With "Early Piano Music", the albums Preludes Vols. 1 & 2 and Pianology from the mid-1980s are once again becoming available. These recordings have been unavailable since the mid-90s, and have been very much in demand. About Ketil Bjornstad: Ketil Bjornstad has been one of Norway's most prolific artists since he launched parallel careers as author, composer and musician. So far he has released over 50 albums and published over 30 books, and has a devoted audience of listeners and readers at home in Norway and in the rest of Europe. He has written rock operas, ballet music and film music for filmmakers such as Ken Loach and Jean-Luc Godard. Bjornstad trained as a classical pianist under Amalie Christie and Robert Riefling, among others, in addition to studies in London and Paris. He held his debut as a concert pianist at the age of 16 with B?la Bart?k's Piano Concerto No. 3. Bjornstad eventually became active in Oslo's young music scene at Club 7, and began to explore jazz and rock in close collaboration with guitarist Terje Rypdal, bass player Arild Andersen, drummer Jon Christensen, the American cellist David Darling, and others.
