Stenhammar was a pronounced romantic composer who remained true to romanticism even in his late works, despite contemporary avant-garde movements.
Performer Biography
Lucia Negro frequently performs Swedish music, including works by both traditional and contemporary composers from her adopted homeland, and has appeared on 11 other BIS records.
Composition History
The piano works on this CD, including Stenhammar's childhood and youth compositions, have been unjustly neglected in previous catalogues.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Despite living in Scandinavia, where music was strongly influenced by folklore, Stenhammar's music had a more universal basis, with rare exceptions, and he was not exclusively a romantic nationalist composer.
Composer Biography
Wilhelm Stenhammar was a pivotal figure in late romantic Swedish music, known not only as a composer but also as an outstanding pianist and conductor.
Performer Biography
Pianist Lucia Negro, born in Italy and living in Sweden since 1968, studied piano, composition, and conducting at the Naples Conservatory and with renowned pianists Carlo Zecchi and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli.
Composer Biography
At nine years old, Stenhammar received private piano lessons from Marie Louise Oberg, who, despite coming from a rural village, had studied composition at the Stockholm Conservatory with Franz Berwald.
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