{"product_id":"675025","title":"Laura Mikkola - Einar Englund: Complete Music for Solo Piano [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEinar Englund (1916\\x9699) was not only one of Finland\\x92s major symphonists; he was also one of his country\\x92s most important pianists. He was destined for a virtuoso career until he damaged a finger as a soldier in the Battle of Bengtskj\\xe4r in the \\x91Finnish Continuation War\\x92 in 1941 \\x96 but when he later discovered the bullet holes in his beret, he realised he had had a lucky escape! Englund wrote surprisingly little for his own instrument, but the works he did produce glitter with a Prokofievan steely strength and textural clarity. They are also animated with the ironic humour that was typical of the composer himself. The pianist here is one of Finland\\x92s finest musicians, Laura Mikkola. The booklet essay is by Christian Holmqvist, Englund\\x92s biographer, and is followed bya personal reminiscence of Einar Englund by Martin Anderson, founder of Toccata Classics. Laura Mikkola studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and the School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana. She has been the recipient of many awards, among them second prize in the Queen Elisabeth International Piano Competition in Brussels and the public prize (1995), first prize in the Maj Lind Competition in Helsinki (1992) and first prize in the Maurice Ravel Piano Competition in France (1988). She was awarded the Finland Prize for Young Artist in 1995. Now a major international artist, she has a repertoire which includes no fewer than 64 concertos. For Toccata Classics she recorded an album of David Matthews\\x92 piano music.\u003cp\u003ePrelude\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFughetta\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI. Allegro Con Brio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eII. Andante\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIII. Vivace\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreludium\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePavane. Adagio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToccata. Allegro Marcato\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumoresque\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle Toccata\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSicilienne\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat the Hens Tell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Goblin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScherzino\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrelude I (Notturno)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI. Allegro Con Brio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eII. Sicilienne\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIII. Scherzo - Finale\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. 1. Dance of Sinuhe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. 2. Dance of Nefer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. 3. Sinuhe and Nefer-Nefer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. 4. Dance of Kaptah and the Girls\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. 5. The War Dance of Horemheb\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduzione\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToccata\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI. Introduzione Ed Allegro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eII. Notturno\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIII. Scherzo - Finale\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Lauttasaari Rotary Club Festive March\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55159408525697,"sku":"675025","price":17.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/51sI5L1up9L._SL1500.jpg?v=1767976427","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/675025","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}