Moses Pergament: A Musical Miscellany, Vol. 1 Martin Malmgren

• Moses Pergament (1893 - 1977): Piano Concerto No. 1:
• 1 Pergament: Piano Concerto No. 1: I. Maestoso 10:03
• 2 Pergament: Piano Concerto No. 1: II. Molto adagio 09:42
• 3 Pergament: Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Allegretto grazioso 07:48
• Sorrow, Op. 5:
• 4 Pergament: Sorrow, Op. 5 02:00
• Lyrical Dances for Piano:
• 5 Pergament: Lyrical Dances for Piano: Elf Dance I 00:57
• 6 Pergament: Lyrical Dances for Piano: Elf Dance II 01:36
• 7 Pergament: Lyrical Dances for Piano: Mazurka 01:43
• Incidental Music for Kung Salomo:
• 8 Pergament: Incidental Music for Kung Salomo: Sulamith's Dance for piano 01:36
• Chanson triste (Version for Violin, Violin Obbligato, Cello and Piano):
• 9 Pergament: Chanson triste (Version for Violin, Violin Obbligato, Cello and Piano) 03:32
• Incidental Music for "The Feast of Esther":
• 10 Pergament: Incidental Music for "The Feast of Esther": I. Dance 01:58
• 11 Pergament: Incidental Music for "The Feast of Esther": II. Adagio 02:57
• They Staked Their Lives, Act I (Transc. for Piano by Martin Malmgren):
• 12 Pergament: They Staked Their Lives, Act I (Transc. for Piano by Martin Malmgren): I. The Mill 01:50
• They Staked Their Lives, Act II (Transc. for Piano by Martin Malmgren):
• 13 Pergament: They Staked Their Lives, Act II (Transc. for Piano by Martin Malmgren): II. Minuet 03:16
• They Staked Their Lives, Act III:
• 14 Pergament: They Staked Their Lives, Act III: III. Valse lente 03:20
• Festive Fanfare (Version for Piano):
• 15 Pergament: Festive Fanfare (Version for Piano) 02:05
• For Nicole:
• 16 Pergament: For Nicole 01:22
• Meditation for cello:
• 17 Pergament: Meditation for cello 03:17
• Meditation for cello and piano:
• 18 Pergament: Meditation for cello and piano 04:12
• Melodia romantica for cello and piano:
• 19 Pergament: Melodia romantica for cello and piano 03:16
• Fantasia differente "Ciélo e térra" for cello and string nonet:
• 20 Pergament: Fantasia differente "Ciélo e térra" for cello and string nonet 09:50
• Total Runtime 01:16:20

Info for Moses Pergament: A Musical Miscellany, Vol. 1

The neglect of Moses Pergament (1893-1977) can be ascribed in part to the complexities of his life: he was born in Finland of Lithuanian-Jewish stock, a student in Russia and a Swedish citizen by 1919. As a result, no national culture stepped forward to claim him, with his outsider status initially worsened by blatant anti-Semitism - and the gradual realisation that he was one of the most interesting Swedish composers of the mid-twentieth century then fell away again after his death. This series of recordings aim to return his music to the public ear, beginning with an album tracing the growth of his style, from early Romanticism to a spicy Bartókian vivacity, occasionally animated by Jewish melos and dance-rhythms.

Martin Malmgren, piano (tracks 1-16, 18, 19)
Tomas Nuñez, cello (tracks 17-20)
Members of the Agora Music Collective
Helsinki Metropolitan Orchestra (tracks 1-3)
Helsinki Chamber Orchestra (track 20)
Sasha Mäkilä, conductor (tracks 1-3)
Aku Sorensen, conductor (track 20)

No biography found.

This album contains no booklet.