Nordischer Sommer - The Summer Of The North Op.39 No.1-5 for Piano solo by Selim Palmgren. Edited and revised by Julia A. Burt No.1 Abendstück - Evening Piece. No.2 Am Bach - On The Brook. No.3 Tanzstück - Dancing Piece. No.4 Kleine Ballade - Little Ballade. No.5 Hocbzeitsmarsch - Wedding March.
Selim Palmgren (1878-1951) was a Finnish composer pianist and conductor whose talents often led to him being compared to Chopin. He studied in Helsinki and Berlin before touring successfully as a concert pianistacross Scandinavia and the United States. He later held posts as a Professor of Composition on both sides of the Atlantic. He was one of the last members of the Romantic movement but s…