CD1
1 I Høst Op.11 In Autumn 11’10
Piano Concerto in A minor Op.16
2 I. Allegro moderato 12’52
3 II. Adagio 6’16
4 III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato 10’15
Symphonic Dances Op.64
5 No.1: Allegro moderato e marcato 7’27
6 No.2: Allegretto grazioso 6’29
7 No.3: Allegro giocoso 5’59
8 No.4: Andante – Allegro risoluto 11’12
Håvard Gimse piano (2–4)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset
Total time 71’47
Recording: 13–15.V.2003, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
CD2
Slåtter Op.72 Norwegian Peasant Dances
(selected, orch. Ø. Sommerfeldt)
1 No.8: Bruremarsch (efter Møllarguten) Bridal March (after Møllarguten) 2’46
2 No.4: Haugelåt Hailing from the Hills (Tune from the Fairy Hill) 4’01
3 No.2: John Væstafæs Springdans John Væstafæ’s Leaping Dance 2’26
Norwegian Dances Op.35
(orch. H. Sitt)
4 No.1: Allegro marcato 6’12
5 No.2: Allegretto tranquillo e grazioso 2’32
6 No.3: Allegro moderato alla marcia 3’25
7 No.4: Allegro molto 5’29
8 Sørgemarsj over Rikard Nordraak EG107 7’45
Funeral March in Memory of Rikard Nordraak
(orch. J. Halvorsen)
Folkelivsbilder Op.19 Scenes of Country Life
9 No.2: Brudefølget drar forbi The Bridal Procession Passes 3’38
(orch. J. Halvorsen)
10 Ballade in G minor Op.24 (orch. G. Tveitt) 19’37
Lyric Pieces Book V Op.54
11 No.6: Klokkeklang Bell-Ringing 4’19
(orch. A. Seidl & Grieg)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset
Total time 62’15
Recording: 2–3.V.2005, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
CD3
Symphony in C minor EG119
1 I. Allegro molto 12’44
2 II. Adagio espressivo 7’20
3 III. Intermezzo 5’07
4 IV. Finale: Allegro molto vivace 7’34
Gammel norsk melodi med variasjoner Op.51
Old Norwegian Melody with variations
5 Poco tranquillo – 0’44
6 Tema: Andantino espressivo – 0’46
7 Poco allegro, ma tranquillo – 0’34
8 Energico – 0’30
9 Allegro leggiero – 0’35
10 Poco andante – 1’15
11 Maestoso – 1’07
12 Allegro scherzando e leggiero – 0’46
13 Andante – 1’21
14 Andante molto tranquillo – 1’46
15 Presto – 0’42
16 Tempo di Menuetto – 1’57
17 Allegro marcato –0’44
18 Tempo di Valse – 1’04
19 Adagio molto espressivo – 2’43
20 Finale: Allegro molto marcato – 1’32
21 Pomposo – 1’13
22 Prestissimo – 0’53
23 Andante molto tranquillo 1’54
3 Orchestral Pieces from Sigurd Jorsalfar Op.56
24 No.1: Prelude: At the Matching Game 3’37
25 No.2: Intermezzo: Borghild’s Dream 3’37
26 No.3: Homage March 9’11
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset
Total time 71’36
Recording: 22–24.VIII.2005 (1–4), 10–13.IV.2006 (5–26), Concert Hall of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Sweden
CD4
Peer Gynt Suite No.1 Op.46
1 No.1: Morgenstemning Morning Mood 4’16
2 No.2: Åses Død Åse’s Death 4’11
3 No.3: Anitras Dans Anitra’s Dance 3’31
4 No.4: I Dovregubbens Hall In the Hall of the Mountain King 2’36
Peer Gynt Suite No.2 Op.55
5 No.1: Bruderovet – Ingrids Klage The Abduction of the Bride – Ingrid’s Lament 4’32
