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Arne Oldberg: The Composer at the Piano
An Archival Collection of Solo Piano & Chamber Works by Arne Oldberg (1874-1962)
Arne Oldberg - composer & piano
Release Date: June 19, 2026
Catalog #: NV6855
Large is the number of early 20th-century pianist-composers whose talents were crowded out by the rise of modern popular music. ARNE OLDBERG: THE COMPOSER AT THE PIANO remedies this injustice in one particularly meritorious case, shedding new light on the seminal, composer/concert pianist (1874–1962).
Oldberg, a first-generation American of Swedish heritage, composed and performed in a lush, Brahmsian style: four-fifths late Romantic, one-fifth modern pianist. The works featured here range from intimate solo recordings (with brief introductions by the artist himself) to grand orchestral music (a dreamy sextet and a passionate cello sonata). The lyricism is reminiscent of Grieg and Rachmaninoff, but infused with the modernity of American pianism; a unique blend indeed, and unquestioningly beautiful.
navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6855
Arne Oldberg: The Composer at the Piano
An Archival Collection of Solo Piano & Chamber Works by Arne Oldberg (1874-1962)
Arne Oldberg - composer & piano
Release Date: June 19, 2026
Catalog #: NV6855
Large is the number of early 20th-century pianist-composers whose talents were crowded out by the rise of modern popular music. ARNE OLDBERG: THE COMPOSER AT THE PIANO remedies this injustice in one particularly meritorious case, shedding new light on the seminal, composer/concert pianist (1874–1962).
Oldberg, a first-generation American of Swedish heritage, composed and performed in a lush, Brahmsian style: four-fifths late Romantic, one-fifth modern pianist. The works featured here range from intimate solo recordings (with brief introductions by the artist himself) to grand orchestral music (a dreamy sextet and a passionate cello sonata). The lyricism is reminiscent of Grieg and Rachmaninoff, but infused with the modernity of American pianism; a unique blend indeed, and unquestioningly beautiful.
navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6855
