Composer: Svein Hundsnes
Performer: Laura Mikkola
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Grand Piano
Release: 2021
Size: 977 MB
Recovery: +3%
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Piano Sonata No. 2
01. I. Con moto
02. II. Allegro vivo
03. III. Pochissimo rubato
04. IV. Moderato quasi allegro ma un poco rubato
Winter Dances
05. I. Molto animato
06. II. Allegretto con grazia
07. III. Esitante
08. IV. Con moto
09. V. Moderato con anima
Shades of Light
10. I. Jugglers with Torches
11. II. Prelude & Cradle Song
12. III. Dance of Shadows
13. IV. Afternoon in La Duquesa
Norwegian composer SVEIN HUNDSNES has written a considerable number of works ranging from concertos to pieces for young musicians. His piano music is stylistically wide-ranging and occupies a significant place in his oeuvre. Piano Sonata No. 2 exemplifies his practice of working from tiny core motifs as he makes a series of connections between each vivid movement. Syncopated rhythms animate Vinterdanser (Winter Dances) a sequence of round dances; whereas torches swirling in the air, a cradle song and clouds of illuminated water particles are magically evoked in Nuances de Lumière (Shades of Light). Finnish pianist Laura Mikkola, continues her critically acclaimed discovery, in this second volume of Hundsnes piano works.