6 No.2: Arabisk Dans Arabian Dance 4’46
7 No.3: Peer Gynts Hjemfart Peer Gynt’s Journey Home 2’52
8 No.4: Solveigs Sang Solveig’s Song 4’55
4 Dikte fra Fiskerjenten Op.21 4 Poems from ‘The Fisher-Maiden’
9 No.1: Det første Møde The First Meeting (B. Bjørnson) 3’43
10 Den Bergtekne Op.32 The Mountain Thrall 5’53
6 Songs with Orchestra EG177
11 No.1: Solveigs Sang Solveig’s Song (H. Ibsen) 4’46
12 No.2: Solveigs Vuggevise Solveig’s Cradle Song (H. Ibsen) 3’53
13 No.3: Fra Monte Pincio From Monte Pincio (B. Bjørnson) 4’39
14 No.4: En Svane A Swan (H. Ibsen) 2’18
15 No.5: Våren The Last Spring (A.O. Vinje) 4’15
16 No.6: Henrik Wergeland (J. Paulsen) 4’10
Inger Dam-Jensen soprano (9, 11–15)
Palle Knudsen baritone (10, 16)
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset
Total time65’54
Recording: 23–24. (1–8), 29–31. (9–15) V. & 25.VIII. (16) 2006, Concert Hall of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Sweden
CD5
Peer Gynt Op.23 (H. Ibsen) Complete incidental music
Act I
1 Prelude: I Bryllupsgården At the Wedding 5’10
2 Scene 1: Bukkerittet The Buck-Ride (Åse, Peer) 4’05
3 Scene 2: Halling (Peer) 1’14
4 Scene 3: Springar: Bryllupet på Hegstad 2’16
The Wedding at Hægstad (Solveig, Peer)
Act II
5 Prelude: Bruderovet – Ingrids Klage 4’16
The Abduction of the Bride – Ingrid’s Lament
6 Scene 3: Peer Gynt på Flukt 0’35
Peer Gynt on the Run (Peer)
7 Scene 3: Peer Gynt og Sæterjentene 3’43
Peer Gynt and the Dairymaids (3 Dairymaids, Peer)
8 Scene 5: Peer Gynt og den Grønnkledte 2’22
Peer Gynt and the Woman in Green
9 Scene 5: På Ridestellet skal Storfolk kjennes 0’17
Great Folk May Be Known by the Mounts They Ride
10 Scene 6: I Dovregubbens Hall 2’49
In the Hall of the Mountain King
(Chorus, Troll Maiden & Witches, Mountain King)
11 Scene 6: Dans av Dovregubbens Datter 1’42
Dance of the Mountain King’s Daughter
12 Scene 6: Peer Gynt jages av Troll 3’27
Peer Gynt Hunted by the Trolls
(Peer, Chorus, Senior Troll)
13 Scene 7: Peer Gynt og Bøygen 4’32
Peer Gynt and the Bøyg (Peer, Bøyg)
Act III
14 Prelude: Forspill til Åses Død 3’55
Prelude to Åse’s Death
15 Scene 4: Åses Død Åse’s Death (Åse, Peer) 7’46
Act IV
16 Prelude: Morgenstemning Morning Mood 4’13
17 Scene 5: Tyven og Heleren 1’23
The Thief and the Fence (Thief, Fence)
18 Scene 6: Arabisk Dans 4’46
Arabian Dance (Chorus, Anitra)
19 Scene 6: Anitras Dans Anitra’s Dance 3’27
20 Scene 6: Profetens Juvel 0’17
The Prophet’s Jewel (Peer)
21 Scene 7: Peer Gynts Serenade 2’47
Peer Gynt’s Serenade (Peer)
22 Scene 9: Peer Gynt og Anitra 3’15
Peer Gynt and Anitra (Anitra, Peer)
23 Scene 10: Solveigs Sang 5’09
Solveig’s Song (Solveig)
24 Scene 11: Peer Gynt ved Memnonstøtten 2’03
Peer Gynt at the Statue of Memnon
Peer Gynt: Hans Jakob Sand actor · Åse, his mother: Anne Marit Jacobsen actor
Solveig: Isa Katharina Gericke soprano · Fiddler: Gjermund Larsen hardanger fiddle
