Jan Johansson - Two traditional polskas ("Forest Harmonies")

The harmony of the forest lies somewhere in between minor and major..

Jan Johansson (1931-1968) piano, Georg Riedel bass.

The two pieces are "Polska from Medelpad" and "Polska after Höök Olle".

The swedish "polska" is supposed to be a dance but the word is also used to describe the certain rythme.

Art by Lundwall, Brusewitz, Holm, Hwiberg.

I thank the artists! and hope that nobody will mind :)

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Entertainment

Tags:

• piano
• folk_music
• polska
• forest
• animals

[consolamentum]

Beautiful music but a polska is not a reel. Polska: 3/4, reel: 2/4 (or 4/4).

[xAmandine]

@consolamentum thank you! i have changed it

[erikalfastsen]

I feel like going in a unspoiled forrest in denmark or sweden when i hear this :) Absolutely lovely and peaceful

[xAmandine]

thank you for your comment :)

[sekaijon]

Polska av Höök Olov Andersson, Söderås Rättvik

[xAmandine]

thank you! :)

[hektoram]

great..!

[Sleepingsun4]

Wonderful art of northern nature, absolutely great video! Thank you so much for sharing, Kari!

[evaibohus]

Tack xAmandine!

[twdr]

Polska is both a dance and a rythm. It goes in 3/4-beat, with emphasis on the 1:st and the 3:rd in every bar, could also be in all three of them (compared to walz, that has the emphasis on only the first beat in every bar.

[Fretliner]

So beautiful...

I used to live in Stockholm for a couple of years and had a musician friend who introduced me to these beautiful piano pieces by Jan Johansson

Thx for posting

[aageheie]

Thank you xAmandine for this and all the other Janne Johansson tunes, and for the beatiful art accompaning the msic.

[ptakart]

wonderful !