Before World War I, Palmgren's music was performed globally, but by his death in 1951, it was considered old-fashioned, partly because many artists only knew his early miniatures.
Composer Biography
Palmgren's first music teacher was his sister Anni, a trained pianist from the Leipzig conservatory, who introduced him to major piano works.
Performer Biography
Jouni Somero studied piano under legendary Hungarian pianist Georges Cziffra, deepening his knowledge of Liszt's music.
Composer Biography
Selim Palmgren, the composer, was born in Pori, Finland, as the youngest of ten children in a merchant's family.
Performer Biography
Jouni Somero, the pianist on this recording, is one of Finland's most active musicians, having given over 3,100 concerts worldwide.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Palmgren's early exposure to the folk music of Western Finland deeply influenced his melodic style and rhythmic elements.
Recording & Production
This album includes several world premiere recordings of Selim Palmgren's piano works, making it the first attempt to record his complete piano works.
You might also enjoy...
J. P. E. Hartmann: Piano Works
American Ivory
Roussel: Piano Works, Vol. 1
Mompou: Unpublished Works for Piano
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition & Other Piano Works
55
Granados, E.: Piano Music, Vol. 3 - Escenas Romanticas / Allegro De Concierto / Capricho Espanol
Dukas: L'Oeuvre pour piano (Complete Piano Works)
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / St. John's Night on the Bare Mountain
Richard Strauss: Klavierwerke
The Degenhof Sessions
Le Tombeau de Debussy - Randall Love, Blüthner piano (1907)
