Moses Pergament Volume One: A Musical Miscellany
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
Tomas Nuñez, cello
Helsinki Metropolitan Orchestra
Sasha Mäkilä, conductor
Helsinki Chamber Orchestra
Aku Sorensen, conductor
Listen To This Recording:
Piano Concerto No. 1 (27:52)
- I. Maestoso (10:04)
- II. Molto adagio (9:42)
- III. Allegretto grazioso (7:48)
- Sorrow, Op. 5 (2:00)
Lyrical Dances for piano (4:18)
- Elf Dance I (0:58)
- Elf Dance II (1:36)
- Mazurka (1:44)
- Incidental Music for Kung Salomo (‘King Salomo’): ‘Sulamith’s Dance’ for piano (1:36)
- Chanson triste, version for for violin, violino obbligato, cello and piano(3:32)
Incidental Music for Esthers gästabud (‘The Feast of Esther’)
- I. Dance (1:58)
- II. Adagio (2:57)
Med livet som insats (‘They Staked their Lives’): Film Score
- Act I: The Mill (transc. Malmgren) (1:51)
- Act II: Minuet (transc. Malmgren) (3:16)
- Act III: Valse lente
- Festive Fanfare (transcr. composer) (2:05)
- For Nicole for piano (1:23)
- Meditation for cello (4:12)
- Meditation for cello and piano (4:12)
- Melodica romantica for cello and piano (3:16)
- Fantasia different – ‘Cielo e térra’ for cello and string nonet (9:50)
First Recordings
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