Fini Henriques: Piano Pieces Christina Bjørkøe

• Fini Henriques (1867 - 1940):
• 1 Aphorisms, Op. 6: No. 4, I Love 01:20
• The Picture Book:
• 2 The Picture Book: No. 1, ABC 01:01
• 3 The Picture Book: No. 2, Doll's Lullaby 01:04
• 4 The Picture Book: No. 3, Blind Man's Buff 00:51
• 5 The Picture Book: No. 4, Evening Prayer 01:29
• 6 The Picture Book: No. 5, Doll-Dance 00:56
• 7 The Picture Book: No. 6, The Little Soldier 01:31
• 8 The Picture Book: No. 7, On Mother's Lap 01:32
• 9 The Picture Book: No. 8, The Break 00:50
• 10 The Picture Book: No. 9, The Ball 00:48
• 11 The Picture Book: No. 10, It's Really True! 01:33
• 12 The Picture Book: No. 11, Playing at Paying a Visit 01:27
• 13 The Picture Book: No. 12, With Whip and Rein 00:59
• 14 The Picture Book: No. 13, From School 00:35
• 15 The Picture Book: No. 14, The Twirler 00:29
• 16 The Picture Book: No. 15, Homesickness 01:48
• 17 The Picture Book: No. 16, The Little Jockey 01:38
• 18 The Picture Book: No. 17, Pixies' Dance 00:56
• 19 The Picture Book: No. 18, Sleeping Beauty 02:12
• 20 The Picture Book: No. 19, The Crying Child 02:40
• 21 The Picture Book: No. 20, Game of Tag 01:10
• Silhouettes, Op. 38:
• 22 Silhouettes, Op. 38: No. 1, Ivy 01:18
• 23 Silhouettes, Op. 38: No. 2, Valse triste 02:35
• 24 Silhouettes, Op. 38: No. 3, In Summertime 01:49
• 25 Silhouettes, Op. 38: No. 4, The Playful Goat 00:56
• 26 Silhouettes, Op. 38: No. 5, In a Somber Mood 02:29
• 27 Silhouettes, Op. 38: No. 6, Children's Slumber 01:08
• 28 Silhouettes, Op. 38: No. 7, Longing 01:53
• 29 Silhouettes, Op. 38: No. 8, Daybreak 02:13
• 30 Silhouettes, Op. 38: No. 9, Grace 01:53
• 31 Silhouettes, Op. 38: No. 10, The Sprinter 00:27
• 32 Silhouettes, Op. 38: No. 11, The Tease 01:36
• 33 Silhouettes, Op. 38: No. 12, The Pedant 01:06
• 34 Silhouettes, Op. 38: No. 13, Waltz of Love 01:52
• 35 Silhouettes, Op. 38: No. 14, Obituary 04:53
• 36 Silhouettes, Op. 38: No. 15, Rural Jest 01:12
• 37 Silhouettes, Op. 38: No. 16, The Flapper 02:53
• 38 Silhouettes, Op. 38: No. 17, The Turkey Cock 02:08
• 39 Silhouettes, Op. 38: No. 18, Late Summer 03:28
• 40 Silhouettes, Op. 38: No. 19, Past 03:11
• 41 Silhouettes, Op. 38: No. 20, Resignation 02:54
• Erotik, Op. 15:
• 42 Erotik, Op. 15: No. 1, Melodie 01:40
• 43 Erotik, Op. 15: No. 2, Valse d’amour 02:57
• 44 Erotik, Op. 15: No. 3, Papillon 02:25
• 45 Erotik, Op. 15: No. 4, Petite romance 01:16
• 46 Erotik, Op. 15: No. 5, Chanson populaire 02:19
• Total Runtime 01:19:20

Info for Fini Henriques: Piano Pieces

During the last two decades of the nineteenth century, the generation of Danish composers born in the 1860s started to make an impact. Among them, Fini Henriques, who had a special gift for beautiful, well-shaped melodies, and his popularity rested firmly on a generous output of single pieces, usually strung together in collections such as those presented here by Christina Bjørkøe. Billedbogen (The Picture Book) is a collection for children and proved one of his absolute bull’s eyes, whereas Erotik (Eroticism) and Melodiske profiler (Silhouettes) see the composer exploring the world of adult life. Henriques’s best works maintain a high level with their honesty and that brilliant touch which few of his contemporaries could rival.

Christina Bjørkøe, piano

Christina Bjørkøe
The Danish concert pianist Christina Bjørkøe was born in Copenhagen. At the age of 19 she was accepted by the Juilliard School of Music in New York where she studied with Seymour Lipkin, as later with Anne Oland at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. She received her first musical training from Therese Koppel.

At the age of 16 Christina Bjørkøe was already performing as a soloist with an orchestra. She has appeared as a soloist, with orchestral engagements and as chamber musician at venues in Denmark, including the Tivoli Concert Hall’s major Beethoven, Chopin and Schubert series, as well as in Sweden, Germany, Italy, The Czech Republic, Croatia, Poland, France, South America, China, USA, and many domestic venues.

Christina Bjørkøe's recording of Knudåge Riisager's piano music received the Danish Music Award 2005 and 2009 her recording of Carl Nielsen: Complete Piano Works received the Danish Music Award as Solo Recording of the Year.

She twice won First Prize in the Steinway Competition and has been awarded several other prizes and grants including the prestigious Victor Borge Award.

Christina Bjørkøe is an associate professor at The Carl Nielsen Academy of Music.

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