Christian Ihle Hadland, the pianist on this album, made his professional concerto debut at age 15 with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and has performed with all major Scandinavian orchestras.
Composition History
Jean Sibelius, a Finnish composer, began sketching his Symphony No. 5 in 1914 but was diverted to smaller-scale projects, like the Six Pieces, Op. 79, due to economic hardship during World War I.
Composer Biography
Wilhelm Stenhammar, a Swedish composer, was largely self-taught as a composer and became a father figure to many 20th-century Nordic musicians, championing the music of Nielsen and Sibelius as a conductor.
Performer Biography
Johan Dalene, the violinist on this album, won the Norwegian Soloist Prize and first prize at the prestigious Carl Nielsen Competition in 2019.
Composer Biography
Christian Sinding, a Norwegian composer, studied in Leipzig and was so admired by Germans that he was elected an honorary member of the Royal Academy of the Arts alongside Giacomo Puccini in 1909.
Compositional Technique
Christian Sinding's Suite in A minor, Op. 10, subtitled 'in the old style,' incorporates Baroque elements like sequenced harmonic progressions, suggestions of canon, 18th-century German ornamentation, and Bach-style double-stopping.
Composer Biography
Carl Nielsen, a Danish composer, overcame rural poverty to become a significant 20th-century symphonist, starting his career as a violinist in the Royal Danish Orchestra.
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