SIBELIUS: Piano Music, Vol. 5
Sibelius often took time away from his larger scores to compose piano pieces intended for amateur performance. The collections of short pieces in this recording all originated in this way, and, although he was not instinctively a composer for the piano, the craft of the greatest of Finnish composers is evident in these very attractive miniatures.

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Jean Sibelius

6 Bagatelles, Op. 97

Gimse, Havard, piano


No. 1: Humoreske I 01:55
No. 2: Lied 02:38
No. 3: Kleiner Waltzer 01:15
No. 4: Humoristischer Marsch 01:07
No. 5: Impromptu 01:59
No. 6: Humoreske II 01:38
8 Little Pieces, Op. 99

Gimse, Havard, piano


No. 1: Piece humoristique 01:18
No. 2: Esquisse 00:45
No. 3: Souvenir 01:53
No. 4: Impromptu 01:10
No. 5: Couplet 01:40
No. 6: Animoso 01:27
No. 7: Moment de valse 01:07
No. 8: Petite marche 01:25
5 Romantic Pieces, Op. 101

Gimse, Havard, piano


No. 1: Romance 03:08
No. 2: Chant du soir 02:06
No. 3: Scene lyrique 02:33
No. 4: Humoresque 02:18
No. 5: Scene romantique 04:03
5 Characteristic Impressions, Op. 103

Gimse, Havard, piano


No. 1: The Village Church 03:40
No. 2: The Fiddler 02:08
No. 3: The Oarsman 02:05
No. 4: The Storm 01:37
No. 5: In Mournful Mood 02:32
5 Esquisses, Op. 114

Gimse, Havard, piano


No. 1: Maisema (Landscape) 02:21
No. 2: Talvikuva (Winter Scene) 02:58
No. 3: Metsalampi (Forest Lake) 01:23
No. 4: Metsalaulu (Song in the Forest) 02:16
No. 5: Kevatnaky (Spring Vision) 01:44



Total Playing Time: 00:58:09