Mankell: Piano Concerto; Nystroem: Concerto Ricercante / Christensson
Details
- Composer
- MANKELL NYSTROEM
- Artist
- Christensson, Paternostro
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Capriccio
- Released
- Aug 14, 2015
- Catalog #
- C5240
- UPC
- 845221052403
About
Henning Mankell (1868-1930), whose grandson and namesake has become one of Swedens most successful authors of crime novels, was himself a modest person, not very interested in a public career. Mankell earned his livelihood as a private teacher of piano and music theory in Stockholm, as a music critic and as a member of the board of the Academy of Music. If Mankells life was a tranquil one, his compositions were all the more colourful, at least those from the last two decades of his life. His works were given labels such as Impressionism or Futurism by the critics of the age. He was probably interested in French Impressionism, but he did not identify with it. Many of Mankells works, and especially the bolder ones, remained unpublished for a long time, but were still occasionally performed by musicians who recognized their value. Gösta Nystroem (1890-1966) had an obvious talent both for pictorial art and music. He had a lifelong fascination for the sea and loved to be among fishermen, sometimes even taking part in their work at sea. Two composers had a special influence on him in Paris: Stravinsky and Honegger. For a few years, Nystroem used dissonance extensively, influenced by the style of The Rite of spring. Nystroem followed Vincent dIndys historically oriented teaching, which was of great importance to him, but his most inspiring teacher in Paris was the Russian music theorist Leonid Sabaneyev, with whom he worked for several years. The composer later declared himself to be both a great lover of absolutely pure music and an incurable romantic, a description that is relevant for this recording and also for his instrumental music in general.
Tracklist 6 tracks
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1 I. Allegro moderato 17:10
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Allegro moderato
- Duration
- 17:10
- Composer
- Henning Mankell
- Performer
- Anna Christensson
- Ensemble
- Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
- Conductor
- Roberto Paternostro
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2 II. Molto andante 09:49
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Molto andante
- Duration
- 09:49
- Composer
- Henning Mankell
- Performer
- Anna Christensson
- Ensemble
- Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
- Conductor
- Roberto Paternostro
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3 III. Finale: Allegro scherzoso 09:43
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Finale: Allegro scherzoso
- Duration
- 09:43
- Composer
- Henning Mankell
- Performer
- Anna Christensson
- Ensemble
- Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
- Conductor
- Roberto Paternostro
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4 I. Allegro energico 05:45
- Track
- 4
- Title
- I. Allegro energico
- Duration
- 05:45
- Composer
- Gösta Nystroem
- Performer
- Anna Christensson
- Ensemble
- Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
- Conductor
- Roberto Paternostro
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5 II. Adagio ad libitum 12:26
- Track
- 5
- Title
- II. Adagio ad libitum
- Duration
- 12:26
- Composer
- Gösta Nystroem
- Performer
- Anna Christensson
- Ensemble
- Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
- Conductor
- Roberto Paternostro
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6 III. Allegro scherzando 07:07
- Track
- 6
- Title
- III. Allegro scherzando
- Duration
- 07:07
- Composer
- Gösta Nystroem
- Performer
- Anna Christensson
- Ensemble
- Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
- Conductor
- Roberto Paternostro