Selim Palmgren: Kevätyö (Night in May) Op.27 No. 4

The Finnish composer and pianist Selim Palmgren (1878-1951)studied with Liszt's pupil Conrad Ansorge and with Busoni. Although mainly based in Helsinki, he tought for a time at the Eastman School in New York. His piano music was quite popular in the first half of the 20th century, but, despite some recent CD releases of his piano concertos and solo works, he is now neglacted in the concert hall. This piece comes from a set of seven piano pieces written in 1907, and is one of Palmgren's most popular works.
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Played by Phillip Sear
http://www,psear.co.uk

Category:

Music

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• Selim
• Palmgren
• Suomi
• Finland
• Finnish
• piano
• classical

[TjurenProductions]

A turkish name? How come? :O

[PSearPianist]

@TjurenProductions That's interesting. The Finnish title is exactly as it appeared in the score. Do you know what the the word means in Turkish?

[tinkermanful]

Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for your "Lost causes" policy. There are countless pieces of exquisite music that rarely get a hearing. I first heard music from Finland 40 years ago and it made me realise that popular does not always mean great. We live in a fickle world and need to explore rather than wait for something to fall into our hands. I adore the music of Kantele which is unheard of here in UK.

Thank you again and more power to your talented fingers.

[PSearPianist]

@tinkermanful Thank you very much indeed. I don't know anything by Kantele myself, but will look him out!

[Noshirm]

@PSearPianist Anytime! Play on, Sir. (:-D)

[PSearPianist]

@Noshirm Thank you!

[Noshirm]

@PSearPianist Beautifully played, Mr. Sear! (:-o)

[PSearPianist]

@rebeccasmay1 I am in the UK. I am not sure that Debussy would suit my piano or current recording capabilities. I tend to leave standard repertoire to others, and focus here mainly on (classical) 'lost causes' which would not be economically viable for commercial recordings.

[rebeccasmay1]

Where is your studio? I am a piano teacher in Texas. I can give you lots of suggestions for piece. Try some Debussy. :-)

[PSearPianist]

@rebeccasmay1 Thank you. I hope you will find a piece that you really like on my channel!