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Northern Lights is a program of Finnish piano works from the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Gail Olszewski has played and loved these pieces for many years. She has been heard in solo and chamber recitals on piano, fortepiano, harpsichord, organ, harmonium, celesta and synthesizer in the United States, Canada, Europe, Central America and Australia. She lives in the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota area where she has a varied free-lance career as a collaborative keyboardist, concertizing with members of the Minnesota Orchestra and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra among others. The works are played on an 1877 Bluthner grand piano that is an ideal instrument for these works. Album Tracks 1. Finska Rytmer (Finnish Rhythms), Op. 31~1. Karelian Dance 2. Finska Rytmer (Finnish Rhythms), Op. 31~2. Menuett 3. Finska Rytmer (Finnish Rhythms), Op. 31~3. Det onda samvetet (The Guilty Conscience) 4. Finska Rytmer (Finnish Rhythms), Op. 31~5. Vestfinsk dans (West Finnish Dance) 5. 5 Pieces for piano, Op. 20~Syysaatteita (Autumn Thoughts) 6. Valse lente (Slow Waltz), Op. 33 7. Miniatures for Piano, Op. 21~In the Evening 8. Waltzes for piano, Op. 17~Waltz #1 9. Prélude, Op. 1 #1 10. 13 Pieces for piano~#2 Etude 11. Yölaulu (Nocturne), Op. 11b #2 12. Berceuse (Lullaby) 13. Pieces for piano, Op. 4~#2 Berceuse 14. Scherzo, Op. 6 #4 15. Illusion, Op. 1 #2 16. 5 Romantic pieces, Op. 101~Scène romantique 17. 4 Small Pieces for piano, Op. 31~#2 Prélude 18. Lastuja (Splinters) II, Op. 9~1. Iltalaulu (Evening Song) 19. Lastuja (Splinters) II, Op. 9~2. Kehtolaulu (Cradle Song) 20. Lastuja (Splinters) II, Op. 9~3. Melodia 21. Lastuja (Splinters) II, Op. 9~4. L'heure bleue (The Blue Hour) 22. Lastuja (Splinters) II, Op. 9~5. Kevätlaulu (Spring Song) 23. Lastuja (Splinters) II, Op. 9~6. Hautaslaulu (Funeral Song) 24. The Flowers, Op. 85~#4 Akileij
