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Hundsnes: Clavinatas Nos. 1-7, Piano Sonata No. 1 & Downtoned Beats / Mikkola
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Hundsnes: Clavinatas Nos. 1-7, Piano Sonata No. 1 & Downtoned Beats / Mikkola

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Details

Composer
HUNDSNES, SVEIN
Artist
Laura Mikkola
Format
CD
Label
Grand Piano
Released
Jan 10, 2020
Catalog #
GP800
UPC
747313980024

About

Svein Hundsnes is one of Norway’s most important living composers. He has written a wide-ranging body of music encompassing several vivid styles, moving seamlessly from tonal and non-tonal music to include jazz, rock and even funk. Hundsnes’ sequence of Clavinatas – one-movement free-standing pieces with a symmetrical form that often include toccata-like vitality – embody qualities that make his music so distinctive. Often syncopated, they possess short motifs, intensity and emotional ambiguity. Piano Sonata No. 1 and Downtoned Beats reflect his delight in drama and dance grooves. Finnish pianist Laura Mikkola has studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia and the University School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana. She studied with Murray Perahia, Menahem Pressler, Gary Graffman, Dmitri Baskirov, Tapani Valsta and attended masterclasses of Ferenc Rados. Ms. Mikkola has been the recipient of many awards, among them the second prize in the prestigious Queen Elisabeth International Piano Competition of Brussels (1995), the first prize in the International Unisa Transnet Piano Competition in Pretoria, Republic of South Africa, the first prize in the Maj Lind Competition in Helsinki (1992), and the first prize in the International M. Ravel Piano Competition in France (1988).

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 Clavinata No. 1 04:08
    Track
    1
    Title
    Clavinata No. 1
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Svein Hundsnes
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  2. 2 Clavinata No. 2 03:20
    Track
    2
    Title
    Clavinata No. 2
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Svein Hundsnes
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  3. 3 I. — 05:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. —
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Svein Hundsnes
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  4. 4 II. — 07:04
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. —
    Duration
    07:04
    Composer
    Svein Hundsnes
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  5. 5 III. — 04:46
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. —
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Svein Hundsnes
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  6. 6 Clavinata No. 5 03:59
    Track
    6
    Title
    Clavinata No. 5
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Svein Hundsnes
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  7. 7 Clavinata No. 4 04:53
    Track
    7
    Title
    Clavinata No. 4
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Svein Hundsnes
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  8. 8 Clavinata No. 3 03:10
    Track
    8
    Title
    Clavinata No. 3
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Svein Hundsnes
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  9. 9 I. Cymbal Prelude and Distant Groove 05:18
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Cymbal Prelude and Distant Groove
    Duration
    05:18
    Composer
    Svein Hundsnes
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  10. 10 II. Dark Bourrée and Intermezzo 03:55
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Dark Bourrée and Intermezzo
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Svein Hundsnes
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  11. 11 III. Scherzo 03:25
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Scherzo
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Svein Hundsnes
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  12. 12 IV. Danse Noire 04:22
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Danse Noire
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Svein Hundsnes
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  13. 13 Clavinata No. 7 05:00
    Track
    13
    Title
    Clavinata No. 7
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Svein Hundsnes
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola
  14. 14 Clavinata No. 6 05:04
    Track
    14
    Title
    Clavinata No. 6
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Svein Hundsnes
    Performer
    Laura Mikkola