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White Nights - Impressions Of Norwegian Folk Music

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Details

Composer
BUENE, EIVIND GROVEN, EIVIND
Artist
Gjermund, Larsen
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Jan 01, 2011
Catalog #
BIS-SACD-1871
UPC
7318599918716

About

Berit Opheim Versto, folk singer
Gjermund Larsen, fiddle, hardanger fiddle
The Norwegian Soloists' Choir (Det Norske Solistkor)
Grete Pedersen, conductor

More than a century ago, the rhythms and harmonies of Edvard Grieg's music enchanted a whole world. What Grieg himself readily admitted was that these rhythms and harmonies had been absorbed during his journeys along fjords and across mountains, and his encounters with fiddlers and folk singers - such as the dairy-maid Gjendine Slaalien, whose 'bådnlåt' (lullaby) Grieg turned into a piano piece. But although the most famous, Grieg is only one of many Norwegian composers who have found folk music a deep and decisive source of inspiration. Combining traditional folk songs with recent compositions springing from folk music, the Norwegian Soloists' Choir on the present disc makes a compelling case for the powerful hold that this music has over the country's cultural life, in performances that easily makes one understand why! The choir's conductor, Grete Pedersen, has a constant eye open for the immediacy of folk music, but also its melancholy which, as she writes in her own introduction, 'always shines through, whether the tune is a wedding march or a lullaby, and whether it accompanies a religious song or a tale of a maiden abducted by trolls.' The choir's previous recording for BIS was a programme of Grieg's choral works, described as 'a performance of breathtaking beauty' in Le Monde de la Musique, and 'a reference recording, the likes of which one doesn't encounter every day' on website klassik.com. Already on that disc the Norwegian Soloists' Choir explored the music's roots in folk music, and going a step further in this direction, Grete Pedersen has now invited one of Norway's most respected folk singers, Berit Opheim Versto, and the fiddler and composer Gjermund Larsen to join her and the choir on their journey through 'the intricate landscape of folk music'.

Tracks:
1. Gjendines Bådnlåt
2. Jeg lagde mig så sildig
3. Jesus din søte forening å smake
4. Nådigste Jesus / Jesus styr du mine tankar
5. Med Jesus vil eg fara
6. Bruremarsj fra Valsøyfjord
7. Polonese
8. Gropen
9. Solbønn
10. Solistvals
11. Margjit Hjukse, Op.48
12. Allsang

