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Englund: Complete Music for Solo Piano / Mikkola
Toccata

Englund: Complete Music for Solo Piano / Mikkola

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Details

Composer
ENGLUND, EINAR
Artist
Laura Mikkola
Format
CD
Label
Toccata
Released
Jun 16, 2017
Catalog #
TOCC0356
UPC
5060113443564

About

Einar Englund (1916-1999) was not only one of Finland's major symphonists; he was also one of his country's most important pianists. He was destined for a virtuoso career until he damaged a finger as a soldier in the Battle of Bengtskjar in the ''Finnish Continuation War'' in 1941 - but when he later discovered the bullet holes in his beret, he realized he had a lucky escape! Englund wrote surprisingly little for his own instrument, but the works he did produce glitter with a Prokofievan steely strength and textural clarity. They are also animated with the ironic humor that was typical of the composer himself. The pianist here is one of Finland's finest musicians, Laura Mikkola. The booklet essay is by Christian Holmqvist, Englund's biographer, and is followed by a personal reminiscence of Einar Englund by Martin Anderson, founder of Toccata Classics. Laura Mikkola studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinkin, the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and the School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana. She has been the recipient of many awards, among them second prize in the Queen Elizabeth International Piano Competition in Brussels in 2016.

Tracklist 29 tracks

  1. 1 Prelude 02:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  2. 2 Fughetta 01:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    Fughetta
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  3. 3 I. Allegro con brio 02:43
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  4. 4 II. Andante 03:18
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  5. 5 III. Vivace 02:16
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Vivace
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  6. 6 Preludium 04:22
    Track
    6
    Title
    Preludium
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  7. 7 Pavane: Adagio 02:44
    Track
    7
    Title
    Pavane: Adagio
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  8. 8 Toccata: Allegro marcato 04:50
    Track
    8
    Title
    Toccata: Allegro marcato
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  9. 9 Humoresque 00:57
    Track
    9
    Title
    Humoresque
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  10. 10 Little Toccata 01:22
    Track
    10
    Title
    Little Toccata
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  11. 11 Sonatina in D Minor: II. Sicilienne 01:14
    Track
    11
    Title
    Sonatina in D Minor: II. Sicilienne
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  12. 12 What the Hens Tell (Mita kanat kertovat) 00:26
    Track
    12
    Title
    What the Hens Tell (Mita kanat kertovat)
    Duration
    00:26
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  13. 13 Menninkainen (The Gnome) 00:32
    Track
    13
    Title
    Menninkainen (The Gnome)
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  14. 14 Scherzino 00:28
    Track
    14
    Title
    Scherzino
    Duration
    00:28
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  15. 15 Preludes: No. 1. Notturno 02:53
    Track
    15
    Title
    Preludes: No. 1. Notturno
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  16. 16 I. Allegro con brio 01:44
    Track
    16
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  17. 17 II. Sicilienne 02:06
    Track
    17
    Title
    II. Sicilienne
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  18. 18 III. Scherzo-Finale 02:04
    Track
    18
    Title
    III. Scherzo-Finale
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  19. 19 I. Dance of Sinuhe 01:43
    Track
    19
    Title
    I. Dance of Sinuhe
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  20. 20 II. Dance of Nefer 01:52
    Track
    20
    Title
    II. Dance of Nefer
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  21. 21 III. Sinuhe and Nefer-Nefer 02:02
    Track
    21
    Title
    III. Sinuhe and Nefer-Nefer
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  22. 22 IV. Dance of Kaptah and the Girls 01:50
    Track
    22
    Title
    IV. Dance of Kaptah and the Girls
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  23. 23 V. War Dance of Horemheb 02:10
    Track
    23
    Title
    V. War Dance of Horemheb
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  24. 24 Introduzione 01:33
    Track
    24
    Title
    Introduzione
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  25. 25 Toccata 03:15
    Track
    25
    Title
    Toccata
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  26. 26 I. Introduzione ed allegro 05:49
    Track
    26
    Title
    I. Introduzione ed allegro
    Duration
    05:49
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  27. 27 II. Notturno 05:33
    Track
    27
    Title
    II. Notturno
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  28. 28 III. Scherzo-Finale 04:50
    Track
    28
    Title
    III. Scherzo-Finale
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  29. 29 The Lauttasaari Rotary Club Festive March 01:21
    Track
    29
    Title
    The Lauttasaari Rotary Club Festive March
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Einar Englund
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola