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Laura Mikkola

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Svein Hunsnes is a contemporary Norwegian composer. He has released numerous works rooted in a wide range of genres, from jazz and rock to funk; in Norway, his piano worksparticularly pieces like Clavinata, written for young musiciansare especially well known. A hallmark of Hunsness unique compositional style is his ability to develop small motifs into large-scale works, as seen in his Piano Sonata No. 2; here, too, listeners can savor the thrill of technically demanding passages racing by at a dizzying pace.You can also enjoy Winter Dance, which makes full use of unique rhythms, and Luminous Colors, which sets various phenomena of the natural world to music. Finnish pianist Laura Mikkol is a brilliant talent who studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and won second prize at the 1995 Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition. Her first collection of Hunsnes piano works (GP800) has a