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Etudes Poetiques: Works by Signe Lund / Alver

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Composer
LUND, SIGNE
Artist
Rune Alver
Format
CD
Label
LAWO Classics
Released
May 01, 2020
Catalog #
LWC1196
UPC
7090020182186

About

On his new release, Études Poétiques, pianist Rune Alver presents the listener with piano pieces of Signe Lund (1868 – 1950). Lund is one of the most distinguished female composers in Norwegian musical history, but the release is controversial nonetheless. In the early 1930s, Lund began to take an interest in National Socialism, and in 1935 she became a member of the Norwegian National Socialist party, Nasjonal Samling. Convicted of treason after the Second World War, she remained sympathetic to the Nazi ideology until her death. However, all the pieces on the album were composed between 1896 and 1928, when Signe Lund was a committed socialist and dedicated feminist. During this time she was involved in a number of causes, including an effort to strengthen the rights of Norwegian composers, and she was one of the initiators of the movement that led to the founding of the Norwegian Society of Composers in 1917. This release features a selection of Lund’s most familiar pieces, among them, the languorous and melancholy “Legende”, and “Fredsklokker” (“Peace Chimes”), which she composed upon hearing that World War One had ended. Her distinct tonal language is characterized by a combination of clarity and melancholy darkness. Despite the controversies, Alver’s album helps us gain important knowledge of the role of women in the history of Norwegian music. Études Poétiquesis the first of two releases of Signe Lund’s complete piano works on the LAWO Classics label. Rune Alver (b. 1957) made his debut as pianist at the age of twenty. He was born in Bergen and educated at Bergen Music Conservatory and the Norwegian Academy of Music. Alver is active as soloist and chamber musician and maintains a rigorous concert schedule, with performances in Germany, France, Russia, China, South Africa and the USA.

Tracklist 22 tracks

  1. 1 Peace Chimes, Op. 52 03:52
    Track
    1
    Title
    Peace Chimes, Op. 52
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Signe Lund
    Performer
    Rune Alver
  2. 2 Festive Prelude, Op. 21 03:48
    Track
    2
    Title
    Festive Prelude, Op. 21
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Signe Lund
    Performer
    Rune Alver
  3. 3 No. 1. Legende 03:22
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 1. Legende
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Signe Lund
    Performer
    Rune Alver
  4. 4 No. 2. Intermezzo 02:08
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 2. Intermezzo
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Signe Lund
    Performer
    Rune Alver
  5. 5 No. 3. Novellette 03:03
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 3. Novellette
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Signe Lund
    Performer
    Rune Alver
  6. 6 No. 4. Scherzino 02:03
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 4. Scherzino
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Signe Lund
    Performer
    Rune Alver
  7. 7 I. Menuet I 02:39
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Menuet I
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Signe Lund
    Performer
    Rune Alver
  8. 8 II. Preludium 02:55
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Preludium
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Signe Lund
    Performer
    Rune Alver
  9. 9 Albumblad, Op. 19 02:57
    Track
    9
    Title
    Albumblad, Op. 19
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Signe Lund
    Performer
    Rune Alver
  10. 10 I. Idylle 02:58
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Idylle
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Signe Lund
    Performer
    Rune Alver
  11. 11 II. Elegie 02:44
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Elegie
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Signe Lund
    Performer
    Rune Alver
  12. 12 III. Menuet II 03:23
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Menuet II
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Signe Lund
    Performer
    Rune Alver
  13. 13 No. 1. — 02:37
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 1. —
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Signe Lund
    Performer
    Rune Alver
  14. 14 No. 2. — 05:22
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 2. —
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Signe Lund
    Performer
    Rune Alver
  15. 15 No. 3. — 04:01
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 3. —
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Signe Lund
    Performer
    Rune Alver
  16. 16 Ballade in C Minor, Op. 37 08:13
    Track
    16
    Title
    Ballade in C Minor, Op. 37
    Duration
    08:13
    Composer
    Signe Lund
    Performer
    Rune Alver
  17. 17 Concert Étude, Op. 38 04:40
    Track
    17
    Title
    Concert Étude, Op. 38
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Signe Lund
    Performer
    Rune Alver
  18. 18 I. In the Boat 04:18
    Track
    18
    Title
    I. In the Boat
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Signe Lund
    Performer
    Rune Alver
  19. 19 II. Summer Night 02:54
    Track
    19
    Title
    II. Summer Night
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Signe Lund
    Performer
    Rune Alver
  20. 20 III. By the Brook 02:57
    Track
    20
    Title
    III. By the Brook
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Signe Lund
    Performer
    Rune Alver
  21. 21 IV. Lost in the Forest 03:18
    Track
    21
    Title
    IV. Lost in the Forest
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Signe Lund
    Performer
    Rune Alver
  22. 22 V. In the Highlands 04:33
    Track
    22
    Title
    V. In the Highlands
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Signe Lund
    Performer
    Rune Alver