Christmas Piano Music Peter Froundjian

• Selim Palmgren (1878-1951):
• 1 Snowflakes, Op. 57 No. 2 03:19
• Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924):
• 2 Nuit de Noël, BV 251 05:34
• 3 Sonatina No. 4, BV 274, "Sonatina in diem nativitatis Christi MCMXVII" 08:14
• Sergei Lyapunov (1859-1924):
• 4 Nuit de Noël, Op. 41 No. 1 04:45
• Ignaz Friedman (1882-1948):
• 5 Noël, Op. 20 No. 4 01:43
• 6 Pastorale, Op. 20 No. 5 03:33
• Frantiszek Brzezinski (1867-1944):
• 7 Noël en Pologne, Op. 5 No. 2: I. Praeludium 04:13
• 8 Noël en Pologne, Op. 5 No. 2: II. Fuga 02:07
• J.P.E. Hartmann (1805-1900):
• 9 Juletrøst 03:10
• Alfred Tofft (1865-1931):
• 10 Jule-Idyl 01:04
• Gustav Helsted (1857-1924):
• 11 Pastorale 03:19
• Carl Nielsen (1865-1931):
• 12 Drømmen om "Glade Jul", CNW 85 02:04
• Charles Koechlin (1867-1950):
• 13 Pastorales, Op. 77: I. Allegretto quasi 01:49
• 14 Pastorales, Op. 77: II. Allegro moderato 01:10
• 15 Pastorales, Op. 77: III. Andante 00:44
• 16 Pastorales, Op. 77: IV. Sans lenteur 00:46
• 17 Pastorales, Op. 77: V. Moderato con moto 00:40
• 18 Pastorales, Op. 77: VI. Allegro moderato sans lenteur 01:07
• 19 Pastorales, Op. 77: VII. Allegretto 01:06
• 20 Pastorales, Op. 77: VIII. Pas plus vite 01:26
• 21 Pastorales, Op. 77: IX. Allegro bien décidé 00:49
• 22 Pastorales, Op. 77: X. Moderato dolce 01:25
• 23 Pastorales, Op. 77: XI. Assez tranquille 01:24
• 24 Pastorales, Op. 77: XII. Allegretto 02:25
• André Jolivet (1905-1974):
• 25 Chansons naives, six pieèces enfantines pour piano: V. Carillon 01:30
• Arnold Bax (1883-1953):
• 26 O Dame Get up and Bake Your Pies 03:24
• Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht (1880-1965):
• 27 Pastourelles: I. Nazareth 04:21
• 28 Pastourelles: II. Le départ pour Bethléem 01:55
• 29 Pastourelles: III. Prière de Marie 01:35
• 30 Pastourelles: IV. Danse de berger 02:10
• 31 Pastourelles: V. Berceuse du boeuf et de l'ane 01:50
• 32 Pastourelles: VI. La marche à l'etoile 03:04
• 33 Pastourelles: VII. Les bergers à la crèche 03:35
• Total Runtime 01:21:20

Info for Christmas Piano Music

Presenting Christmas Piano Music, the brand new Christmas album showcasing piano music from the 19th and early 20th centuries by Ferruccio Busoni, Charles Koechlin, Carl Nielsen and others. Featuring five world premiere recordings, the album by pianist Peter Froundjian is filled with atmospheric, special Christmas music including rarities by both well and lesser-known composers of Romantic piano music from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Among his repertoire for the album, Peter Froundjian has chosen Snöflingor (Snowflakes) by the Finnish composer Selim Palmgren (1878–1951) which uses Impressionistic resources to paint a picture of gently falling snowflakes, while the little fantasia Drømmen om “Glade Jul” (The Dream of “Silent Night”) by Carl Nielsen (1865–1931) is a reworking of the melody of Silent Night. Busoni’s Sonatina in diem Nativitatis Christi, the world-premiere recordings of Noël and Pastorale by Ignacy Friedman (1882–1948) and the twelve Pastorales by Charles Koechlin (1867–1950) are all genuine discoveries. The six short variations on the old Northumbrian carol O Dame Get Up and Bake Your Pies by Arnold Bax (1883–1953) strike a folklike tone. The album is rounded off by Christmas piano music from Pastourelles, a set of pieces by the French composer Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht (1880–1965), who was a close friend of Debussy. Peter Froundjian is the founder and director of the internationally renowned Rarities of Piano Music Festival. Founded in 1987, it has been described by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung as “one of the world’s finest and most precious festivals.” A graduate of the Berlin School of Music, where his teachers included Gerhard Puchelt, Peter received additional help and encouragement from Walther Kaempfer, himself a pupil of Artur Schnabel and Gottfried Galston.

Peter Froundjian, Klavier

Peter Froundjian
is the founder and director of the internationally renowned Rarities of Piano Music Festival. Founded in 1987, it has been described by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung as “one of the world’s finest and most precious festivals”. A graduate of the Berlin School of Music, where his teachers included Gerhard Puchelt, he received additional help and encouragement from Walther Kaempfer, himself a pupil of Artur Schnabel and Gottfried Galston. In the concert hall and in radio recordings, Peter Froundjian has repeatedly championed the works of composers such as Carl Nielsen, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Karol Szymanowski, Emmanuel Chabrier and Ernest Chausson. He was one of the first pianists to record piano works by Ignacy Friedman and Rued Langgaard. He has been a regular member of the juries at national and international piano competitions such as the Carl Bechstein and Clara Haskil Competitions.

Booklet for Christmas Piano Music