Stenhammar: Complete Solo Piano Music, Vol. 1

Featuring

Lucia Negro
Wilhelm Stenhammar

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Stenhammar was a pronounced romantic composer who remained true to romanticism even in his late works, despite the rise of avant-garde movements like Arnold Schoenberg's.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Despite living in Scandinavia, where music was strongly influenced by folklore, Stenhammar's music generally has a universal basis rather than being exclusively nationalistic.

Performer Biography

Lucia Negro, the pianist on this recording, was born in Italy but has lived in Sweden since 1968 and frequently performs music by Swedish composers.

Composer Biography

Wilhelm Stenhammar was a significant figure in Swedish music during the late romantic period, known not only as a composer but also as an outstanding pianist and conductor.

Performer Biography

Lucia Negro won the Munich sight-reading competition in 1966, an occasion for which Frank Martin dedicated his specially composed Etude dt lecture to her.

Instruments

The Steinway Piano used for this recording, located in the Hallwyl Museum in Stockholm, is a rare playable luxury grand piano made in New York in 1896.