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Palmgren Complete Piano Works • 2 includes WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDINGS PALMGREN COMPLETE PIANO WORKS • 2 JOUNI SOMERO SELIM PALMGREN, c. 1910, by Paul Heckscher. © History image collection / Finnish Heritage Agency 16 1 JOUNI SOMERO Award-winning pianist Jouni Somero (b. 1963) is one of the SELIM PALMGREN (1878–1951) most active performers among contemporary Finnish musicians – to date he has given over 3,100 concerts across the world. He began playing organ when he was eight years COMPLETE PIANO WORKS • 2 old, but switched to the piano at the age of twelve, studying in Switzerland and at the Music Academy, Cologne under JOUNI SOMERO, piano Herbert Drechsel. He was also mentored by György Cziffra and Michael Ponti, who has acted as Somero’s musical advisor. From 1981 to 1989 Somero lived in Germany, working Catalogue Number: GP868 as an assistant at the Music Academy, Düsseldorf. From 1990 Recording Dates: 4–5 February 2020 Recording Venue: Kuusaa Hall, Kuusankoski, Finland Somero has pursued a career solely as a concert pianist. His Producer: Jouni Somero © Anna-Claudia Somero vast, critically acclaimed discography spans over 100 Engineer and Editor: Jouko Ahera recordings for labels including Naxos, Sony BMG and FC Records among others, and Piano: Steinway & Sons, Model D includes world premiere recordings of several piano works by Blumenfeld, Godard, Piano Technician: Vesa Solje Seeling and Reinhold. Somero has also recorded the complete piano works of Booklet Notes: Joel Valkila German Translation: Cris Posslac Bortkiewicz, Tchaikovsky and Kuula, as well as the complete piano and chamber music Publishers: K.G. Fazer (1–3, 12–35), Sulasol (4), WSOY (5), Universal Edition, Vienna (6–8), of Salmenhaara. In 2012, his album of works by Rebikov was named piano album of the R.E. Westerlund (9), J. & W. Chester Ltd (10, 11) year by Fanfare magazine. His wide repertoire includes seldomly heard music by, among Artist Photograph: Anna-Claudia Somero others, Alkan, Godowsky and Rubinstein. He has also made several piano arrangements Cover Art: Väinö Blomstedt (1871–1947): Lake with Snow on the Shore, 1899–1900. Finnish National Gallery / Antell Collection of orchestral, operatic and pop music, and his YouTube channel has garnered millions of views. www.jounisomero.com This recording was produced with support from the Finnish Music Foundation (MES) 2 15 nachdem die Noten bei Chester erschienen waren, hervorragende Aufnahmen gemacht. Die hartnäckig sich wiederholende Melodie der Nummer 21 erzeugt eine Stimmung, die der Düsternis des vorletzten Prélude (»Venezia«) nicht unähnlich ist: Letzteres, so Palmgren in seiner Autobiographie, sei eine schmerzliche Erinnerung daran, dass er sich gleich nach seiner Ankunft in Venedig eine Verletzung an der Hand zugezogen hatte. Entgegen der ärztlichen Anweisung, seiner rechten Hand einige Monate völlige Ruhe zu 1 KONSERTETYD IN C MAJOR, SP142 (‘CONCERT ÉTUDE’) (1906) * 02:06 gönnen, schrieb er damals dieses und einige andere Préludes. 