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Christian Sinding
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Remembered by ambitious amateur pianists for his Rustle of Spring, Christian Sinding was a more important figure than this might suggest in the music of his native Norway, where, in his time, he was second only to Grieg Trained in Leipzig, he fell under the influence of Liszt and Wagner producing a large quantity of music that enjoyed contemporary popularity. As a composer he developed a personal style, firmly rooted in tradition.
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orchestral compositions include four symphonies, three concertos for violin, his own
original instrument, for which he wrote other pieces with orchestra, and a piano concerto,
including his Légende.
Chamber music by Sinding ranges from piano and string
quintets to a series of works for violin and piano and for cello and piano, with a Suite
for unaccompanied violin.
Sinding's piano music consists chiefly of shorter genre
pieces, of which Rustle of Spring is characteristic.
MIDI FILE - Spring (3'06'') His Sonata, Op. 91, has retained an occasional place in present repertoire. Sinding left a large number of songs, principally of Norwegian texts. There are also choral works, some of them celebratory and others unpublished.
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