A Nordic Piano Tour: Bengt Forsberg
20 October 2018, 5:30pm 27 July 2024 - 1:17am
The legendary Swedish pianist Bengt Forsberg takes us on a whirlwind tour of Nordic piano music, including works by Jón Leifs, Rued Langgaard, Emil Sjögren, Agathe Backer Gröndahl and Selim Palmgren.
N.B. A 'Nordic Day Pass' is available to purchase for £60 which will enable you to attend all talks and concerts (excluding meals) at the festival on 20th October 2018. Please book your Day Pass here: https://www.oxfordlieder.co.uk/event/896
Programme
- Jón Leifs (1899 - 1968)
- Four Piano Pieces (1922) Op. 2
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- Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847 - 1907)
- Serenade (1882) Op. 15 from Three Pieces
- Rued Langgaard (1893 - 1952)
- Insanity Fantasia (1947)
- Emil Sjögren (1853 - 1918)
- Prelude and Fugue in D minor (1904) Op. 39
- Selim Palmgren (1878 - 1951)
- Humorous Dance (1913) Op. 35 no.1
- Spring Night (1901) Op. 22 from Finnish Lyric
- Waltz from East Finland (1901) Op. 22 from Finnish Lyric
- Evensong (1917) from Finnish Folksongs
- Wedding March (1913) Op. 39 from Summer of the North
Series
12 October 2018 | 9:00am