BACH - Inside Polyphony Christian Grøvlen

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
• 1 Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903: Fantasia 06:55
• 2 Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903: Fugue 05:13
• 3 Sinfonia No. 1 in C major, BWV 787 01:03
• 4 Sinfonia No. 2 in C minor, BWV 788 02:22
• 5 Sinfonia No. 3 in D major, BWV 789 01:15
• 6 Sinfonia No. 4 in D minor, BWV 790 02:20
• 7 Sinfonia No. 5 in E-flat major, BWV 791 01:49
• 8 Sinfonia No. 6 in E major, BWV 792 00:56
• 9 Sinfonia No. 7 in E minor, BWV 793 02:34
• 10 Sinfonia No. 8 in F major, BWV 794 01:11
• 11 Sinfonia No. 9 in F minor, BWV 795 05:11
• 12 Sinfonia No. 10 in G major, BWV 796 01:08
• 13 Sinfonia No. 11 in G minor, BWV 797 02:06
• 14 Sinfonia No. 12 in A major, BWV 798 01:40
• 15 Sinfonia No. 13 in A minor, BWV 799 02:03
• 16 Sinfonia No. 14 in B-flat major, BWV 800 01:24
• 17 Sinfonia No. 15 in B minor, BWV 801 01:22
• 18 French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: I. Allemande 03:30
• 19 French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: II. Courante 02:00
• 20 French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: III. Sarabande 03:25
• 21 French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: IV. Anglaise Gavotte 01:27
• 22 French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: V. Menuet and Trio 03:22
• 23 French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: VI. Gigue 02:16
• 24 Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829: I. Praeambulum 02:17
• 25 Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829: II. Allemande 05:04
• 26 Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829: III. Corrente 01:49
• 27 Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829: IV. Sarabande 04:15
• 28 Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829: V. Tempo di Minuetto 02:03
• 29 Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829: VI. Passepied 01:49
• 30 Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829: VII. Gigue 03:56
• Total Runtime 01:17:45

Info for BACH - Inside Polyphony

In this project "Bach - Inside Polyphony" Christian Grøvlen approach the composers rich and moving world from the inside, not only spiritually, but also in pure sound. He set out to color each voice intimately and through the recording process to come as close to the polyphony as possible. With this work he has opened new doors towards the communicative power of the music itself, the understanding of his own piano playing and aspects of his artistry and personality. All in order to present this magnificent music as clearly and honestly as possible for the listener to take part in.

Christian Grøvlen, piano

Christian Grøvlen
"(...)the last in a shining row of Norwegian piano phenomenas(...)" (klassiskmusikk.com), has played the piano since the age of 5 and is today regarded as one of Norways most prominent young and exciting artists. From the age of 15 studied with Professor Jiri Hlinka, and he still receives occasional lessons from him. Christian then entered the Norwegian Academy of Music where he studied with professor Håvard Gimse and professor Lars Anders Tomter. Christian graduated in 2015 when he made his debut in the University Aula in Oslo. He is currently based in Copenhagen where he is studying at The Royal Danish Academy of Music in the soloist program with professor Jens Elvekjær. Christian has also received artistic advice and instruction from Leif Ove Andsnes, Wolfgang Plagge and Ole Edvard Antonsen. In June 2016 he was awarded the Robert Levin Prize in Oslo. In 2017 he was given a two year grant for newly established artists by Arts Council Norway.

From his early teens he has appeared as soloist, accompanist and chamber musician. He has played at several of the largest festivals in Norway, including Festspillene i Bergen, Oslo Kammermusikkfestival, Nordlysfestivalen, Festspillene i Elverum, Vinterfestspillene and played with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Ensemble Allegria, Nordic Harmony and several other ensembles. He has also been invited to the Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen almost every year for recitals since his teens.

Christian has worked with several great artist, such as Arve Tellefsen, Leif Ove Andsnes, Eldbjørg and Ragnhild Hemsing, Charlie Siem, Marianne Thorsen, Johannes Weisser, Eli Kristin Hanssveen, Knut Erik Sundquist among others. He has also worked regularly with Norwegian actor Minken Fosheim.

As a performer he has been noted for his poetic, extroverted and virtuosic playing and his large repertoire . He has a strong passion for Baroque music, J. S Bach, Rameau and Couperin in particular. Highlights from his active repertoire also includes Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt and the late romantic composers such as Sergei Rachmaninov and Leopold Godowsky, as well the music of Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Alban Berg and Francis Poulenc. Grøvlen is also a composer. with his first commissioned work to be premiered in Aril 2017 by the Trondheim Soloists. His first album with keyboard works by Bach was recorded on the acclaimed Norwegian Label 2L and is expected to be released medio 2017.

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