly remastered and issued here for the first time in any format, these recordings capture Ellegaard at the peak of her powers, in command of a formidable dynamic range and touching everything she plays with lyrical insight.

Tracklist:

Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 33 "The River"
Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 85 "April"
Piano Sonata In D Minor, Op. 11: I. Un Poco Sostenuto - Allegro
Piano Sonata In D Minor, Op. 11: II. Un Poco Moderato
Piano Sonata In D Minor, Op. 11: III. Finale. Molto Allegro Con Spirito
6 Lyric Pieces, Op. 28 "Youth": No. 2, Skuggornas Ö
Masked Ball, Op. 36 (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 1, Der Improvisator [Ex Tempore]
Masked Ball, Op. 36 (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 2, Die Tänzerin
Masked Ball, Op. 36 (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 3, Die Schwarze Domino
Masked Ball, Op. 36 (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 4, Humoristisches Gefolge
4 Piano Pieces "Summer": No. 2, Eglogue
Piano Concerto No. 20 In D Minor, Kv 466: I. Allegro
Piano Concerto No. 20 In D Minor, Kv 466: II. Romanze
Piano Concerto No. 20 In D Minor, Kv 466: III. Rondo (Allegro Assai)
Sonata For Keyboard And Violin In G Minor, Op. 1 No. 2: I. Allegro
Sonata For Keyboard And Violin In G Minor, Op. 1 No. 2: II. Menuetto - Trio
Sonata For Keyboard And Violin In G Minor, Op. 1 No. 2: III. Allegro
Sonata For Violin And Piano In B Minor, Op. 36: I. Allegro Moderato
Sonata For Violin And Piano In B Minor, Op. 36: II. Lento Espressivo
Sonata For Violin And Piano In B Minor, Op. 36: III. Allegro
Suite Mignonne: I. Allegro Con Brio
Suite Mignonne: II. Allegro Scherzando
Suite Mignonne: III. Andante Sostenuto
Suite Mignonne: IV. Intermezzo: Allegretto
Suite Mignonne: V. Allegro Con Spirito
Piano Concerto No. 20 In D Minor, K. 466: I. Allegro
Piano Concerto No. 20 In D Minor, K. 466: II. Romanze
Piano Concerto No. 20 In D Minor, K. 466: III. Rondo. Allegro Assai
Violin Sonata In G Minor, Op. 1 No. 2: I. Allegro
Violin Sonata In G Minor, Op. 1 No. 2: II. Menuetto
Violin Sonata In G Minor, Op. 1 No. 2: III. Allegro
Violin Sonata In B Minor, Op. 36: I. Allegro Moderato
Violin Sonata In B Minor, Op. 36: II. Lento Espressivo
Violin Sonata In B Minor, Op. 36: III. Allegro
Suite Mignonne: I. Allegro Con Brio
Suite Mignonne: II. Allegro Scherzando
Suite Mignonne: III. Andante Sostenuto
Suite Mignonne: IV. Intermezzo. Allegretto
Suite Mignonne: V. Allegro Con Spirito

UPC: 5709499897980
Label: Danacord Records
Release Date: 2.5.21
Format: CD

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