It seems that sibelius wrote much of his piano music for domestic compsumtion and to earn some cash, but these works are worth exploring if you enjoy his far betterknown orchestral music. As with the earlier voulmes, the production team captured the piano very well in 1999 and 2000. Havard gimse born 15 september 1966 is a norwegian classical pianist from kongsvinger, norway and the brother of the cellist oyvind gimse. Provided to youtube by naxos of america spagnuolo havard gimse sibelius. Naxos sibelius, grieg and tveitt, sony grieg violin sonatas.
Volume five in naxos complete sibelius piano music cycle is given over to miniatures, most of which fall within modest technical and registral parameters. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in. He won the steinway prize in 1995, the grieg prize in 1996, the sibelius. These piano pieces are simply wonderful, and havard gimse has recorded almost all of sibelius piano output not counting transcriptions on 5 inexpensive disks on the naxos label. His distinct and rich musical palette reflect his artistic strength, experienced from early years and developed through extensive and varied concert activities. Havard gimse piano play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Gimse has done the entire sibelius solo output on five cds and has recorded numerous discs of griegs works, including the a.
Recent solo appearances include the recital hall in st petersburg, suk hall in prague, and the konzerthaus in berlin. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. He has recorded for a number of major companies and for naxos has recorded the complete piano music of sibelius as well as griegs piano concerto, and. The very best of sibelius by capella istropolitana. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own. He has received the griegprisen 1996 and the steinway award 1995. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Top class sonics and fine annotations further enhance my recommendation. Havard gimse born 15 september 1966 is a norwegian classical pianist from kongsvinger.
The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. The recorded sound, from 1997, is very good indeed and far better than earlier, problematic, naxos piano cds. Sibelius piano music is often ignored or denigrated as merely salon music, something he only wrote for money. Havard gimse from kongsvinger, norway has established himself as a. Havard gimse bio, albums, pictures naxos classical music. Provided to youtube by universal music group sibelius. And thats saying a lot, since gimse is one of the most cultivated, musicianly pianists on the scene. Licensed to youtube by naxosofamerica on behalf of naxos, and 1 music rights societies. Havard gimse from kongsvinger, norway has established himself as a leading scandinavian pianist. If youve been collecting naxos sibelius piano music cycle, youll want this disc as a matter of course. Havard gimse is an excellent pianist and has recorded all of sibelius piano music for naxos on 5 cds. His discography is heavily weighted toward that pair.
This naxos cd contains music of more interest than volume 2 as we reach the sibelius of the 19091912 period, played beautifully by the highlytalented havard gimse. Havard gimse is best known for his interpretations of piano works by sibelius and grieg. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for. As a knockon effect of covid19 airfreight prices around the world have soared. Havard gimse is one of scandinavias most illustrious pianists, a musician of deep. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Reluctantly, we have had to pass on some of this increase in our standard airmail prices. He has an expansive repertoire of more than 30 piano concertos and is noted for his work as a recitalist and chamber musician.
Piano miniatures cd, jun2004, naxos distributor at the best online prices at ebay. Sibelius also injects a delightful improvisation into a few of the works gimse continues to offer excellent readings with an enticing blend of warmth and mysterythese are absolute gems that retain my attention after many hearingsfor those who remain interested in sibelius piano discs, gimse s naxos series is a fine choice. Gimse has done several recordings for naim audio, naxos records, sony classical records, chandos records and simax. Hello select your address best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons amazonbasics gift cards customer service sell registry.