Halfdan Cleve

Halfdan Cleve born Halfdan Klewe (5 October 1879 – 6 April 1951) was a Norwegian composer, and father of the singer and composer Cissi Cleve.

Biography Cleve was born and raised in Kongsberg, Norway. He lived some time in Germany. Some examples of his output as a composer are piano concertos, other piano works, and some chamber music. He was described as a child prodigy. He married pianist (10 February 1878 – 23 September 1964) and they had four children. That same year, he married Berit Winderen, a student of Teresa Carreño, and made numerous concert appearances together, both in Norway and abroad. Cleve composed five piano concertos, a violin sonata, a piano quintet, songs with orchestral accompaniment and over one hundred piano pieces. In the last period of his life (1926–50), he worked as a piano teacher at Music Conservatory in Oslo and died 1951 in Oslo.

Works 1900: 7 Klaverstykker, op. 1 1901: Klaverkonsert nr. 1, op. 3 1904: Klaverkonsert nr. 2, op. 6 1907: Klaverkonsert nr. 3, op. 9 1908: Four songs with orchestra to palms by Olaf Schou, op. 11 1912: Klaverkonsert nr. 4, op. 12 1915: Klaverkonsert nr. 5, op. 20 1931: Sonata for violin and piano, op. 21 (op. 33–36 is not released)

Discography 1980: Halfdan Cleve, Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, New Symphony Orchestra of London, Roy Wales - Klaverkonsert Nr. 4 A-Moll / Klaversonate D-Moll - Etyde Fiss-Dur - Vårbølger Dess-Dur (Norsk Kulturråds Klassikerserie) 1992: Halfdan Cleve, Geir Henning Braaten - Piano Works (Norsk Kulturråds Klassikerserie) 2018: Ballade Tragica, Halfdan Cleve Chamber Works (SIMAX)