2 CONTRASTES, SP43 (‘2 CONTRASTS’) (1899) 04:48 Der Titel des letzten Präludiums, Der Krieg, mag überraschen, denn Selim Palmgren war 2 No. 1. Les adieux (‘The Farewell’) 03:34 ein ausgesprochener Pazifist, der sich zu allen politischen Fragen kaum einmal äußerte 3 No. 2. Arlequin (’Harlequin’) 01:10 und am liebsten ganz schwieg. Sein Patriotismus äußerte sich vielmehr in Werken, die von der Natur und der Volksmusik der Heimat inspiriert waren. Was in Der Krieg op. 4 VALSSI LÄNSISUOMALAISEEN TAPAAN, SP326 17 Nr. 24 als militärischer Heroismus erscheint, ist eine unverkennbare musikalische (‘WALTZ IN A WESTERN FINNISH STYLE’)* 00:53 Hommage an Chopins »Revolutions-Etüde«. 1907 war Finnland noch ein autonomer 5 KEVÄTAUERTA, SP136 (‘SPRING HAZE’) (1940 or earlier)* 00:39 Teil des russischen Zarenreiches, dessen Zensur inmitten der politischen Unruhen keine neue Komposition mit einem revolutionären Titel hätte durchgehen lassen. Neben dem 3 KLAVIERSTÜCKE, OP. 32 (‘3 PIANO PIECES’) (1912 or earlier)* 09:40 Prélude Nr. 12 Das Meer ist dieses letzte Stück des Zyklus bis heute ein absoluter Favorit 6 No. 1. Im Walzertakt (‘In Waltz Rhythm’) 03:09 der finnischen Pianisten geblieben. 7 No. 2. Auf dem Wasser (‘On the Water’) 03:08 8 No. 3. Im Polkatakt (‘In Polka Rhythm’) 03:15 Joel Valkila Deutsche Fassung: Cris Posslac 3 PRELUDES, OP. 84 (1927–28) 06:54 9 No. 1. Preludietto* 01:04 0 No. 2. Prelude-Nocturne 04:40 Literatur: Selim Palmgren, Minusta tuli muusikko (»Wie ich Musiker wurde«), Autobiographie op. 111 (1948) ! No. 3. Prelude-Caprice 01:02 Kimmo Korhonen, Selim Palmgren, elämä musiikissa (»Selim Palmgren, ein Leben in der Musik«) (2009) Heikki Poroila, Selim Palmgren Work Catalogue (22014) * WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDING 14 3 24 PRELUDES, OP. 17 (1907) 42:12 Zu den bemerkenswerten Stücken der 24 Préludes gehören der verträumte Walzer @ No. 1. Andante 01:35 (Nr. 4) mit seiner lieblichen Melodie (dolce cantando). Die nächste Nummer scheint # No. 2. I folkton (‘In Folk Style’) 00:55 eine Spieluhr darzustellen, an die sich wiederum eine langsame, kantable Sarabande $ No. 3. Allegretto con grazia 01:31 anschließt, deren Melancholie an Frederic Mompous katalanische Melodien denken % No. 4. Tempo di valse (poco moderato) 02:31 lässt. Das siebte Prélude bringt eine schöne, einfache Melodie im Stil eines traditionellen finnischen Schlafliedes. Wie ein Zwergentanz mutet danach das wildeAllegro feroce ^ No. 5. Presto 00:58 an, dem als verborgenes Kleinod das Wiegenlied folgt, das Palmgren später auch & No. 6. Sarabande: Andante cantabile 02:23 mit großem Erfolg orchestriert hat. Das Traumbild (Nr. 11) stellt als eines der ersten * No. 7. Un poco mosso 01:01 impressionistischen Klavierstücke einen Meilenstein der skandinavischen Literatur dar. ( No. 8. Allegro feroce. Furioso 01:41 Palmgren scheint hier von Debussys Jardins sous la pluie beeinflusst zu sein, obwohl ) No. 9. Vaggvisa (‘Cradle Song’): Tranquillo 02:48 er einer 1908 erschienenen Rezension des Musikkritikers Karl Fredrik Wasenius (»BIS«) ¡ No. 10. I folkton (‘In Folk Style’): Andante semplice 01:23 zufolge »nie auch nur einen Takt dieses modernen französischen Komponisten gehört ™ No. 11. Drömbild (‘Dream Picture’): Vibrato (non troppo presto) 01:36 oder studiert hat«. £ No. 12. Havet (‘The Sea’): Allegro feroce 01:38 ¢ No. 13. Veloce 01:43 Palmgren war an der Ostsee aufgewachsen und hatte zwei