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Naxos

Sibelius: Piano Miniatures / Håvard Gimse

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Details

Composer
SIBELIUS
Artist
Håvard, Gimse
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Aug 01, 2004
Catalog #
8555853
UPC
747313585328

About

Volume Five in Naxos' complete Sibelius piano music cycle is given over to miniatures, most of which fall within modest technical and registral parameters. Although they were intended for home consumption by amateur pianists, a sensitive and imaginative professional like Håvard Gimse can really make these pieces sound vital and characterful. He does marvelous things. For instance, his angular, push/pull rubato in the Impromptu (Op. 99 No. 4) and varied phrasing of No. 12's dotted rhythms underline the music's superficial resemblance to Schumann. The controlled vehemence he brings to the five Op. 101 pieces admirably downplays their sometimes-mawkish melodic invention. And Gimse is fully attuned to the quirky harmonic twists and turns permeating Op. 103 and 114 (these sets might be described as chips off the blocks that fashioned the composer's Sixth and Seventh Symphonies). In short, collectors who've acquired previous volumes of this excellent series need no further recommendation. --Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 29 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1: Humoreske I 01:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1: Humoreske I
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  2. 2 No. 2: Lied 02:38
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2: Lied
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  3. 3 No. 3: Kleiner Walzer 01:15
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3: Kleiner Walzer
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  4. 4 No. 4: Humoristischer Marsch 01:07
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4: Humoristischer Marsch
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  5. 5 No. 5: Impromptu 01:59
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5: Impromptu
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  6. 6 No. 6: Humoreske II 01:38
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6: Humoreske II
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  7. 7 No. 1: Piece humoristique 01:18
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1: Piece humoristique
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  8. 8 No. 2: Esquisse 00:45
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2: Esquisse
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  9. 9 No. 3: Souvenir 01:53
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 3: Souvenir
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  10. 10 No. 4: Impromptu 01:10
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 4: Impromptu
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  11. 11 No. 5: Couplet 01:40
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 5: Couplet
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  12. 12 No. 6: Animoso 01:27
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 6: Animoso
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  13. 13 No. 7: Moment de valse 01:07
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 7: Moment de valse
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  14. 14 No. 8: Petite marche 01:25
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 8: Petite marche
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  15. 15 No. 1: Romance 03:08
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 1: Romance
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  16. 16 No. 2: Chant du soir 02:06
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 2: Chant du soir
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  17. 17 No. 3: Scene lyrique 02:33
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 3: Scene lyrique
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  18. 18 No. 4: Humoresque 02:18
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 4: Humoresque
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  19. 19 No. 5: Scene romantique 04:03
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 5: Scene romantique
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  20. 20 No. 1: The Village Church 03:40
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 1: The Village Church
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  21. 21 No. 2: The Fiddler 02:08
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 2: The Fiddler
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  22. 22 No. 3: The Oarsman 02:05
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 3: The Oarsman
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  23. 23 No. 4: The Storm 01:37
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 4: The Storm
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  24. 24 No. 5: In Mournful Mood 02:32
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 5: In Mournful Mood
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  25. 25 No. 1: Maisema (Landscape) 02:21
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 1: Maisema (Landscape)
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  26. 26 No. 2: Talvikuva (Winter Scene) 02:58
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 2: Talvikuva (Winter Scene)
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  27. 27 No. 3: Metsalampi (Forest Lake) 01:23
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 3: Metsalampi (Forest Lake)
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  28. 28 No. 4: Metsalaulu (Song in the Forest) 02:16
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 4: Metsalaulu (Song in the Forest)
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse
  29. 29 No. 5: Kevatnaky (Spring Vision) 01:44
    Track
    29
    Title
    No. 5: Kevatnaky (Spring Vision)
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Håvard Gimse