The work has been nicknamed “”Elgsonaten”” (Elk Sonata) because a moose (elk) kept staring at Johan Kvandal every time he looked out the window of his study while writing it.
Father and son on the same CD
On their new record, Håvard Gimse and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra perform piano concerts by David Monrad Johansen (1888-1974) and Johan Kvandal (1919-1999). The two were father and son, but colliding personality types.