Ruth Almén, Ludvig Norman & Sara Wennerberg-Reuter: Piano Concertos (2027)

[tuatara442442]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahrq2lSyNOU
Here is a surprise. Ruth Almén's PC and the completions of PCs by Ludvig Norman and Sara Wennerberg-Reuter are being recorded, played by Peter Friis Johansson and accompanied by Patrik Ringborg conducting Malmö Opera Orchestra. This disc is expected to be released in 2027 by dB Productions.
A radio broadcast (https://www.unsungcomposers.com/forum/index.php/topic,9265.msg94603.html#msg94603) played by the same pianist but accompanied by Swedish Radio SO has been available in Download section for more than 2 years. At last it is being formally recorded.
Also, I have to thank our friend Darrel again here for giving us a foretaste of Almen's PC.

[terry martyn]

Is the Norman work separate from the Concertstuck, or some kind of continuation?  I have only just acquired the piece, and it's pretty good - could be mistaken for Schumann.

[tuatara442442]

The Norman Concerto is an early unfinished one (the majority of the finale is incomplete) by a 14 or 15-year-old composer, while the Concertstuck was written almost five years later. Also the thematic material shows no obvious relevance. The heroic first theme of the concertstuck is immediately memorable for me and has been a favorite of mine. The concerto is rather attractive but doesn't leave a strong impression by contrast.