Jouni Somero, the pianist on this album, is an award-winning Finnish musician who has given over 3,500 concerts worldwide.
Composition History
The Trois Humoresques, Op. 26, are the only works Selim Palmgren dedicated to his famous teacher Ferruccio Busoni.
Recording & Production
This album is the ninth volume in Jouni Somero's project to record the complete piano works by Selim Palmgren, a celebrated Finnish pianist-composer.
Composition History
The piano suite Harjoitelmia ja tunnelmia, Op. 108, was discovered by music librarian Heikki Poroila to be a suite intended for publication, comprising three previously known short manuscripts.
Performer Biography
Jouni Somero has a vast discography of over 110 recordings, including complete piano works of Bortkiewicz, Tchaikovsky, and Kuula.
Composer Biography
Selim Palmgren, the composer, was a pupil of both Ferruccio Busoni and Conrad Ansorge.
Recording & Production
This album includes mainly world première recordings of Selim Palmgren's piano works.
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