Selim Palmgren

Nordischer Sommer - The Summer Of The North Op.39 No.1-5 for Piano solo by Selim Palmgren. Edited and revised by Julia A. Burt No.1 Abendstück - Evening Piece. No.2 Am Bach - On The Brook. No.3 Tanzstück - Dancing Piece. No.4 Kleine Ballade - Little Ballade. No.5 Hocbzeitsmarsch - Wedding March.

Selim Palmgren (1878-1951) was a Finnish composer pianist and conductor whose talents often led to him being compared to Chopin. He studied in Helsinki and Berlin before touring successfully as a concert pianistacross Scandinavia and the United States. He later held posts as a Professor of Composition on both sides of the Atlantic. He was one of the last members of the Romantic movement but struggled to find his own individual stylefrom behind the domination of Sibelius. The Sea was written in 1907 as the twelfth of a set of 24 Piano preludes (Op. 17). It is generally regarded as one of his best Piano preludes and makes a stunningaddition to any recital.

Vestfinsk Dans (West-Finnish Dance) by Selim Palmgren an ABRSM Piano syllabus 2013-14 alternative piece grade 5.

Selim Palmgren (1878-1951) was a Finnish composer pianist and conductor whose talents often led to him being compared to Chopin. He studied in Helsinki and Berlin before touring successfully as a concert pianistacross Scandinavia and the United States. He later held posts as a Professor of Composition on both sides of the Atlantic. He was one of the last members of the Romantic movement but struggled to find his own individual stylefrom behind the domination of Sibelius. En Route (Op. 9) was written in 1901 as a concert study for solo Piano. It is a great example of Palmgren’s miniature style creating maximum effect from minimaleffort through still requiring great technical dexterity.