Geirr Tveitt

Menuet á Nadia da Norvegia

Hommage á Nadia Boulanger le 30 septembre 1967 (Probably from Piano Sonata no. 1)

Probably from Piano Sonata 1, "Hommage à Ravel", dedicated to Nadia Boulanger in 1967.
Given to Nadia Boulanger for 80 years birt-day, celebrated at the home of fürst Rainier of Monaco and Prinsesse Grace (Kelly). GT mentiones that the sonata was written in Norway and premiered in Paris, where it was very well received. He visited Ravel's brother, the ingenieur Eduard and was able to play the sonata on Ravel's grand piano. Eduard said: "This could have been written by my brother". The concert reffered to is probably the on held 25th of January 1947 at Salle de Consevatoire in Paris. (ref. Reidar Storaas: Mellom triumf og tragedie, page. 234).