Christmas Piano Music Peter Froundjian

• Selim Palmgren (1878-1951):
• 1Snowflakes, Op. 57 No. 203:19
• Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924):
• 2Nuit de Noël, BV 25105:34
• 3Sonatina No. 4, BV 274, "Sonatina in diem nativitatis Christi MCMXVII"08:14
• Sergei Lyapunov (1859-1924):
• 4Nuit de Noël, Op. 41 No. 104:45
• Ignaz Friedman (1882-1948):
• 5Noël, Op. 20 No. 401:43
• 6Pastorale, Op. 20 No. 503:33
• Frantiszek Brzezinski (1867-1944):
• 7Noël en Pologne, Op. 5 No. 2: I. Praeludium04:13
• 8Noël en Pologne, Op. 5 No. 2: II. Fuga02:07
• J.P.E. Hartmann (1805-1900):
• 9Juletrøst03:10
• Alfred Tofft (1865-1931):
• 10Jule-Idyl01:04
• Gustav Helsted (1857-1924):
• 11Pastorale03:19
• Carl Nielsen (1865-1931):
• 12Drømmen om "Glade Jul", CNW 8502:04
• Charles Koechlin (1867-1950):
• 13Pastorales, Op. 77: I. Allegretto quasi01:49
• 14Pastorales, Op. 77: II. Allegro moderato01:10
• 15Pastorales, Op. 77: III. Andante00:44
• 16Pastorales, Op. 77: IV. Sans lenteur00:46
• 17Pastorales, Op. 77: V. Moderato con moto00:40
• 18Pastorales, Op. 77: VI. Allegro moderato sans lenteur01:07
• 19Pastorales, Op. 77: VII. Allegretto01:06
• 20Pastorales, Op. 77: VIII. Pas plus vite01:26
• 21Pastorales, Op. 77: IX. Allegro bien décidé00:49
• 22Pastorales, Op. 77: X. Moderato dolce01:25
• 23Pastorales, Op. 77: XI. Assez tranquille01:24
• 24Pastorales, Op. 77: XII. Allegretto02:25
• André Jolivet (1905-1974):
• 25Chansons naives, six pieèces enfantines pour piano: V. Carillon01:30
• Arnold Bax (1883-1953):
• 26O Dame Get up and Bake Your Pies03:24
• Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht (1880-1965):
• 27Pastourelles: I. Nazareth04:21
• 28Pastourelles: II. Le départ pour Bethléem01:55
• 29Pastourelles: III. Prière de Marie01:35
• 30Pastourelles: IV. Danse de berger02:10
• 31Pastourelles: V. Berceuse du boeuf et de l'ane01:50
• 32Pastourelles: VI. La marche à l'etoile03:04
• 33Pastourelles: VII. Les bergers à la crèche03:35
• Total Runtime01:21:20

Info for Christmas Piano Music

Presenting Christmas Piano Music, the brand new Christmas album showcasing piano music from the 19th and early 20th centuries by Ferruccio Busoni, Charles Koechlin, Carl Nielsen and others. Featuring five world premiere recordings, the album by pianist Peter Froundjian is filled with atmospheric, special Christmas music including rarities by both well and lesser-known composers of Romantic piano music from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Among his repertoire for the album, Peter Froundjian has chosen Snöflingor (Snowflakes) by the Finnish composer Selim Palmgren (1878–1951) which uses Impressionistic resources to paint a picture of gently falling snowflakes, while the little fantasia Drømmen om “Glade Jul” (The Dream of “Silent Night”) by Carl Nielsen (1865–1931) is a reworking of the melody of Silent Night. Busoni’s Sonatina in diem Nativitatis Christi, the world-premiere recordings of Noël and Pastorale by Ignacy Friedman (1882–1948) and the twelve Pastorales by Charles Koechlin (1867–1950) are all genuine discoveries. The six short variations on the old Northumbrian carol O Dame Get Up and Bake Your Pies by Arnold Bax (1883–1953) strike a folklike tone. The album is rounded off by Christmas piano music from Pastourelles, a set of pieces by the French composer Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht (1880–1965), who was a close friend of Debussy. Peter Froundjian is the founder and director of the internationally renowned Rarities of Piano Music Festival. Founded in 1987, it has been described by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung as “one of the world’s finest and most precious festivals.” A graduate of the Berlin School of Music, where his teachers included Gerhard Puchelt, Peter received additional help and encouragement from Walther Kaempfer, himself a pupil of Artur Schnabel and Gottfried Galston.

Peter Froundjian, Klavier

Peter Froundjian
is the founder and director of the internationally renowned Rarities of Piano Music Festival. Founded in 1987, it has been described by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung as “one of the world’s finest and most precious festivals”. A graduate of the Berlin School of Music, where his teachers included Gerhard Puchelt, he received additional help and encouragement from Walther Kaempfer, himself a pupil of Artur Schnabel and Gottfried Galston. In the concert hall and in radio recordings, Peter Froundjian has repeatedly championed the works of composers such as Carl Nielsen, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Karol Szymanowski, Emmanuel Chabrier and Ernest Chausson. He was one of the first pianists to record piano works by Ignacy Friedman and Rued Langgaard. He has been a regular member of the juries at national and international piano competitions such as the Carl Bechstein and Clara Haskil Competitions.

Booklet for Christmas Piano Music