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Do You Believe in Heather?: Chamber Music by Stale Kleiberg
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Do You Believe in Heather?: Chamber Music by Stale Kleiberg

$32.99

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Composer
KLEIBERG, STALE
Artist
Haagenrud, Kielland, Nordstrom, Kateraas, Potter, Hilstad, Sponberg, Larsen, Wuttudal, Gimse
Format
SACD
Label
2L
Released
May 17, 2019
Catalog #
2L152SACD
UPC
7041888524427

About

"Some of the most beautifully played and appealing contemporary chamber and piano pieces you're likely to hear", said American Record Guide about the album Mezzotints – Chamber Music by Ståle Kleiberg. And now there is a follow-up: a new string quartet, two trio constellations and the song cycle ‘Do You Believe in Heather?’, which has given the album its title. Ståle Kleiberg is often called a "modern romantic", and for good reason. We encounter a distinctive and highly individual alloy of modern and romantic elements in his music, whether it is characterized by a still, meditative lyricism or an energizing vitality. His String Quartet no. 3 encompasses this entire range of expression. The music speaks of summer. It is imbued with joie de vivre, and was composed with a full command of the genre and with considerable virtuosity. The flute-viola-harp ensemble is less common, but by no means unknown. Following Debussy's Sonata, several trios have been composed for this ensemble, and Kleiberg's ‘Trio Luna’ is a fine and most welcome addition. The work's three movements capture the mood of three dissimilar outer and inner landscapes, all of them bathed in moonlight, albeit at different times of day and night. ‘The Light Smith’ is also a trio; it is a song cycle for mezzo-soprano, clarinet and piano, and is chamber music on a very high level of inspiration. Both ‘The Light Smith’ and ‘Do You Believe in Heather?’ are settings of poetry by the distinguished Norwegian poet Helge Torvund. These poems engage with such archetypal themes as light, quietude, love, death and nature, but they treat these themes as real, everyday experiences, rather than abstract concepts. While the theme of ‘The Light Smith’ centers on the beginnings, growth and culmination of life, it is autumn and winter we meet in ‘Do You Believe in Heather?’

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 I. Scherzando 05:16
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Scherzando
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    Ståle Kleiberg
    Performer
    Atle Sponberg, Anders Larsen, Ole Wuttudal, Oyvind Gimse
  2. 2 II. Rubato e espressivo 06:10
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Rubato e espressivo
    Duration
    06:10
    Composer
    Ståle Kleiberg
    Performer
    Atle Sponberg, Anders Larsen, Ole Wuttudal, Oyvind Gimse
  3. 3 III. Animato 04:44
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Animato
    Duration
    04:44
    Composer
    Ståle Kleiberg
    Performer
    Atle Sponberg, Anders Larsen, Ole Wuttudal, Oyvind Gimse
  4. 4 No. 1. Fruktbar stille 05:55
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. Fruktbar stille
    Duration
    05:55
    Composer
    Ståle Kleiberg
    Performer
    Marianne Beate Kielland, Ole Christian Haagenrud
  5. 5 No. 2. Mor 03:11
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. Mor
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Ståle Kleiberg
    Performer
    Marianne Beate Kielland, Ole Christian Haagenrud
  6. 6 No. 3. Kjærleik og liding 04:19
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 3. Kjærleik og liding
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Ståle Kleiberg
    Performer
    Marianne Beate Kielland, Ole Christian Haagenrud
  7. 7 No. 4. Livnar til 05:16
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 4. Livnar til
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    Ståle Kleiberg
    Performer
    Marianne Beate Kielland, Ole Christian Haagenrud
  8. 8 I. Luna serale 07:07
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Luna serale
    Duration
    07:07
    Composer
    Ståle Kleiberg
    Performer
    Annika Nordstrom, Jan Petter Hilstad, Ruth Potter
  9. 9 II. Luna notturna 06:27
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Luna notturna
    Duration
    06:27
    Composer
    Ståle Kleiberg
    Performer
    Annika Nordstrom, Jan Petter Hilstad, Ruth Potter
  10. 10 III. Luna mattutina 04:35
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Luna mattutina
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Ståle Kleiberg
    Performer
    Annika Nordstrom, Jan Petter Hilstad, Ruth Potter
  11. 11 No. 1. Eg føddes på ei slette 03:41
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 1. Eg føddes på ei slette
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Ståle Kleiberg
    Performer
    Marianne Beate Kielland, Ida Kateraas, Ole Christian Haagenrud
  12. 12 No. 2. Me skal elska 03:08
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 2. Me skal elska
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Ståle Kleiberg
    Performer
    Marianne Beate Kielland, Ida Kateraas, Ole Christian Haagenrud
  13. 13 No. 3. Mitt ansvar 02:36
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 3. Mitt ansvar
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Ståle Kleiberg
    Performer
    Marianne Beate Kielland, Ida Kateraas, Ole Christian Haagenrud
  14. 14 No. 4. Kom ut 03:37
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 4. Kom ut
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Ståle Kleiberg
    Performer
    Marianne Beate Kielland, Ida Kateraas, Ole Christian Haagenrud
  15. 15 No. 5. Om du ligg heilt stille 04:46
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 5. Om du ligg heilt stille
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Ståle Kleiberg
    Performer
    Marianne Beate Kielland, Ida Kateraas, Ole Christian Haagenrud