The album's cover painting, 'Glade Jul' (Merry Christmas), is by Viggo Johansen.
Performer Biography
Peter Froundjian has championed works by composers like Carl Nielsen, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, and Ignacy Friedman, and was among the first to record piano works by Friedman and Rued Langgaard.
Performer Biography
Peter Froundjian, the pianist on this recording, is the founder and director of the internationally renowned 'Rarities of Piano Music' Festival.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The piano pieces on this album are not sacred music, but rather meditations by the composers on the poetic concept of Christmas, drawing on familiar songs and sounds of other instruments.
Historical Context
Walter Georgii, a German pianist and teacher, lamented in 1941 the scarcity of high-quality Christmas piano music, a sentiment that still largely holds true today.
Recording & Production
This album features world premiere recordings of five pieces: Ignaz Friedman's Noël and Pastorale, J.P.E. Hartmann's Juletrøst, Alfred Tofft's Jule-Idyl, and Gustav Helsted's Pastorale.
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