Grieg, Mendelssohn & Brahms Gunilla Süssmann

• Edvard Grieg (1843-1907): Ballade in the Form of Variations on a Norwegian Folksong in G Minor, Op. 24:
• 1I. Andante espressivo01:22
• 2II. Poco meno Andante, ma molto tranquillo01:03
• 3III. Allegro agaitato01:03
• 4IV. Adagio molto espressivo01:13
• 5V. Allegro capriccioso00:44
• 6VI. Più lento01:36
• 7VII. Allegro scherzando01:31
• 8VIII. Lento02:25
• 9IX. Un poco Andante01:57
• 10X. Un poco Allegro e alla burla01:14
• 11XI. Più animato02:05
• 12XII. Allegro furioso00:32
• 13XIII. Prestissimo00:46
• 14XIV. Andante espressivo00:55
• Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847): Variations Sérieuses In D Minor, Op. 54:
• 15I. Theme00:48
• 16II. Variation 100:37
• 17III. Variation 200:30
• 18IV. Variation 300:21
• 19V. Variation 400:22
• 20VI. Variation 500:24
• 21VII. Variation 600:20
• 22VIII. Variation 700:24
• 23IX. Variation 800:19
• 24X. Variation 900:26
• 25XI. Variation 1000:49
• 26XII. Variation 1100:42
• 27XIII. Variation 1200:29
• 28XIV. Variation 1300:40
• 29XV. Variation 1401:01
• 30XVI. Variation 1500:24
• 31XVII. Variation 1600:19
• 32XVIII. Variation 1702:15
• Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Variations and Fugue on a theme by Handel, Op. 24:
• 33I. Aria00:50
• 34II. Variation I. L'istesso tempo00:57
• 35III. Variation II; Con espressione00:43
• 36IV. Variation III. Grazioso00:44
• 37V. Variation IV. Risoluto - Con fuoco - Staccato00:48
• 38VI. Variation V. Affetuoso - Espressivo01:05
• 39VII. Varitaion VI. Sordo e legato00:52
• 40VIII. Variation VII. Con vivacita00:36
• 41IX. Variation VIII. Martellato - Distinto, non legato00:37
• 42X. Variation IX. Poso sostenuto, legato00:59
• 43XI. Variation X. Energico00:34
• 44XII. Variation XI. Lusingando, con tenerezza - Dolce - Legato01:05
• 45XIII. Variation XII. L'istesso tempo - Semplice - Soave - Legato01:15
• 46XIV. Variation XIII. Largamente, ma non più - Espressivo01:32
• 47XV. Variation XIV. Vivace - Sciolto00:42
• 48XVI. Variation XV. L'istesso tempo00:45
• 49XVII. Variation XVI. Scherzando00:35
• 50XVIII. Variation XVII. Più mosso - Semplice00:32
• 51XIX. Variation VIII. Grazioso00:43
• 52XX. Variation XIX. Leggiero e vivace, alla Siciliana01:05
• 53XXI. Variation XX. Andante espressivo, legato01:25
• 54XXII. Vatiation XXI. Allegretto vivace, dolce/leggiero00:59
• 55XXIII. Variation XXII. Alla Musette00:54
• 56XXIV. Variation XXIII. Vivace - Sospetto - Vivace e staccato00:35
• 57XXV. Variation XXIV. L'stesso tempo - Tumultuoso - Feroce00:42
• 58XXVI. Variation XXV. Poco più lento - Festivo - Fieramente, con tutta forza00:39
• 59XXVII. Fugue05:09
• Total Runtime56:58

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Die Variationskunst ist eng mit der Kunst des Improvisierens verbunden. Wer aus dem Stegreifheraus ein vorgegebenes Thema raffiniert zu behan- deln und virtuos zu steigern vermochte, war beim Publikum hoch angese- hen. Gerade in der Zeit von Mozart und Beethoven boomte diese Art des Spontanmusizierens, man organisierte sogar richtige Wettbewerbe unter Pianisten. Aus diesen Improvisationen entstanden oft Variationsreihen, die das Thema an den Beginn stellten und dann musikalisch deklinierten – je nach Geschick des Ausführenden. Gunilla Süssmann hat drei Variations- werke gewählt, deren Themen aufverschiedene Quellen zurückgehen, um dann sehr unterschiedlich verarbeitet zu werden.

Gunilla Süssmann, Klavier

Gunilla Süssmann
counts as one of the most sought after norwegian pianists, and has had a fast growing international career the last years. As both soloist and chambermusician she tours the whole world, and is highly acclaimed for her emotional and colourful playing. She's a regular guest at all the major festivals in Norway as well as abroad, and has given recitals in Spannungen Festival Heimbach, Wigmore Hall, Musée du Louvre and Concertgebouw.

Through her long and strong cooperation with cellist Tanja Tetzlaff she has been able to cultivate her love for chambermusic, which has brought them on tours through Europe, in addition to releasing 2 CDs and one film; Malinconia (2007), Brahms-sonatas (2012) and the film " The Golden Shoes of Rachmaninoff" (2015). The recordings have been praised in international press and the film has already been shown in several cinemas in Germany. Other recordings include CDs with Catherine Manoukian, Solveig Kringleborn, Ann-Helen Moen and Håvard Gimse.

She has been soloist with orchestras like Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, WDR Köln, English Chamber Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra and Staatskapelle Weimar. Gunilla is facing a busy season. She's touring Norway, Belgium and Germany with Tanja Tetzlaff, she's appearing at Bergen International Festival, Risör Chambermusic Festival and Weilburger Schlossfestspiele. This season also sees her return to Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Staatskapelle Weimar, and she's making her debut with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.

Gunilla was born in Bergen, Norway, in 1977.

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