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Gunnar Johansen Centennial Celebration: Concert Recordings 1957 - 1972

Gunnar Johansen, piano

Time: 2:04:30

This two CD set features recordings from several of Gunnar Johansen's recitals at the University of Wisconsin Madison School of Music. Johansen was an artist-in-residence at the University, and this collection captures this performer in top form.


1:01. Adagio, BWV 974 (1713-14) - Marcello / Bach || (Mills Hall, March 17, 1971)

1:02. Remarks by Mr. Johansen

1:03. Prelude and Fugue in D Major (1894) - Bach / Busoni || (Mills Hall, March 17, 1971)

1:04. Remarks by Mr. Johansen

1:05. Giga, Bolero and Variazione (1909) - Mozart / Busoni || (Mills Hall, March 17, 1971)

1:06. Dance of the Blessed Spirits - Gluck / Friedman || (Music Hall, October 18, 1964)
1:07. Jeg gar i tusen tanker (1896-97) - Grieg || (Music Hall, May 3, 1967)
1:08. Bagatelle ohne Tonart, S.216A (1885) - Liszt || (Mills Hall, March 17, 1971)

1:09. Poeme in F-sharp Major, Op. 32/1 (1909) - Scriabin || (Mills Hall, November 17, 1971)

1:10. Remarks by Mr. Johansen

1:11. Prelude et etude en arpeges, K. 297 (1923) - Busoni || (Music Hall, March 30, 1966)

1:12. Atonal Sonatina No. II (1944) - Johansen || (Music Hall, July 18, 1957)

1:13. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: I. Allegro maestoso - Brahms || (Music Hall, October 18, 1964)
1:14. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: II. Andante
1:15. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: III. Scherzo Trio
1:16. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: IV. Intermezzo
1:17. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: V. Finale

2:01. Sonata for Piano in B minor, S. 178 (1852-53) - Liszt || (Mills Hall, March 17, 1971)

2:02. Chaconne, Op. 32 (1916-17) - Nielsen || (Music Hall, May 10, 1959)

2:03. Impromptu in G-flat Major, Op. 90/3, D. 899 (1827) - Schubert || (Mills Hall, November 27, 1971)

2:04. Remarks by Mr. Johansen

2:05. Sonata No. 2 ("Pearl Harbor"): I. Non allegro, con sopresso agitazione. Allegro tempestuoso - Johansen || (Mills Hall, March 4, 1972)
2:06. Sonata No. 2 ("Pearl Harbor"): II. (Grave ma non Lento)
2:07. Sonata No. 2 ("Pearl Harbor"): III. Finale

2:08. In the Deep Stillness of the Forest - Danish folk song, arr. Johansen

2:09. Liebesleid (1921) - Kreisler / Rachmaninoff