{"product_id":"grondahl-sara-aimee-smiseth-piano-music","title":"Sara Aimee Smiseth: Piano Music - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003ePiano Music\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eSara Aimee Smiseth\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eGrand Piano\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e747313990221\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eClassical\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2022-03-04\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Hailed by George Bernard Shaw as one of the 19th century's greatest virtuoso pianists, Agathe Backer Grøndahl was also a pioneer among women composers, juggling marriage, motherhood and an extensive career. She was taught by Liszt in Weimar, and as one of Norway's most respected composer-pianists, created a large body of work that displays colorful stylistic variety and poetic breadth. The beautiful Sérénade from Trois Morceaux, Op. 15 may well be Backer Grøndahl's most popular piano composition, but her concert études are virtuoso masterpieces - the folk-tune arrangements drawn from her Op. 30 and Op. 33 sets illustrate her perceptive absorption of her country's folk music. The remarkable fairy-tale suite I blaafjellet, Op. 44 is possibly the first impressionist piece by a Norwegian composer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Suite, Op. 20~I. Prélude \u003cbr\u003e1.2 3 Morceaux, Op. 15~I. Sérénade \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Études de concert, Op. 57\/1 \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Norske folkeviser og folkedanse, Op. 30~I. Brudeslaat (Lom?) \u003cbr\u003e1.5 6 Idylles, Op. 24~I. Allegretto leggiero \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Norske folkeviser og folkedanse, Op. 30~IX. Siklebækken (Møllargutten) \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Norske folkeviser og folkedanse, Op. 30~X. Kivlemöyerne (Møllargutten) \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Norske folkeviser og folkedanse, Op. 30~XI. Fanitullen (Møllargutten) \u003cbr\u003e1.9 6 Idylles, Op. 24~V. Allegretto tranquillo \u003cbr\u003e1.10 6 Fantasistykker. Barnlige Billeder, Op. 66~I. Ride, ride ranke \u003cbr\u003e1.11 Norske folkeviser og folkedanse behandlede, Op. 33~III. Laat i Fjellet \u003cbr\u003e1.12 3 Ungarske studier (Three Hungarian Studies), Op. 38~II. Intermezzo \u003cbr\u003e1.13 Fantasistykker for Piano, 2den Samling, Op. 39~Hefte I: I. Souvenir \u003cbr\u003e1.14 Norske folkeviser og folkedanse, Op. 33~VIII. Bruralaat (Valdres) \u003cbr\u003e1.15 4 Skizzer (Sketches), Op. 19~I. Allegretto leggiero \u003cbr\u003e1.16 Norske folkeviser og folkedanse Behandlede, Op. 33~I. Halling \u003cbr\u003e1.17 Smaa fantasistykker for Piano, 4de Samling, Op. 55~IV. Et Farvel \u003cbr\u003e1.18 Norske folkeviser og folkedanse Behandlede, Op. 33~VI. Springdans (Vinje) \u003cbr\u003e1.19 Norske folkeviser og folkedanse, Op. 30~V. Springdans \u003cbr\u003e1.20 Suite, Op. 20~II. Nocturne \u003cbr\u003e1.21 Huldreslaat (Dance of the Huldra) \u003cbr\u003e1.22 Smaa fantasistykker for Piano, 4de Samling, Op. 55~IX. Romance \u003cbr\u003e1.23 I blaafjellet (In the Blue Mountains). Eventyr Suite I 6 Claverstykker, Op. 44~II. I Trollhallen \u003cbr\u003e1.24 6 Études De Concert, Op. 11~IV. Allegretto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio Sample:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ci\u003eAll soundclips are provided by Tidal and are for illustrative purposes only. For some releases, the tracks listed may not accurately represent the tracks on the physical release.\u003c\/i\u003e\n                                           \u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.tidal.com\/albums\/214017866\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:700px\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Sara Aimee Smiseth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39606727671879,"sku":"42418887","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/4057374-2790517.jpg?v=1711755851","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/grondahl-sara-aimee-smiseth-piano-music","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}