• [1] Grieg orch Huppertz: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen* 5:51
  Grieg: Two Elegiac Melodies Op.34*
• [2] The Heart Wounds 2:54 [3] Last Spring 4:41
  Grieg: Norwegian Melodies Op.63 No.2*
• [4] Cow-Keeper’s Tune 3:17 [5] Country Dance 2:11
• [6] Sibelius: Valse Triste* Op.44 5:06
  Sibelius: from King Christian Suite*
• [7] Elegie 5:27 [8] Musette 2:21
  Sibelius: from Pelleas and Melisande Suite* Op.46
• [9] Entr’acte 2:29 [10] At the Castle Gate 3:19
• [11] Grieg: Holberg Suite – 1st movement (RPO/Simonov) 2:48
• Grieg: from Peer Gynt Suite (RPO/Ermler)
• [12] Morning 4:20
• [13] Anitra’s Dance 3:30
• [14] Hall of the Mountain King 2:30
• [15] Sibelius: Intermezzo from Karelia Suite (RPO/Mackerras) 3:44
• [16] Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela Op.22/3 (RPO/Schmidt) 8:17
  (Cor angais solo: Geoffrey Browne)
• [17] Sibelius: Finlandia (RPO/Mackerras) 8:29

Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.43
• [1] Allegretto 9:34
• [2] Tempo andante, ma rubato 13:44
• [3] Vivacissimo 6:01
• [4] Allegro moderato 13:45

Symphony No.5 in E flat major, Op.82

• [5]  Tempo molto moderato 12:11
• [6]  Andante mosso 8:37
• [7]  Allegro molto 8:17

3 Stars: “A sympathetic and sensitive guide to this repertoire. … well recorded. She produces a wide range of keyboard colour and a good dynamic range. On the whole the set makes a clear first choice in this repertoire”
– Penguin Guide
“[Annette Servedai] is not one of the bash and glitter school. Her approach reaches the heart of the music by stealth. … Soft playing which is yet deep in tone;”
– Musical Opinion

ALC 5001 A Sibelius: Piano Music Disc 1 Annette Servadei (piano)

Ten Piano Pieces, Op.24 Ten Bagatelles, Op.34
[1] No.1 Impromptu 2:59 [17] No.1 Valse 2:07
[2] No.2 Romance 7:24 [18] No.2 Air de danse 0:53
[3] No.3 Caprice 2:55 [19] No.3 Mazurka 1:31
[4] No.4 Romance 3:11 [20] No.4 Couplet 1:33
[5] No.5 Valse 2:21 [21] No.5 Boutarde 1:43
[6] No.6 Idyll 3:41 [22] No.6 Réverie 2:18
[7] No.7 Andantino 2:51 [23] No.7 Danse pastorale 1:08
[8] No.8 Nocturne 3:06 [24] No.8 Joueur de harpe 1:38
[9] No.9 Romance 4:09 [25] No.9 Reconnaissance 0:53
[10] No.10 Barcarola 4:13 [26] No.10 Souvenir 2:52

Six Impromptus, Op.5

[11] No.1 1:51
[12] No.2 1:57
[13] No.3 2:07
[14] No.4 2:34
[15] No.5 3:30
[16] No.6 2:55

TOTAL TIME 69:31
Recorded Christ’s Hospital Horsham April 1992: Original engineer: John Taylor
Mastered for alto by Paul Arden-Taylor (www.dimnmore-records.co.uk)

ALC 5001B Sibelius: Piano Music Disc 2 Annette Servadei (piano)

[1] Valse Triste, Op.44 4:45 Six Finnish Folk Songs
[2] Spagnuolo 0:53 [17] No.1 Minum Kaltani 1:05
[3] Till tranaden 1:44 [18] No.2 Sydamestani rakastan 1:19
[4] Mandolinato 1:08 [19] No.3 Ilta tulee, ehto joutuu 1:04
[5] Morceau Romantique 2:06 [20] No.4 Tuopa tytto, kaunis tytto 1:08
[6] Kavaljeren 1:26 [21] No.5 Velisurmaaja 1:20

[22] No.6 Haamuistelma 0:51

Pensées Lyriques, Op.40
[7] No.1 Valsette 0:58 Ten Piano Pieces, Op.58
[8] No.2 Chant sans paroles 1:40 [23] No.1 Reverie 4:41
[9] No.3 Humoresque 1:15 [24] No.2 Scherzino 1:39
[10] No.4 Minuetto 2:46 [25] No.3 Air varie 5:16
[11] No.5 Berceuse 1:56 [26] No.4 Der Hirt 2:43
[12] No.6 Pensée mélodique 1:27 [27] No.5 Des Abends 4:55
[13] No.7 Rondoletto 1:17 [28] No.6 Dialogue 2:23
[14] No.8 Scherzando 1:01 [29] No.7 Tempo di Minuetto 3:10
[15] No.9 Petite sérénade 2:21 [30] No.8 Fischerlied 2:53
[16] No.10 Polonaise 1:37 [31] No.9 Standchen 2:37

[32] No.10 Sommerlied 3:03
TOTAL TIME 70:13
Recorded Christ’s Hospital Horsham july/August 1992: Original engineer: John Taylor
Mastered for alto by Paul Arden-Taylor (www.dimnmore-records.co.uk)