Dairymaids/Witches: Unni Løvlid soprano · Kirsten Bråten Berg mezzo-soprano · Lena Willemark soprano
The Mountain King/Senior Troll/Bøyg: Erik Hivju actor · Anitra: Itziar Martinez Galdos mezzo-soprano
Thief: Knut Stiklestad actor · Fence: Yngve Søberg bass-baritone
Boys’ and Girls’ Choruses of the Lund Cultural School chorus master Karin Fagius
Malmö Chamber Choir chorus master Dan-Oluf Stenlund · Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset
Total time 75’41
Recording: 29.IX.–2.X.2007, Concert Hall of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Sweden
CD6
Peer Gynt Op.23 (H. Ibsen) Complete incidental music
Act V
1 Prelude: Peer Gynts Hjemfart Peer Gynt’s Journey Home – Stormfull Aften på Havet Stormy Evening at Sea 2’36
2 Skipsforliset The Shipwreck (Peer) 1’26
3 Scene 5: Solveig synger i Hytten Solveig Sings in the Hut (Solveig) 1’41
4 Scene 5: Peer Gynt ved Hytten Peer Gynt by the Hut (Peer) 0’24
5 Scene 6: Nattscene Night Scene (Peer, Chorus, Åse) 7’43
6 Scene 10: Deilige Sol og deilige Jord Lovely Sun and Lovely Earth (Peer) 1’49
7 Scene 10: Pinsesalme: Velsignede morgen Whitsun Hymn: Oh Blessed Morning (Chorus) 1’25
8 Scene 10: Peer Gynt og Solveig Peer Gynt and Solveig (Peer, Solveig) 0’49
9 Scene 10: Solveigs Vuggevise Solveig’s Cradle Song (Button Moulder, Solveig, Chorus) 5’55
10 Foran Sydens Kloster Op.20 Before a Southern Convent (B. Bjørnson) 9’20
11 Bergliot Op.42 (B. Bjørnson) 18’41
(1–9) Peer Gynt: Hans Jakob Sand actor · Åse, his mother: Anne Marit Jacobsen actor
Solveig: Isa Katharina Gericke soprano · Fiddler: Gjermund Larsen hardanger fiddle
Button Moulder: Erik Hivju actor
Boys’ and Girls’ Choruses of the Lund Cultural School chorus master Karin Fagius
Malmö Chamber Choir chorus master Dan-Oluf Stenlund
(10) Isa Katharina Gericke soprano · Marianne E. Andersen alto
Malmö Chamber Choir (women’s voices)
(11) Bergliot: Frøydis Armand actor
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset
Total time52’08
Recording: 23.VIII.2006 (11), 29.IX.–2.X.2007 (1–9) & 11.I.2008 (10),
Concert Hall of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Sweden
CD7
2 Elegiac Melodies Op.34 for string orchestra
1 No.1: Hjertesår The Wounded Heart 3’45
2 No.2: Våren The Last Spring 4’55
2 Melodies Op.53 for string orchestra, after original songs
3 No.1: Norsk Norwegian Melody 3’59
4 No.2: Det første Møde The First Meeting 4’11
Fra Holbergs tid: Suite i gammel stil Op.40 for string orchestra
From Holberg’s Time: Suite in olden style
5 I. Praeludium 2’42
6 II. Sarabande 3’59
7 III. Gavotte 3’11
8 IV. Air 5’59
9 V. Rigaudon 3’56
2 Lyric Pieces Op.68 for string orchestra with oboe and horn
10 No.1: Aften på Højfjeldet Evening in the Mountains 3’48
11 No.2: Bådnlåt At the Cradle 3’13
2 Nordic Songs Op.63 for string orchestra
12 No.1: I folketonestil In Folk Style 6’36
No.2: Kulok og Stabbelåten Cattle Call and Peasant Dance
13 Kulok 2’09
14 Stabbelåten 2’12
Lyric Suite Op.54
