It's Snowing on My Piano

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It's Snowing on My Piano
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Studio album by
Bugge Wesseltoft
Released1997
Recorded15–16 October 1997
StudioRainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway
Label ACT Music
Producer Siegfried Loch
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It's Snowing on My Piano is a solo piano album by pianist Bugge Wesseltoft.

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Background and recording

This was Wesseltoft's first solo piano album. [1] It was recorded on 15 and 16 October 1997. [2] It was produced by Siegfried Loch [2] and the recording engineer at Rainbow Studio, Oslo was Jan Erik Kongshaug. [1]

Music

The album contains both traditional Christmas songs and Wesseltoft originals. [1]

Release and reception

The album was released by ACT Music in 1997. [3] In 2017, it was described as the label's biggest seller, having sold more than 150,000 copies. [3] It peaked at number three in Norway in 2009, and has re-entered the charts in the Christmas season every year since. [4]

Track listing

  1. "It's snowing on my piano" (Bugge Wesseltoft) – 5:02
  2. "Mitt hjerte alltid vanker" (traditional) – 4:46
  3. "Deilig er jorden" (traditional) – 4:18
  4. "O little town of Bethlehem" (traditional) – 4:51
  5. "Du grønne, glitrende tre" (traditional) – 3:28
  6. "Det kimer nå til julefest" (traditional) – 4:16
  7. "Greensleeves, What Child is this" (traditional) – 3:41
  8. "Kimer, I klokker" (traditional) – 3:51
  9. "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" (traditional) – 3:09
  10. "Stille Nacht" (traditional) – 5:43
  11. "Into eternal silence" (Wesseltoft) – 3:22
  12. "In Dulce Jubile" (traditional) – 6:05

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin. p. 1487. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  2. 1 2 "Bugge Wesseltoft – It's Snowing on My Piano – CD" Archived 2016-03-15 at the Wayback Machine . ACT Music. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 Hobart, Mike (10 March 2017) "Crossover King: An Interview with Jazz Label Boss Siggi Loch". Financial Times.
  4. ↑ "Bugge Wesseltoft – It's Snowing on My Piano". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
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