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Ketil Bjornstad
Biography
Ketil Bjørnstad (born 25 April 1952 in Oslo) is a Norwegian pianist and composer. Initially trained as a classical pianist, Bjørnstad discovered jazz at an early age and has embraced the emergence of "European jazz". He is an artist on the ECM record label, but has also published some 20 books (predominantly novels) and a number of poetry and essay collections. He has collaborated with other ECM artists, including cellist David Darling, drummer Jon Christensen, and guitarist Terje Rypdal. Biography Ketil Bjørnstad was trained as a classical pianist and studied with Amalie Christie and Robert Riefling, and also in London and Paris. He showed great talent at a young age, and won the title of "Youth Piano Master" in 1966 and 1968. When he was 16, he made his debut as a concert pianist with Béla Bartók's third piano concerto. Bjørnstad subsequently turned towards jazz and rock, in close cooperation with the guitarist Terje Rypdal, bassist Arild Andersen, drummer Jon Christensen...
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Discography
- Pianology, 2000
- The River, 2000
- Devotions, 2007
- The Sea II, 1998
- Floating, 2005
- Remembrance, 2010
- New Life, 2002
- The Sea, 1995
- Seafarer's Song, 2004
- Before the Light, 2001
- The River I - XII
- The Bach Variations
- Epigraphs, 2000
- Odyssey
- The Rainbow, 2009
- The Nest, 2003
- Prelude, 2000
- Water Stories, 1993
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| Song | VIII |
| Artist | Ketil Bjornstad |
| Album | Remembrance |
| Label | ECM |
| Year | 2010 |
| Song | II |
| Artist | Ketil Bjornstad |
| Album | Remembrance |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Song | V |
| Artist | Ketil Bjornstad |
| Album | Remembrance |
| Label | ECM |
| Year | 2010 |
| Song | III |
| Artist | Ketil Bjornstad |
| Album | Remembrance |
| Label | ECM |
| Year | 2010 |
| Song | IV |
| Artist | Ketil Bjornstad |
| Album | Remembrance |
| Label | ECM |
| Year | 2010 |
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On the ABC
- Perspectives 10/04/2004: People in Harmony
- ABC Classic FM Music Details: Tuesday 18 April 2006
- Radio National - Nocturne 11/01/2004
- Radio National - The Planet - Playlist - 15 April 1998
- Melisma - 20/02/00: February 20, 2000
- Radio National - Nocturne 23/05/2004
- Radio National - The Planet - Playlist - 24 February 1997
- ABC Classic FM Music Details: Thursday 17 March 2011
- Melisma - 11/06/00: 11 June, 2000
- ABC Classic FM Music Details: Tuesday 15 March 2011
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Absolutely amazing.
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