(orch. A. Seidl & Grieg)
15 No.1: Gjætergut Shepherd Boy 4’06
16 No.2: Gangar 3’41
17 No.3: Notturno Nocturne 4’19
18 No.4: Troldtog March of the Dwarfs 3’23
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset
Total time 70’55
Recording: 24–25.VIII.2006 (15–18), 25–29.V.2009 (1–14), Concert Hall of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Sweden
CD8
Landkjenning Op.31 Land-Sighting (B. Bjørnson) 6’36
Sigurd Jorsalfar Op.22 Sigurd the Crusader (B. Bjørnson)
Incidental music (selected)
2 No.4: Kvad: Norrønafolket Song: The Northland Folk 6’03
3 No.8: Kongekvadet The King’s Song 3’57
4 No.9: Hornsignaler Horn Signals 1’13
5 No.1: Prelude to Act I 2’42
6 No.7: Interlude II 3’10
Olav Trygvason Op.50 (B. Bjørnson)
3 scenes from a projected opera
7 Scene 1: Skjult i de mange manende navne 8’42
Though to Whom Fancy Lends Many Titles
8 Scene 2: Ej er det nok nævne ved Navn 15’08
’Tis not Enough that Ye Invoke
9 Scene 3: Giv alle Guder gammens og gledesskal 13’33
Give to all Gods a Grace-Cup of Gratitude
EDMUND NEUPERT 1842–1888
10 No.1: Andantino from Studies Op.26 2’48
(orch. Grieg, as Resignation EG182)
Yngve Søberg bass-baritone (1) · Helge Ronning tenor (2–3)
Malmö Chamber Choir chorus master Dan-Oluf Stenlund (1–3)
Lund Student Singers chorus master Thomas Caplin (1–3)
Malmö Symphony Orchestra (1–3)
Nina Gravrok soprano (7) · Marianne E. Andersen mezzo-soprano (8) · Magne Fremmerlid baritone (7–8)
Malmö Opera Chorus chorus master Elisabeth Boström (7–9)
Malmö Opera Orchestra (4–10)
Bjarte Engeset
Total time 64’22
Recording: 26.V.2009 (1–3), 7–9.VI.2012 (4–10), Concert Hall of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Sweden
CD9
Violin Sonata No.1 in F Op.8
1 I. Allegro con brio 9’49
2 II. Allegro quasi andantino 5’55
3 III. Allegro molto vivace 9’19
Violin Sonata No.2 in G Op.13
4 I. Allegro vivace 8’49
5 II. Allegretto tranquillo 6’30
6 III. Allegro animato 5’19
7 Andante con moto EG116 for piano trio 10’17
Alexander Vinnitsky violin (1–6)
Vladimir Ovchinnikov piano (1–6)
Moscow Trio (7)
Vladimir Ivanov violin
Mikhail Utkin cello
Alexander Bonduriansky piano
Total time 56’04
Recording: IX.–XI.1991, Moscow Conservatory, Russia
CD10
Violin Sonata No.3 in C minor Op.45
1 I. Allegro molto ed appassionato 9’52
2 II. Allegretto espressivo alla romanza 7’17
3 III. Allegro animato 8’06
Cello Sonata in A minor Op.36
4 I. Allegro agitato 9’14
5 II. Andante molto tranquillo 6’45
6 III. Allegro molto e marcato 12’02
Alexander Vinnitsky violin (1–3)
Vladimir Ovchinnikov piano (1–3)
Alexander Rudin cello (4–6)
Vladimir Skanavi piano (4–6)
Total time53’21
Recording: IX.–XI.1991, Moscow Conservatory, Russia
CD11
String Quartet No.1 in G minor Op.27
1 I. Poco andante 13’09
2 II. Romanza: Andantino 6’21
3 III. Allegro molto marcato 6’54
4 IV. Presto al saltarello 9’46
String Quartet No.2 in F EG117 (unfinished)
5 I. Allegro vivace e gracioso 13’25
6 II. Allegro scherzando 7’10