ALC 5001C Sibelius: Piano Music Disc 3 Annette Servadei (piano)

Piano Sonata in F major, Op.12 Sonatina No.3 in B flat major
[1] Allegro molto 6:35 [13] Andante – Allegro moderato 3:47
[2] Andantino 8:00 [14] Andante 2:12
[3] Vivacissimo 4:29 [15] Allegretto 1:44

Kyllikki (3 Lyric Pieces), Op.41 Two Rondinos, Op.68
[4] Largamente – Allegro 3:12 [16] No.1 in G sharp minor:Andantino 3:07
[5] Andantino 5:13 [17] No.2 in C sharp minor: Vivace 1:52
[6] Commodo 3:36

Three Sonatinas, Op.67 Four Lyric Pieces, Op.74

Sonatina No.1 in F sharp minor [18] No.1 Eclogue 4:52
[7] Allegro 3:05 [19] No.2 Soft West Wind 2:17
[8] Largo 2:40 [20] No.3 At the Dance 1:51
[9] Allegro moderato 1:53 [21] No.4 In the Old Home 2:49

Sonatina No.2 in E major
[10] Allegro 2:21
[11] Andantino 2:33
[12] Allegro 1:37

TOTAL TIME 71:21
Recorded St. George€s, Brandon Hill, Bristol April 1993: engineer: John Taylor
Mastered for alto by Paul Arden-Taylor (www.dimnmore-records.co.uk)

ALC 5001D Sibelius: Piano Music Disc .4 Annette Servadei (piano)

[1] Kallion Kirkon Kellozavel, Op.65 2:50 Five Pieces for Piano (The Flowers), Op.85

Five Pieces for Piano (The Trees), Op.75 [20] No.1 Bellis 1:24
[2] No.1 När ronnen blommar 2:09 [21] No.2 Oeillet 2:06
[3] No.2 Den ensamma furan 2:14 [22] No.3 Iris 3:28
[4] No.3 Aspen 3:39 [23] No.4 Aquileja 1:41
[5] No.4 Bjorken 1:26 [24] No.5 Campanula 2:26
[6] No.5 Granen 2:41

Six Pieces for Piano, Op.94

Thirteen Pieces for Piano, Op.76
[25] No.1 Danse 1:06

[7] No.1 Esquisse 0:58 [26] No.2 Novellette 1:04
[8] No.2 Etude 1:20 [27] No.3 Sonnet 2:24
[9] No.3 Carillon 1:19 [28] No.4 Berger et bergerette 2:18
[10] No.4 Humoresque 1:17 [29] No.5 Melodie 2:08
[11] No.5 Consolation 2:22 [30] No.6 Gavotte 1:49
[12] No.6 Romanzetta 1:42
[13] No.7 Affettuoso 1:56 Six Bagatelles, Op.97
[14] No.8 Pièce enfantine 0:52
[15] No.9 Arabesque (Musical Box) 1:12 [31] No.1 Humoreske I 1:47
[16] No.10 Elegiaco 1:50 [32] No.2 Lied 2:04
[17] No.11 Linnaea 2:20 [33] No.3 Kleiner Walzer 1:30
[18] No.12 Capriccietto 0:58 [34] No.4 Humoristcher Marsch 1:17
[19] No.13 Harlequinade 1:20 [35] No.5 Impromptu 1:28

[36] No.6 Humoreske II 1:45

TOTAL TIME 66:28
Recorded St. George’s Brandon Hill, Bristol, Feb 1994: Original engineer: John Taylor
Mastered for alto by Paul Arden-Taylor (www.dimnmore-records.co.uk)

ALC 5001E Sibelius: Piano Music Disc 5 Annette Servadei (piano)

[1] Valse Lyrique, Op.96a 5:26 Five Characteristic Impressions, Op.103
[2] Autrefois, Op.96b 5:42
[3] Valse Chevaleresque, Op.96c 5:31 [17] No.1 The Village Church 2:52

[18] No.2 The Fiddler 2:22

Eight Petits Morceaux, Op.99 [19] No.3 The Oarsman 2:34
[20] No.4 The Storm 1:46

[4] No.1 Pièce Humoristique 1:19 [21] No.5 In Mournful Mood 1:35
[5] No.2 Esquisse 0:47
[6] No.3 Souvenir 1:19 Five Esquisses, Op.114
[7] No.4 Impromptu 1:02
[8] No.5 Couplet 1:26 [22] No.1 Maisema 2:28
[9] No.6 Animoso 1:51 [23] No.2 Talvikuva 2:25
[10] No.7 Moment de valse 1:19 [24] No.3 Metsalampi 2:25
[11] No.8 Petite marche 1:24 [25] No.4 Metsalaulu 2:37

[26] No.5 Kevatnaky 1:37

Cinq Morceaux Romantiques, Op.101
[12] No.1 Romance 3:53 [27] Finlandia, Op.26 9:12
[13] No.2 Chant du soir 1:49
[14] No.3 Scène lyrique 2:27
[15] No.4 Humoresque 2:37
[16] No.5 Scène romantique 3:13 TOTAL TIME 73:41

Produced by Roland Clarke & Annette Servadei;
Recorded St. George€s Brandon Hill, Bristol, July 1994: Original engineer: John Taylor
Mastered for alto by Paul Arden-Taylor (www.dimnmore-records.co.uk)

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