Three Piano Pieces Op 10 No 2 Idyl

Eyvind Alnæs.
Born Fredrikstad 29 April 1872.
Died Oslo 24 December 1932.
He was a Norwegian composer, pianist, organist and choir director.

I was going to upload another piece by the melodious Depuydt but came across Alnæs who although an organist has no compositions to be found so this little piano piece will have to do as an introduction.

* There are if you can find them Op. 33 a major collection of organ works titled 60 Easy Melodious Preludes for Organ based on traditional Scandinavian hymn tunes.

In April 1892, after Alnæs had finished his studies in Oslo, he studied in Leipzig with Carl Reinecke and, after the première of his first symphony in 1896, in Berlin with Julius Ruthardt.

For many years he played the organ in several churches and conducted choirs. During the years 1895-1907 he was organist at Bragernes Church in Drammen. From 1907 to 1916 he was at Uranienborg Church in Oslo and between 1916 and 1932 at Oslo Cathedral.

He helped found the Norwegian Society of Composers in 1917 and served as chairman from 1921 to 1923. Alnæs wrote music in a late Romantic style; his output included two symphonies, one set of symphonic variations, a piano concerto, pieces for piano, chorale preludes for organ, choral works, and art songs (in Norwegian, romanser).

His Piano Concerto in D major, Op. 27 (1913) is widely considered his finest and most celebrated work. A towering achievement in Scandinavian late-Romanticism, it stands out for its lush melodies, storm-tossed first movement, and a wildly unique, carefree waltz as its finale.

Listen here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulgLa0ldeoA