Eyvind Alnæs Piano Concerto & Symphony

Has Eyvind Alnaes' hour as an orchestral composer finally arrived? In his lifetime he wa sknown mostly as a composer of romances, as organist and choir director in Kristiania and for his indefatigable work for the benefit of composers. Today he is primarily remembered for a few of his songs, and as one of the last old-school romantic composers in the Norwegian tradition. But Alnaes also showed himself to be a skilled orchestral writer, who would undoubtedly have developed an even more characteristic style if he had focused his attentions to the medium. Still, what he did write deserves to be heard. That is why teh Oslo Philharmonic, with conductor Eivind Aadland and pianist Havard Gimse, decided to record two of his orchestral works: Piano Concerto in D major, Op. 27 and Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 7. It is finally time for Alnaes the orchestral composer to shine.