Brüder, die als Kapitäne – No. 14. Pesante 01:34 dienten. In seinem zwölften Prélude namens Das Meer hat er eine dramatische § No. 15. Ringdans (‘Round Dance’): Con grazia (Allegro) 01:27 Naturbeschreibung geschaffen, die dank ihrer lebhaften Synthese aus Frédéric Chopins »Revolutionsetüde« und Christian Sindings Frühlingsrauschen in Finnland zu den ¶ No. 16. Andante con moto 02:25 meistgespielten Stücken des Komponisten zählt. Das Prélude Nr. 16 ist ein romantischer, • No. 17. Allegro agitato 00:57 leidenschaftlicher Satz im Walzerrhythmus. Während Palmgren gegen Ende seines ª No. 18. Duo: Rubato 02:06 Italien-Aufenthaltes an den Präludien arbeitete, hatte er eine heimliche, skandalträchtige º No. 19. Fågelsång (‘Bird Song’): Allegro giocoso 01:07 Affaire mit seiner späteren Ehefrau Maikki, und es ist denkbar, dass diese Beziehung sich ⁄ No. 20. In memoriam: Lugubre 01:53 in mehreren Stücken des Opus 17 niedergeschlagen hat – unter anderem auch in dem ¤ No. 21. Un poco mosso 01:33 Duo (Nr. 18), einem leidenschaftlichen Zwiegespräch zweier Liebender, das man sich ‹ No. 22. I folkton (‘In Folk Style’) 00:58 von einem Violoncello und einer Violine ausgeführt vorstellen könnte und das ähnlich › No. 23. Venezia: Malinconico 02:56 konzipiert ist wie das sechste Chopin-Prélude. fi No. 24. Kriget (‘The War’): Allegro marziale 01:58 Eines der modernsten Stücke Palmgrens ist das siebzehnte Prélude, das Sergej Prokofieffs Stil vorwegnimmt. Nur die allerletzten Akkorde dieses aufgewühlten Satzes lassen den Zuhörer vermuten, dass ein anderer als der junge Russe diese Musik geschrieben hat. Von TOTAL TIME: 67:37 dem neunzehnten Prélude (»Vogelsang«) und dem Meer (Nr. 12) hat Benno Moiseiwitsch, 4 13 Drei Präludien bilden den Inhalt des Opus 84, das Palmgren 1928 in Helsinki komponierte SELIM PALMGREN (1878–1951) und veröffentlichte. Im selben Jahr erschienen die Stücke auch bei den englischen COMPLETE PIANO WORKS • 2 Verlagen Chester (Nr. 2 und 3) und Augener (Nr. 1). Bei dem einleitenden Preludietto und der an dritter Stelle stehenden Prélude-Caprice handelt es sich um kurze Miniaturen, During the first decades of the 20th century Selim Palmgren, a pupil of Ferruccio Busoni deren Melodien tief in der Volksmusik verwurzelt sind. Das verträumte Prélude-Nocturne and Conrad Ansorge, was undoubtedly one of the most performed Nordic composers indessen gehört zu den Höhepunkten der Palmgren’schen Klaviermusik. Die jazzigen of piano music. His piano works were being widely performed by some of the greatest Harmonien dieser nächtlichen »Stadtansicht« könnten durchaus eine Erinnerung an die pianists of the era, and published by well-known music publishers both in the US and zwanziger Jahre sein, die der Komponist in den USA zugebracht hatte. in Europe. Die 24 Präludien op. 17 bilden Palmgrens größte zyklische Klavierkomposition und Selim Palmgren was born in the small, idyllic town of Pori (Björneborg, in Swedish) on gehören zu den ausgesprochenen Raritäten der skandinavischen Literatur. Besonders the Western coast of Finland on 16 February 1878 as the youngest child in a merchant’s Klavierlehrer und -schüler lieben diese Stücke in allen vierundzwanzig Tonarten, und family with ten
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