Tveitt: Piano Concerto No. 4 / Variations On A Folk Song
3/12/2003, 4 Tracks, 1:00:58
Featuring
Bjarte Engeset
Håvard Gimse
Gunilla Süssmann
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Geirr Tveitt
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Composer's Artistic Vision
The Fourth Piano Concerto, subtitled "Aurora Borealis," was inspired by the Northern Lights, which Tveitt observed and described as "ballet performances, ever-dancing spears."
Composition History
The Fourth Piano Concerto was reconstructed by conductor-pianist Christian Eggen after the score was lost in the 1970 fire, using a recording, orchestral parts, and a two-piano version.
Composition History
Tveitt's Fourth Piano Concerto was first performed in Paris in 1947, a few hours after Kirsten Flagstad had sung music by Grieg.
Composer Biography
Geirr Tveitt, the Norwegian composer-pianist, was born in Bergen, Edvard Grieg's native city, just a year after Grieg's death.
Composer Biography
As a teenager, Tveitt drew a keyboard on cardboard to practice piano when he didn't have access to a real instrument.
Composer Biography
Tveitt's home and four-fifths of his compositions, including his Grieg analysis and folksong collection, were destroyed in a fire in 1970.
Performer Biography
Håvard Gimse, one of the pianists on this recording, was awarded the prestigious Grieg Prize in 1996.
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