Selim Palmgren - Complete Piano Works, Vol. 3 (Jouni Somero)

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Composer: Selim Palmgren

• (01) 3 Klavierstücke, Op. 4
• (04) Lyriskt intermezzo, Op. 8a
• (12) Barcarolle, Op. 14
• (13) Tanssiaskelia
• (14) Sydänmaan laulu
• (15) Gavotte et musette for Piano
• (16) 7 Piano Pieces, Op. 27 "Toukokuu"
• (23) Sol och skyar, Op. 102
• (35) Intermezzo for the Left Hand

Jouni Somero, piano

Date: 2021

Label: Grand Piano

https://grandpianorecords.com/Album/AlbumDetails/GP869

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Selim Palmgren (16 February 1878 – 13 December 1951) was a Finnish composer, pianist and conductor. He was born in Pori, Finland, and studied at the Conservatory in Helsinki from 1895 to 1899, then continued his piano studies in Berlin with Conrad Ansorge, Wilhelm Berger and Ferruccio Busoni. Palmgren conducted choral and orchestral societies and made successful concert tours as a pianist and visiting conductor in the principal cities of Finland and Scandinavia. In 1921, he went to the United States, where he taught composition at the Eastman School of Music. He died in Helsinki, aged 73.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selim_Palmgren

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Jouni Somero (born 1963) is a Finnish pianist. Somero studied piano in Switzerland and at the Music Academy in Cologne with Herbert Drechsel. He also received counseling from György Cziffra and Michael Ponti. Somero is one of the most diligent performers among present Finnish musicians. So far he has given over 3200 concerts all over the world, including Australia, Japan, Ukraine, Germany, Sweden, Estonia, Russia, Brazil, Canada and Finland. His wide repertoire includes music of Sergei Rachmaninov as well as Bortkiewicz, Alkan and Godowsky. Somero has made about 100 recordings for different labels.
https://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Somero-Jouni.htm
https://www.jounisomero.com/

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