Alnæs: Songs To Texts By Heine, Burns And Scandinavian Poets

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Label
Toccata
Release Date
November 13, 2012
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      EYVIND, ALNAES
    • PERFORMER
      Solvang, Eriksen
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 13, 2012
    • UPC
      5060113441249
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      TOCC0124
    • LABEL
      Toccata
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Vocal
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1. Ett vackert gammalt monster

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    2. No. 2. Forryckt amour

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    3. No. 3. Visan om Maj

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    4. No. 4. En gammal ung visa

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    5. No. 1. En visa till Karin nar hon hade dansat

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    6. No. 2. En visa till Karin ur fangelset

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    7. No. 1. Sne

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    8. No. 2. Ruten

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    9. No. 1. Winterklage

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    10. No. 2. An eine Nachtigall

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    11. No. 3. Ein Jungling liebt ein Madchen

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    12. No. 4. Was will die einsame Thrane?

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    13. No. 5. Der erste Psalm

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    14. No. 1. Lykken mellem to mennesker

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    15. No. 2. Nu brister i alle de klofter

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    16. No. 3. En morgen var din grav

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    17. No. 1. Hojtid

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    18. No. 4. Eventyr til Ellen

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    19. No. 1. Tungalda

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    20. No. 2. Den diktar aldri djupt

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    21. No. 3. Attergloyma

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    22. No. 4. Du naar maalet

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    23. No. 5. So skal gjenta hava det

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    24. No. 6. Mold

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    25. 3 Songs, Op. 23: No. 2. Alt var dig

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    26. No. 3. En Vaggvislat

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen

    27. No. 4. En Var - En Dikt

      Composer: Eyvind Alnaes

      Performer: Ann-Beth Solvang, Erling Ragnar Eriksen


In this recital of Alnæs’ atmospheric songs, Eriksen, whose playing of Alnæs’ piano works can be heard on an earlier Toccata Classics CD, returns to his music in the company of Solvang, one of Norway’s best mezzos. This CD marks the 140th anniversary of Alnæs’ birth and the 80th of his death and includes a number of word premiere recordings.

REVIEW:

Solvang’s lyric soprano is attractive and colorful, and she is capable of floating some lovely pianos. Very rarely she pushes it too much and the tone turns hard, but this is a minor flaw in a disc of lovely singing. Eriksen is clearly as much of an Alnæs expert as we have today—having recorded a disc of piano pieces—and he and Solvang are on the same wavelength throughout. One could not ask for better performances. The recorded sound is a bit too “airy” for my tastes—but one gets used to it quickly enough. Very informative and high-quality program notes along with complete texts and translations round out the production.

-- Fanfare