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Nordic Music

6/14/2019, 8 Tracks, 1:03:38

Featuring

  • Peter Sommerer
  • Ana-Marija Markovina
  • Schleswig-Holsteinisches Sinfonieorchester
  • Edvard Grieg
  • Franz Berwald
  • Carl August Nielsen

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Performer Biography

Ana-Marija Markovina, the pianist on this recording, is known for her extensive discography, including world premiere recordings of complete piano works by composers like Hugo Wolf and Luise Adolpha Le Beau.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

The album explores the concept of the 'Nordic soul' in music, suggesting that the landscape of a culture influences its artistic expression.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The piano concerto genre is highlighted for its unique combination of musical expression, featuring a dialogue between the soloist and the orchestra, whose 'soloist' is the conductor.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Franz Berwald, a Swedish composer, had a diverse career, working as a violinist, violist, and later as an orthopaedist, and even as a director of a glass factory and sawmill.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Ana-Marija Markovina's recording of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's complete piano works, released on 26 CDs, was acclaimed as a discographic milestone and received the German Record Critics' Award in 2014.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Peter Sommerer, the conductor on this album, is the General Music Director of the Schleswig-Holstein Symphony Orchestra and is particularly known for his interpretations of Anton Bruckner's symphonies.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Edward Grieg, a Norwegian composer, was well-connected in the European music scene and maintained close friendships with figures like Peter Tchaikovsky, Clara Schumann, Johannes Brahms, and Franz Liszt.

Source: Booklet

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