Grieg, Mendelssohn & Brahms Gunilla Süssmann

• 1 I. Andante espressivo 01:22
• 2 II. Poco meno Andante, ma molto tranquillo 01:03
• 3 III. Allegro agaitato 01:03
• 4 IV. Adagio molto espressivo 01:13
• 5 V. Allegro capriccioso 00:44
• 6 VI. Più lento 01:36
• 7 VII. Allegro scherzando 01:31
• 8 VIII. Lento 02:25
• 9 IX. Un poco Andante 01:57
• 10 X. Un poco Allegro e alla burla 01:14
• 11 XI. Più animato 02:05
• 12 XII. Allegro furioso 00:32
• 13 XIII. Prestissimo 00:46
• 14 XIV. Andante espressivo 00:55
• 15 I. Theme 00:48
• 16 II. Variation 1 00:37
• 17 III. Variation 2 00:30
• 18 IV. Variation 3 00:21
• 19 V. Variation 4 00:22
• 20 VI. Variation 5 00:24
• 21 VII. Variation 6 00:20
• 22 VIII. Variation 7 00:24
• 23 IX. Variation 8 00:19
• 24 X. Variation 9 00:26
• 25 XI. Variation 10 00:49
• 26 XII. Variation 11 00:42
• 27 XIII. Variation 12 00:29
• 28 XIV. Variation 13 00:40
• 29 XV. Variation 14 01:01
• 30 XVI. Variation 15 00:24
• 31 XVII. Variation 16 00:19
• 32 XVIII. Variation 17 02:15
• 33 I. Aria 00:50
• 34 II. Variation I. L'istesso tempo 00:57
• 35 III. Variation II; Con espressione 00:43
• 36 IV. Variation III. Grazioso 00:44
• 37 V. Variation IV. Risoluto - Con fuoco - Staccato 00:48
• 38 VI. Variation V. Affetuoso - Espressivo 01:05
• 39 VII. Varitaion VI. Sordo e legato 00:52
• 40 VIII. Variation VII. Con vivacita 00:36
• 41 IX. Variation VIII. Martellato - Distinto, non legato 00:37
• 42 X. Variation IX. Poso sostenuto, legato 00:59
• 43 XI. Variation X. Energico 00:34
• 44 XII. Variation XI. Lusingando, con tenerezza - Dolce - Legato 01:05
• 45 XIII. Variation XII. L'istesso tempo - Semplice - Soave - Legato 01:15
• 46 XIV. Variation XIII. Largamente, ma non più - Espressivo 01:32
• 47 XV. Variation XIV. Vivace - Sciolto 00:42
• 48 XVI. Variation XV. L'istesso tempo 00:45
• 49 XVII. Variation XVI. Scherzando 00:35
• 50 XVIII. Variation XVII. Più mosso - Semplice 00:32
• 51 XIX. Variation VIII. Grazioso 00:43
• 52 XX. Variation XIX. Leggiero e vivace, alla Siciliana 01:05
• 53 XXI. Variation XX. Andante espressivo, legato 01:25
• 54 XXII. Vatiation XXI. Allegretto vivace, dolce/leggiero 00:59
• 55 XXIII. Variation XXII. Alla Musette 00:54
• 56 XXIV. Variation XXIII. Vivace - Sospetto - Vivace e staccato 00:35
• 57 XXV. Variation XXIV. L'stesso tempo - Tumultuoso - Feroce 00:42
• 58 XXVI. Variation XXV. Poco più lento - Festivo - Fieramente, con tutta forza 00:39
• 59 XXVII. Fugue 05:09
• Total Runtime 56:58

Info for Grieg, Mendelssohn & Brahms

Die Variationskunst ist eng mit der Kunst des Improvisierens verbunden. Wer aus dem Stegreifheraus ein vorgegebenes Thema raffiniert zu behan- deln und virtuos zu steigern vermochte, war beim Publikum hoch angese- hen. Gerade in der Zeit von Mozart und Beethoven boomte diese Art des Spontanmusizierens, man organisierte sogar richtige Wettbewerbe unter Pianisten. Aus diesen Improvisationen entstanden oft Variationsreihen, die das Thema an den Beginn stellten und dann musikalisch deklinierten – je nach Geschick des Ausführenden. Gunilla Süssmann hat drei Variations- werke gewählt, deren Themen aufverschiedene Quellen zurückgehen, um dann sehr unterschiedlich verarbeitet zu werden.

Gunilla Süssmann, Klavier

Gunilla Süssmann
counts as one of the most sought after norwegian pianists, and has had a fast growing international career the last years. As both soloist and chambermusician she tours the whole world, and is highly acclaimed for her emotional and colourful playing. She's a regular guest at all the major festivals in Norway as well as abroad, and has given recitals in Spannungen Festival Heimbach, Wigmore Hall, Musée du Louvre and Concertgebouw.

Through her long and strong cooperation with cellist Tanja Tetzlaff she has been able to cultivate her love for chambermusic, which has brought them on tours through Europe, in addition to releasing 2 CDs and one film; Malinconia (2007), Brahms-sonatas (2012) and the film " The Golden Shoes of Rachmaninoff" (2015). The recordings have been praised in international press and the film has already been shown in several cinemas in Germany. Other recordings include CDs with Catherine Manoukian, Solveig Kringleborn, Ann-Helen Moen and Håvard Gimse.

She has been soloist with orchestras like Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, WDR Köln, English Chamber Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra and Staatskapelle Weimar. Gunilla is facing a busy season. She's touring Norway, Belgium and Germany with Tanja Tetzlaff, she's appearing at Bergen International Festival, Risör Chambermusic Festival and Weilburger Schlossfestspiele. This season also sees her return to Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Staatskapelle Weimar, and she's making her debut with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.

Gunilla was born in Bergen, Norway, in 1977.

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