Alexander Tchernov, Irina Popova violins
Igor Boguslavsky viola
Alexander Rudin cello
Total time56’50
Recording: IX.–XI.1991, Moscow Conservatory, Russia
CD12
Lyric Pieces
Book I Op.12
1 No.1: Arietta 1’31
2 No.2: Vals Waltz 1’28
3 No.3: Vektersang Watchman’s Song 2’46
4 No.4: Alfedans Elves’ Dance 0’54
5 No.5: Folkevise Popular Melody 1’23
6 No.6: Norsk Norwegian Melody 0’55
7 No.7: Albumblad Album leaf 1’19
8 No.8: Fedrelandssang National Song 1’22
Book II Op.38
9 No.1: Berceuse 2’14
10 No.2: Folkevise Folk-song 1’25
11 No.3: Melodi Melody 1’41
12 No.4: Halling 0’44
13 No.5: Springdans Leaping Dance 1’24
14 No.6: Elegi Elegy 2’05
15 No.7: Vals Waltz 0’57
16 No.8: Kanon Canon 4’01
Book III Op.43
17 No.1: Sommerfugl Butterfly 1’36
18 No.2: Ensom vandrer Solitary Traveller 1’38
19 No.3: I hjemmet In My Native Country 1’47
20 No.4: Liten fugl Little Bird 1’53
21 No.5: Erotikk Erotikon 2’16
22 No.6: Til våren To Spring 2’28
Book IV Op.47
23 No.1: Valse-Impromptu 2’39
24 No.2: Albumblad Album Leaf 3’30
25 No.3: Melodi Melody 3’14
26 No.4: Halling 1’15
27 No.5: Melankoli Melancholy 2’52
28 No.6: Springtanz Leaping Dance 1’18
29 No.7: Elegi Elegy 2’56
Håkon Austbø piano
Total time 55’40
Recording: 27–28.VI. & 2–3, 9–11.VII.2001, Doopsgezinde Gemeente Deventer, Netherlands
CD13
Lyric Pieces
Book V Op.54
1 No.1: Gjetergutt Shepherd Boy 3’55
2 No.2: Gangar 3’27
3 No.3: Trolltog March of the Dwarfs 2’53
4 No.4: Notturno 3’01
5 No.5: Scherzo 3’13
6 No.6: Klokkeklang Bell-Ringing 3’35
Book VI Op.57
7 No.1: Svundne dager Vanished Days 4’44
8 No.2: Gade 3’53
9 No.3: Illusjon Illusion 3’03
10 No.4: Geheimnis Secret 4’12
11 No.5: Sie tanzt She Dances 2’33
12 No.6: Heimweh Homesickness 3’06
Book VII Op.62
13 No.1: Sylfide Sylph 1’31
14 No.2: Takk Gratitude 4’03
15 No.3: Fransk serenade French Serenade 2’16
16 No.4: Bekken Brooklet 1’49
17 No.5: Drømmesyn Phantom 2’32
18 No.6: Hjemad Homeward 2’48
Håkon Austbø piano
Total time 56’36
Recording: 27–28.VI. & 2–3, 9–11.VII.2001, Doopsgezinde Gemeente Deventer, Netherlands
CD14
Lyric Pieces
Book VIII Op.65
1 No.1: Fra ungdomsdagene From Early Years 4’41
2 No.2: Bondens sang Peasant’s Song 1’33
3 No.3: Tungsinn Melancholy 3’27
4 No.4: Salong Salon 2’18
5 No.5: I balladetone Ballad 2’43
6 No.6: Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen Wedding Day at Troldhaugen 6’18
Book IX Op.68
7 No.1: Matrosenes oppsang Sailor’s Song 1’55
8 No.2: Bestemors menuet Grandmother’s Minuet 2’06
9 No.3: For dine føtter At Your Feet 3’05
10 No.4: Aften på højfjellet Evening in the Mountains 2’34
11 No.5: Bådnlåt At the Cradle 2’22
12 No.6: Valse mélancolique Melancholy waltz 3’55
Book X Op.71
13 No.1: Det var engang Once upon a Time 3’53
14 No.2: Sommeraften Summer’s Eve 2’21
15 No.3: Småtroll Puck 1’48
16 No.4: Skogstillhet Peace in the Woods 5’12
17 No.5: Halling 3’07
18 No.6: Forbi Gone 1’56
19 No.7: Efterklang Remembrances 1’53
Håkon Austbø piano
