SELIM PALMGREN (1878⁠–⁠1951)

COMPLETE PIANO WORKS • 5


JOUNI SOMERO

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‘We have reached volume 5 in our journey to present the complete piano works of Selim Palmgren. Exotisk Marsch is my personal favourite from this album’s pieces. This piece really has an exotic and grotesque feeling to it. It also sounds very orchestral so it’s no wonder that Palmgren later also orchestrated it. Postludium is also a fascinating piece with a very dramatic middle section but ending in a very calm and contemplative atmosphere. It is only in its very last chord where all the tension of the piece is finally released. Prélude mélancolique Op. 57/1 is also another gem. I hope you enjoy listening to these pieces as much as I have had discovering and playing them.’

Jouni Somero

Listen to an excerpt from
Exotisk Marsch (Exotic March), Op. 46
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