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 Polonese (Polonaise) (arr. G. Eriksson) 05:52
    Track
    1
    Title
    Polonese (Polonaise) (arr. G. Eriksson)
    Duration
    05:52
    Composer
    Gjermund Larsen
    Performer
    Gjermund Larsen
  2. 2 Gropen (arr. G. Larsen) 01:50
    Track
    2
    Title
    Gropen (arr. G. Larsen)
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Gjermund Larsen
    Ensemble
    The Norwegian Soloists' Choir
    Conductor
    Grete Pedersen
  3. 3 Gjendines badnlat (Gjendine's Cradle Song) (arr. G. Eriksson) 03:38
    Track
    3
    Title
    Gjendines badnlat (Gjendine's Cradle Song) (arr. G. Eriksson)
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Berit Opheim Versto
    Ensemble
    The Norwegian Soloists' Choir
    Conductor
    Grete Pedersen
  4. 4 Jeg Lagde mig sa Sildig (I Lay Down to Rest) (arr. E. Alnaes) 02:25
    Track
    4
    Title
    Jeg Lagde mig sa Sildig (I Lay Down to Rest) (arr. E. Alnaes)
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The Norwegian Soloists' Choir
    Conductor
    Grete Pedersen
  5. 5 Jesus, din sote forening a smake (Jesus, To Savour Your Sweet Union) (arr. K. Nystedt) 03:05
    Track
    5
    Title
    Jesus, din sote forening a smake (Jesus, To Savour Your Sweet Union) (arr. K. Nystedt)
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The Norwegian Soloists' Choir
    Conductor
    Grete Pedersen
  6. 6 Nadigste Jesus - Jesus Styr Du Mine Tankar (Merciful Jesus - Jesus, Guide My Thoughts) (arr. G. Eriksson) 03:12
    Track
    6
    Title
    Nadigste Jesus - Jesus Styr Du Mine Tankar (Merciful Jesus - Jesus, Guide My Thoughts) (arr. G. Eriksson)
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Berit Opheim Versto
    Ensemble
    The Norwegian Soloists' Choir
    Conductor
    Grete Pedersen
  7. 7 Margit Hjukse 07:57
    Track
    7
    Title
    Margit Hjukse
    Duration
    07:57
    Composer
    Eivind Groven
    Performer
    Berit Opheim Versto, Gjermund Larsen
    Ensemble
    The Norwegian Soloists' Choir
    Conductor
    Grete Pedersen
  8. 8 Solbonn (Sun Prayer) (arr. G. Eriksson) 03:40
    Track
    8
    Title
    Solbonn (Sun Prayer) (arr. G. Eriksson)
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Gjermund Larsen
    Performer
    Gjermund Larsen
    Ensemble
    The Norwegian Soloists' Choir
    Conductor
    Grete Pedersen
  9. 9 Solistvals (Soloist's Waltz) 03:49
    Track
    9
    Title
    Solistvals (Soloist's Waltz)
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Gjermund Larsen
    Performer
    Berit Opheim Versto, Gjermund Larsen
    Ensemble
    The Norwegian Soloists' Choir
    Conductor
    Grete Pedersen
  10. 10 Preludium 01:43
    Track
    10
    Title
    Preludium
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Eivind Buene
    Performer
    Berit Opheim Versto, Gjermund Larsen
    Ensemble
    The Norwegian Soloists' Choir
    Conductor
    Grete Pedersen
  11. 11 Liksang 02:03
    Track
    11
    Title
    Liksang
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Eivind Buene
    Performer
    Berit Opheim Versto, Gjermund Larsen
    Ensemble
    The Norwegian Soloists' Choir
    Conductor
    Grete Pedersen
  12. 12 Allsang 03:21
    Track
    12
    Title
    Allsang
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Eivind Buene
    Performer
    Berit Opheim Versto, Gjermund Larsen
    Ensemble
    The Norwegian Soloists' Choir
    Conductor
    Grete Pedersen
  13. 13 Duo 02:01
    Track
    13
    Title
    Duo
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Eivind Buene
    Performer
    Berit Opheim Versto, Gjermund Larsen
    Ensemble
    The Norwegian Soloists' Choir
    Conductor
    Grete Pedersen
  14. 14 Responsorium 03:03
    Track
    14
    Title
    Responsorium
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Eivind Buene
    Performer
    Berit Opheim Versto, Gjermund Larsen
    Ensemble
    The Norwegian Soloists' Choir
    Conductor
    Grete Pedersen
  15. 15 Fragment 03:02
    Track
    15
    Title
    Fragment
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Eivind Buene
    Performer
    Berit Opheim Versto, Gjermund Larsen
    Ensemble
    The Norwegian Soloists' Choir
    Conductor
    Grete Pedersen
  16. 16 Salme 01:23
    Track
    16
    Title
    Salme
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Eivind Buene
    Performer
    Berit Opheim Versto, Gjermund Larsen
    Ensemble
    The Norwegian Soloists' Choir
    Conductor
    Grete Pedersen
  17. 17 Med Jesus Vil Eg Fara (With Jesus I Will Journey) (arr. H. Sommerro) 03:25
    Track
    17
    Title
    Med Jesus Vil Eg Fara (With Jesus I Will Journey) (arr. H. Sommerro)
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Berit Opheim Versto
    Ensemble
    The Norwegian Soloists' Choir
    Conductor
    Grete Pedersen
  18. 18 Bruremarsj Fra Valsoyfjord (Wedding March from Valsoyfjord) - Aure (arr. H. Sommerro and G. Pedersen) 03:37
    Track
    18
    Title
    Bruremarsj Fra Valsoyfjord (Wedding March from Valsoyfjord) - Aure (arr. H. Sommerro and G. Pedersen)
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Berit Opheim Versto, Gjermund Larsen
    Ensemble
    The Norwegian Soloists' Choir
    Conductor
    Grete Pedersen