Total time 57’10
Recording: 27–28.VI. & 2–3, 9–11.VII.2001, Doopsgezinde Gemeente Deventer, Netherlands
CD15
Piano Sonata in E minor Op.7
1 I. Allegro moderato 4’16
2 II. Andante molto 3’52
3 III. Alla Menuetto, ma poco più lento 3’06
4 IV. Finale: Molto allegro 7’09
Scenes of Country Life Op.19
5 No.1: Fjeldslåt Mountain Dance 5’08
6 No.2: Brudefølget drar forbi The Bridal Procession Passes 3’39
7 No.3: Fra Karnevalet From the Carnival 7’02
8 Ballade in G minor Op.24 18’16
Fra Holbergs tid: Suite i gammel stil Op.40
From Holberg’s Time: Suite in olden style
9 I. Praeludium 2’36
10 II. Sarabande 3’26
11 III. Gavotte 3’06
12 IV. Air 7’01
13 V. Rigaudon 3’23
Håkon Austbø piano
Total time 72’07
Recorded: 22–24.VI.2006, Sofienberg Church, Oslo, Norway
CD16
Album Leaves Op.28
1 No.1: Allegro con moto 2’03
2 No.2: Allegretto espressivo 2’35
3 No.3: Vivace 2’50
4 No.4: Andantino serioso – Allegro giocoso – Tempo I 3’02
Improvisations on 2 Norwegian Folk Songs Op.29
5 No.1: Guten og gjenta på fjøshellen 3’38
The Lad and the Lass on the Barn Floor
6 No.2: Dæ var eigong en Kungje 2’42
There Was Once a King
4 Piano Pieces Op.1
7 No.1: Allegro con leggerezza 1’30
8 No.2: Non allegro e molto espressivo 3’57
9 No.3: Mazurka: Con grazia 3’07
10 No.4: Allegretto con moto 3’04
Poetic Tone-Pictures Op.3
11 No.1: Allegro, ma non troppo 1’31
12 No.2: Allegro cantabile 1’47
13 No.3: Con moto 1’51
14 No.4: Andante con sentimento 2’23
15 No.5: Allegro moderato 1’23
16 No.6: Allegro scherzando 1’00
Humoresques Op.6
17 No.1: Tempo di valse 2’42
18 No.2: Tempo di menuetto ed energico 2’41
19 No.3: Allegretto con grazia 2’16
20 No.4: Allegro alla burla 3’40
25 Norwegian Folk Songs and Dances Op.17
21 No.1: Springdans Leaping Dance 0’57
22 No.2: Ungersvenden han bad sin pige 0’41
The Young Man Asked His Maiden
23 No.3: Springdans Leaping Dance 0’50
24 No.4: Niels Tallefjorn den kaute karen 1’04
Niels Tallefjorn, Proud Fellow
25 No.5: Jølstring Dance from Jølster 1’35
26 No.6: Brulåt Wedding Tune 1’16
27 No.7: Halling 0’44
28 No.8: Aa grisen hadde eit tryne 0’32
Oh, the Pig Had a Snout
29 No.9: Naar mit øie When My Eyes 1’33
30 No.10: Aa Ole engang i sinde 0’58
Ole Once in Anger
31 No.11: På Dovrefjeld i Norge 0’47
On the Dovrefjeld in Norway
32 No.12: Solfager og Ormekongen 1’16
Solfager and the Snake King
33 No.13: Reiseslaatt 0’54
Wedding Recessional March
34 No.14: Jeg sjunger med sorrigfuldt hjerte 0’51
I Sing with a Sorrowful Heart
35 No.15: Den sidste laurdags kvelden 1’33
The Last Saturday Night
36 No.16: Je veit ei lita jente 1’11
I Know of a Little Maiden
37 No.17: Aa kleggen han sa no te flugga si 1’05
The Gadfly Said to the Fly
38 No.18: Stabbe-Låten Stumping Dance 1’55
39 No.19: Hølje Dale 0’45
40 No.20: Halling 0’32
41 No.21: Sæbygga The Woman from Setesdal 0’48
42 No.22: So lokka me over den myra 0’52
Cattle Call
43 No.23: Saag du nokke te kjæringa mi 1’08
Did You See Anything of My Wife?
