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Album title |
Veslemøy synsk |
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Performer |
Marianne Beate Kielland, mezzo soprano Nils Anders Mortensen, piano |
Catalogue # |
2L-078-SABD |
EAN13 |
7041888515920 |
ISRC-code |
NOMPP1105010-450 |
Disc 1 |
2x Hybrid
SACD |
| Disc 2 | Pure Audio Blu-ray |
Release date |
June 2011 |
Recording date |
February 2010 |
Location |
Sofienberg Church, Norway |
Original source |
DXD (352.8kHz/24bit) |
| Veslemøy synsk
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) the national romantic and Olav Anton Thommessen (1946-) the modernist come together here in the tale of "Haugtussa" and her life, her love and her path through the Underworld to redemption. The story of Veslemøy - or Haugtussa - has literary parallels to Dante's "Divina Commedia" and Pushkin's "Eugene Onegin", and is one of the greatest works of Norwegian literature. Thommessen has helped himself to many of Grieg's compositions: From "Norwegian Folk Songs", "Peasant Dances", his chamber music and several of the lyrical pieces; adapting it, extending it, deleting it and following it through in a way that contribute to the scope of Garborg's poetry. Thommessen's musical collage is given an intense and gripping performance by Marianne Beate Kielland and Nils Anders Mortensen. |
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