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FREDERICK HISTORICAL PIANO COLLECTION

Historical Piano Concerts Series
at the
Ashburnham Community Church

Sunday, September 17, 2017 at 4:00 p.m.


Artist Name, instrument
Gail Olszewski, piano
(Click on name for Bio)


Northern Light
Piano music from Finland & Norway


Trois Morceaux, Op. 21 (ca. 1920)
 

Heino Kaski
(1885-1957)
1. Prelude in f#  Allegro
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Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54 (1889-91)    

Edvard Hagerup Grieg
(1843-1907)
1. Gjætergut  (Shepherd Lad)  Andante espressivo
2. Gangar  (Norwegian Peasant March)  Allegro marcato
3. Trolltog  (March of the Dwarves)  Allegro moderato
4. Notturno  (Night)  Andante
5. Scherzo  (Jest)  Prestissimo leggiero
6. Klokkeklang  (Bells Resounding)  Andante
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Lastuja II, Op. 9 (published 1906)  (Shavings, or Splinters)

Erkki Melartin
(1875-1937)
1. Iltalaulu  (Evening Song)  Andante – Lento   
2. Kehtolaulu  (Lullaby)  Moderato grazioso e semplice
3. Melodia  (Melody)  Andante
4. L'heure bleue  (The Blue Hour, or At Nightfall)  Allegretto – Andantino
5. Kevätlaulu  (Spring Song)  Cantando, legato e semplice
6. Hautauslaulu  (Funeral Song)  Andante
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Menuetto in Bb, Op. 4 (Berlin, 1890)
Oskar Merikanto
(1868-1924)

Intermission

Valses Mignonnes, Op. 17 (1915)  (Cute Waltzes)    
Ilmari Hannikainen
(1892-1968)
 2. Valssi in F  Allegretto grazioso
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Five Pieces, Op. 20 (1921)
Hannikainen
1. Syysaatteita  (Autumn Rain)  Andante con moto e doloroso
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Lyric Pieces, Book 9, Op. 68 (1898-99)
Grieg
1. Matrosernes opsang  (A Sailor's Scolding Song)  Allegro vivace e marcato
2. Bestemors menuett  (Grandmother’s Minuet)  Allegretto grazioso e leggierissimo
3. For dine føtter  (At Your Feet)  Poco andante e molto espressivo
4. Aften på højfjeldet  (Evening in the High Mountains)  Allegretto – Andante espressivo
5. Bådnlåt  (Lullaby)  Allegretto tranquilamente
6. Valse mélancolique (Melancholy Waltz) Tempo di valse tranquillo
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Valse triste (1903-04)  (Sad Waltz)  Poco risoluto
   The composer's own transcription of his orchestral incidental music for Arvid Järnefelt's play, Kuolema (Death).
Jean Sibelius
(1865-1957)
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Finska Rytmer, Op. 31 (published 1911) (Finnish Rhythms)    

Selim Palmgren
(1878-1951)
1. Karelsk dans  (Karelian Dance)  Allegro con spirito
2. Menuett-Vals  (Minuet Waltz)  Tempo di minuetto, non troppo presto
3. Det onda samvetet  (A Guilty Conscience)  Vivace assai
5. Västfinsk dans  (West Finnish Dance)  Allegretto con grazia
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Salome – Three tone paintings, Op. 41 (1905)    
   A piano reduction of an excerpt from Melartin's choral-orchestral incidental music to the Finnish version of Oscar Wilde's 1891 play.
Melartin

3. Salomen tanssi  (Salome's Dance)

Piano by Blüthner, Leipzig, 1877.

All pianos played in the concerts are from The Frederick Collection

Ashburnham Community Church: 84 Main Street (Rte. 12) at Chapel Street, Ashburnham, MA (GPS: 42.6359, -71.9083)

Admission: $10.00 /adult (children and students, free)

The building is wheelchair accessible.

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