Nils Henrik Asheim - Grieg: Ballade & Tveitt: Hundrad Hardingtonar (2018) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
01. Ballade, Op. 24
02. Hundrad Hardingtonar: Vélkomne med Æra
03. Hundrad Hardingtonar: Flyteljod
04. Hundrad Hardingtonar: Friarføter
05. Hundrad Hardingtonar: Dan fagraste Viso pao Joræ
06. Hundrad Hardingtonar: Guds Godhet og Guds Storhet
07. Hundrad Hardingtonar: Storskrytarstev
08. Hundrad Hardingtonar: Langeleiklåt
09. Hundrad Hardingtonar: Graot og Laott aot ein Baot
10. Hundrad Hardingtonar: Huldrahaugjen
11. Hundrad Hardingtonar: Dan lånjge, långje Vettranåttæ
12. Hundrad Hardingtonar: Stavkyrkjestev
13. Hundrad Hardingtonar: Fjedlmansjento
14. Hundrad Hardingtonar: So stilt dei ror på Glittrefjord
15. Hundrad Hardingtonar: Å høyre du Songjen i Fossaduren
16. Hundrad Hardingtonar: Trollstemt Hardingfela
17. Hundrad Hardingtonar: Hardingøl
18. Hundrad Hardingtonar: Siste Farvel
19. Hundrad Hardingtonar: Folgafodne fortél ingjenting
Do the best classical works have anything to gain from transcription to the organ? What new dimensions can be explored? Nils Henrik Asheim attempts to answer these questions and more by transferring both Edvard Grieg's 'Ballade' and Geirr Tveitt's 'Hundrad Hardingtonar' to the concert organ's color palette. This project has become one that should garner considerable interest!
The 'Ballade' is Grieg?s greatest work for solo piano. Through a magnificent, epic range of variations over a Norwegian folk song, he wrote away his grief over the loss of his parents, his marital problems, and his artistic stagnation. Asheim's organ edition closely follows these restless mood changes, from the lyrical to the triumphant.
Geir Tveitt hit a gold mine when he combined folk tunes from Hardanger with his unique sense of harmony and orchestration. Asheim took inspiration from the lush spectrum of colors of the Hundrad Hardingtonar version for orchestra and pulled out the organ?s entire stock of creative sound combinations for the task. This selection counts 18 tunes, from the poignant 'Vélkomne med Æra' to the hypnotic 'Hardingøl' to the mystical 'Folgafodne fortél ingjenting.'
After five years, Asheim believes that the instrument of the house is ripe for its first CD release. The 65-stop concert organ from Ryde & Berg in Fredrikstad has been praised for its organic, warm sound and is frequently used by performers from home and abroad.
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