It's Snowing on My Piano

It's Snowing on My Piano is a solo piano album by pianist Bugge Wesseltoft.

It's Snowing on My Piano
Studio album by
Released1997
Recorded15–16 October 1997
StudioRainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway
LabelACT Music
ProducerSiegfried Loch
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SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[1]

Background and recording edit

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 edit

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

Release and reception edit

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 edit

  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 edit

  • Bugge Wesseltoft – piano

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin. p. 1487. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  2. ^ a b "Bugge Wesseltoft – It's Snowing on My Piano – CD". ACT Music. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b 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.