Études Poétiques

Rune Alver

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POETRY AND DRAMA

On his new album, Études poétiques, pianist Rune Alver presents the listener with piano pieces of Signe Lund (1868 – 1950). Lund is one of the most distinguished female composers in Norwegian musical history, but the release is controversial nonetheless.

In the early 1930s, Lund began to take an interest in National Socialism, and in 1935 she became a member of the Norwegian National Socialist party, Nasjonal Samling. Convicted of treason after the Second World War, she remained sympathetic to the Nazi ideology until her death.

However, all the pieces on the album were composed between 1896 and 1928, when Signe Lund was a committed socialist and dedicated feminist. During this time she was involved in a number of causes, including an effort to strengthen the rights of Norwegian composers, and she was one of the initiators of the movement that led to the founding of the Norwegian Society of Composers in 1917.

This album features a selection of Lund’s most familiar pieces, among them, the languorous and melancholy “Legende”, and “Fredsklokker” (“Peace Chimes”), which she composed upon hearing that World War One had ended. Her distinct tonal language is characterized by a combination of clarity and melancholy darkness.

Despite the controversies, Alver’s album helps us gain important knowledge of the role of women in the history of Norwegian music. Études poétiques is the first of two releases of Signe Lund’s complete piano works on the LAWO Classics label.

Rune Alver (b. 1957) made his debut as pianist at the age of twenty. He was born in Bergen and educated at Bergen Music Conservatory and the Norwegian Academy of Music. Alver is active as soloist and chamber musician and maintains a rigorous concert schedule, with performances in Germany, France, Russia, China, South Africa and the USA. He has also participated in television and radio productions of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), as well as of the French radio station France Musique.

Tracklist

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1.
Peace Chimes Op. 52
03:52
2.
Festive Prelude Op. 21
03:48
3.
Piano Pieces Op. 16 - I. Legende
03:22
4.
Piano Pieces Op. 16 - II. Intermezzo
02:08
5.
Piano Pieces Op. 16 - III. Novellette
03:03
6.
Piano Pieces Op. 16 - IV. Scherzino
02:03
7.
Piano Pieces Op. 17 - I. Menuet 1
02:39
8.
Piano Pieces Op. 17 - II. Preludium
02:55
9.
Album Leaf Op. 19
02:57
10.
Piano Pieces Op. 24 - I. Idylle
02:58
11.
Piano Pieces Op. 24 - II. Elegie
02:44
12.
Piano Pieces Op. 24 - III. Menuet 2
03:22
13.
Trois Etudes poetiques Op. 32 - I
02:37
14.
Trois Etudes poetiques Op. 32 - II
05:21
15.
Trois Etudes poetiques Op. 32 - III
04:01
16.
Ballade in C Minor Op. 37
08:13
17.
Concert Etude Op. 38
04:40
18.
Impressions of Nature Op. 61 - I. In the Boat
04:18
19.
Impressions of Nature Op. 61 - II. Summer Night
02:54
20.
Impressions of Nature Op. 61 - III. By the Brook
02:57
21.
Impressions of Nature Op. 61 - IV. Lost in the Forest
03:18
22.
Impressions of Nature Op. 61 - V. In the Highlands
04:32

Total time: 01:18:42

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Vegard Landaas

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Thomas Wolden

Recording location

Jar kirke, Bærum

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DXD

Release DateMay 11, 2020

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