Geir Henning Braaten - Piano Music by Øistein Sommerfeldt (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

Geir Henning Braaten (born 29 October 1944 in Odalen) is a Norwegian pianist. In Oslo, he studied with Nicolai Dirdal from age five, and later with Robert Riefling, both at the Oslo Conservatory of Music. He also studies in France with Yvonne Lefébure, with Bruno Seidlhofer in Vienna.He had his debut in 1966 and has toured widely, especially in the East, including Turkey, Yugoslavia, France, USSR, U.S., Korea, Middle East and Taiwan. He has performed on Hong Kong radio and played with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. Braaten has collaborated with conductors including Moshe Atzmon, Aldo Ceccato, Mariss Jansons, Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi and Walter Weller. His complete edition of Grieg gave rise to concerts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and won the prestigious MIDEM award. . He has had a close collaboration with world renowned violinist Aaron Rosand. He is retired from his position associate professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music,[3] but continues his busy concert schedule, both as soloist and in chamber music with violinist Ole Bohn among others.

TRACKLIST

1. Geir Henning Braaten - Miniature Suite Op. 7a: I. Allegro vivace (Miniature March)
2. Geir Henning Braaten - Miniature Suite Op. 7a : II. Adagio sostenuto (Lullaby)
3. Geir Henning Braaten - Miniature Suite Op. 7a: III. Grazioso (Waltz)
4. Geir Henning Braaten - Miniature Suite Op. 7a: IV. Semplice (Lassie)
5. Geir Henning Braaten - Miniature Suite Op. 7a: V. Presto (Hard-head)
6. Geir Henning Braaten - Three Waltzes in A Minor Op. 32 : No. 1, (for Hege)
7. Geir Henning Braaten - Three Waltzes in A Minor Op. 32: No. 2, (for Katrine)
8. Geir Henning Braaten - Three Waltzes in A Minor Op. 32: No. 3, (for Pernille)
9. Geir Henning Braaten - Sonatina No. 1 Op. 4: I. Allegro Vivace
10. Geir Henning Braaten - Sonatina No. 1 Op. 4: II. Adagio sostenuto, ma semplice
11. Geir Henning Braaten - Sonatina No. 1 Op. 4: III. Allegro scherzando
12. Geir Henning Braaten - Three Small Waltzes Op. 17: No. 1, Grazioso (for Torstein)
13. Geir Henning Braaten - Three Small Waltzes Op. 17 : No. 2, Semplice, ma espressivo poco rubato (for Hanne)
14. Geir Henning Braaten - Three Small Waltzes Op. 17: No. 3, Grazioso (for Eli)
15. Geir Henning Braaten - Two Cheerful Pieces, Op. 42 : No. 1, Happy Wandering
16. Geir Henning Braaten - Two Cheerful Pieces. Op. 42: No. 2, Little Fox
17. Geir Henning Braaten - Mountain Tune and March, Op. 56: I. Mountain tune
18. Geir Henning Braaten - Mountain Tune and March, Op. 56:: II. March
19. Geir Henning Braaten - Sonatina No. 2 Op. 5: I. Allegro grazioso
20. Geir Henning Braaten - Sonatina No. 2 Op. 5: II. Andante semplice
21. Geir Henning Braaten - Sonatina No. 2 Op. 5: III. Allegro deciso
22. Geir Henning Braaten - Fables Suite No. 1 Op. 10: I. Allegro con brio
23. Geir Henning Braaten - Fables Suite No. 1 Op. 10: II. Andante espressivo, ma semplice
24. Geir Henning Braaten - Fables Suite No. 1 Op. 10: III. Allegro
25. Geir Henning Braaten - Fables Suite No. 1 Op. 10 : IV. Andante espressive e un poco rubato
26. Geir Henning Braaten - Fables Suite No. 1 Op. 10: V. Allegro risoluto
27. Geir Henning Braaten - Sonatina No. 3 Op. 14: I. Allegro grazioso
28. Geir Henning Braaten - Sonatina No. 3 Op. 14: II. Grave
29. Geir Henning Braaten - Sonatina No. 3 Op. 14: III. Allegro vivace



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