Hidden Treasures: Romantic Finnish Piano Music Risto-Matti Marin

• Richard Faltin (1835 - 1918):
• 1 Variations on an Original Theme 09:05
• Ilmari Hannikainen (1892 - 1955): Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 1:
• 2 Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 1: I. Introduction. Maestoso e molto rubato 09:08
• 3 Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 1: II. Andante cantabile 06:46
• 4 Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 1: III. Scherzo. Vivace alla burlesca 04:01
• 5 Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 1: IV. Finale. Moderato distinctamente - Allegro con fuoco e molto energico 08:07
• Martin Wegelius (1846 - 1906): 3 Fantasy Pieces "Memories of a Day in Saxon Switzerland":
• 6 3 Fantasy Pieces "Memories of a Day in Saxon Switzerland": No. 1, Largo - Allegro vivace 06:45
• 7 3 Fantasy Pieces "Memories of a Day in Saxon Switzerland": No. 2, Andante quasi allegretto 03:08
• 8 3 Fantasy Pieces "Memories of a Day in Saxon Switzerland": No. 3, Poco adagio, ma rubato 05:26
• Sirkka Harjunmaa (1926 - 2018):
• 9 Wedding March 02:35
• 10 Etude 01:32
• Einari Marvia (1915 - 1997): Piano Sonata in D-Flat Major, Op. 16:
• 11 Piano Sonata in D-Flat Major, Op. 16: I. Allegro energico 05:28
• 12 Piano Sonata in D-Flat Major, Op. 16: II. Andante sostenuto 06:21
• 13 Piano Sonata in D-Flat Major, Op. 16: III. Affettuoso 05:09
• Einari Marvia:
• 14 Variations on an Ostrobothnian Folk Song Op. 10 08:07
• Total Runtime 01:21:38

Info for Hidden Treasures: Romantic Finnish Piano Music

For his new album, pianist Risto-Matti Marin has found true forgotten gems in romantic Finnish piano music! Particularly noteworthy are the monumental sonatas by Ilmari Hannikainen and Einari Marvia. Other composers include Sibelius's teachers Martin Wegelius and Richard Faltin, whose works exude the spirit of the golden age of Central European Romanticism. Sirkka Harjunmaa, once a student of Ilmari Hannikainen's, won the second prize at the 1947 Academic Cultural Competition with her fierce etude. Harjunmaa also has a wedding march on the album. None of the album's tracks have been previously released as commercial recordings. In addition to his internationally acclaimed solo recordings, Risto-Matti Marin (b. 1976) has performed on several chamber music records and made numerous radio recordings for the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE. In addition, he has performed at most major Finnish music festivals. Marin received his PhD with an honorary mention at the Sibelius Academy in 2010. As well as giving concerts and recording, Marin also lectures on piano music and gives master classes around Finland. Many prominent Finnish contemporary composers composed their works for Marin. He has premiered as a soloist and together with saxophonist Olli-Pekka Tuomisalo numerous contemporary music pieces. In November 2017, Marin played Finland's premiere of Matthew Whittall's piano concert "Nameless Seas" as a soloist with the Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Olari Elts. Marin's "Sixth Sense", a contemporary music album released in 2018, was nominated for the Emma Classical Award (the Finnish Grammy).

Risto-Matti Marin, piano

Risto-Matti Marin
began his piano lessons at the Kuopio Conservatoire as a pupil of Jouni Räty and continued with professional studies there under Jaakko Untamala. In 1998 he transferred to the Sibelius Academy to study with Erik T. Tawaststjerna, and from 2002 onwards also studied with Teppo Koivisto. He gained a Master´s degree in music in 2004. Since 2005 he has studied at the Sibelius Academy DocMus department.

Winner of the first prize in the Kuopio Piano Competition in 1996 and the Helmi Vesa Piano Competition in 1999, Mr. Marin was awarded the third prize in the Weimar International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in 2003. He has been soloist with the Kuopio Orchestra, The Weimar Staatskapelle, the Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä and other orchestras. Risto-Matti Marin has released a number of highly acclaimed solo CDs.

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