For many years the Busoni student Selim Palmgren was the most frequently performed Finnish composer after Sibelius. With a portfolio of nearly 400 piano works, his contribution to the prestige of the Nordic repertoire was significant both in scope and creative artistry. This fifth volume of Palmgren's complete solo piano music explores oriental moods in Exotic March, Op. 46, and includes two of his best-known and most beautiful pieces, AftonrÃ¶ster, Op. 47, No. 1 ('Evening Whispers') and the winter magic of SnÃ¶flingor, Op. 57, No. 2 ('Snowflakes'). The Sonatine in F major, Op. 93 marked Palmgren's return to composition after the death of his wife five years earlier and enshrines nostalgia whilst hinting at neo-Classicism.

Tracklist:

Exotisk Marsch, Op. 46 (Version For Piano)
Postludium For Piano
Light & Shade, Op. 51: No. 1, Fosterlandshymn
Light & Shade, Op. 51: No. 2, Finsk Ballad
Light & Shade, Op. 51: No. 3, Skymning
Light & Shade, Op. 51: No. 4, Serenata
Light & Shade, Op. 51: No. 5, Elegi
Light & Shade, Op. 51: No. 6, Valse Caprice
3 Piano Pieces, Op. 57: No. 1, Prélude Mélancolique
3 Piano Pieces, Op. 57: No. 2, Snöflingor
3 Piano Pieces, Op. 57: No. 3, Menuet Mignon
Impromptu & Scherzo, Op. 10: No. 1, Impromptu
Impromptu & Scherzo, Op. 10: No. 2, Scherzo
6 Pieces, Op. 67a: No. 1, Prélude
6 Pieces, Op. 67a: No. 2, Ricordanza
6 Pieces, Op. 67a: No. 3, En Sjömansvals
6 Pieces, Op. 67a: No. 4, Humoristisk Studie
6 Pieces, Op. 67a: No. 5, Improvisation
6 Pieces, Op. 67a: No. 6, På Lagunen
Piano Sonatine No. 1 In F Major, Op. 93a: I. Allegro Vivace
Piano Sonatine No. 1 In F Major, Op. 93a: II. Andantino
Piano Sonatine No. 1 In F Major, Op. 93a: III. Allegro Vivace
Vår, Op. 47: No. 1, Aftonröster
Vår, Op. 47: No. 2, Hittebarnets Vaggsång
Vår, Op. 47: No. 3, I Valsens Virvel
Vår, Op. 47: No. 4, Intermezzo Marziale
Vår, Op. 47: No. 5, Rococo
Vår, Op. 47: No. 6, Capriccietto I Finsk Stil

UPC: 747313990825
Label: Grand Piano
Release Date: 6.24.22
Format: CD

Palmgren / Somero - Complete Piano Works 5 (CD)