44 No.24: Brulåten Wedding Tune 0’45
45 No.25: Rabnabryllaup i Kraakeland 1’04
The Raven’s Wedding in Kraakeland
Håkon Austbø piano
Total time75’39
Recording: 20–21.XI.2006 (1–20); 2.III.2007 (21–45), Sofienberg Church, Oslo, Norway
CD17
19 Norwegian Folk Songs Op.66
1 No.1: Kulok Cattle Call 1’10
2 No.2: Det er den største Dårlighed 0’51
It is the Greatest Folly
3 No.3: En Konge hersked i Østerland 0’34
A King Ruled in the East
4 No.4: Siri Dale Visen A Song of Siri Dale 0’50
5 No.5: Det var i min Ungdom 1’33
It Was in My Youth
6 No.6: Lok og bådnlåt 1’09
Cattle Call and Lullaby
7 No.7: Bådnlåt Lullaby 0’43
8 No.8: Lok Cattle Call 0’45
9 No.9: Liten va Guten Small Was the Lad 0’38
10 No.10: Morgo ska du få gifta deg 1’14
Tomorrow You Shall Marry Her
11 No.11: Det stander to Piger 0’59
There Stood Two Girls
12 No.12: Ranveig 0’22
13 No.13: En liten grå Man A Little Grey Man 0’52
14 No.14: I Ola-dalom, i Ola-Kjønn 1’45
In Ola Valley, in Ola Lake
15 No.15: Bådnlåt Lullaby 1’43
16 No.16: Ho vesle Astrid vor 1’02
Our Little Astrid
17 No.17: Bådnlåt Lullaby 1’54
18 No.18: Jeg går i tusind Tanker 3’20
I Wander Deep in Thought
19 No.19: Gjendines Bådnlåt 1’06
Gjendine’s Lullaby
Slåtter Op.72
Norwegian Peasant Dances
20 No.1: Gibøens Bruremarsch 2’41
Gibøen’s Bridal March
21 No.2: John Væstafæs Springdans 2’19
John Væstafæ’s Leaping Dance
22 No.3: Bruremarsch fra Telemarken 2’41
Bridal March from Telemark
23 No.4: Haugelåt Hailing from the Hills 3’44
24 No.5: Prillaren fra Os Præstegjeld 1’13
The Prillar from Os Parish
25 No.6: Gangar 1’18
26 No.7: Røtnams-Knut 4’11
27 No.8: Bruremarsch (efter Møllarguten) 2’09
Bridal March (after Møllarguten)
28 No.9: Nils Rekves Halling 1’03
29 No.10: Knut Luråsens Halling I 1’27
30 No.11: Knut Luråsens Halling II 2’14
31 No.12: Springdans (efter Møllarguten) 1’21
Leaping Dance (after Møllarguten)
32 No.13: Håvar Gibøens Draum 1’47
Håvar Gibøen’s Dream on the Oterholts Bridge
33 No.14: Tussebrurefæra på Vossevangen 2’08
The Goblin’s Bridal Procession at Vossevangen
34 No.15: Skuldalsbruri The Bride of Skuldal 2’18
35 No.16: Kivlemøyerne (Springdans) 1’22
The Girls from Kivledal (Leaping Dance)
36 No.17: Kivlemøyerne (Gangar) 1’37
The Girls from Kivledal (Gangar)
Stemninger Op.73 Moods
37 No.1: Resignation 1’20
38 No.2: Scherzo-Impromptu 2’45
39 No.3: Nattligt Ridt Night Ride 4’43
40 No.4: Folketone Folk Song 2’17
41 No.5: Studie (Hommage à Chopin) Study 2’00
42 No.6: Studenternes Serenade 2’22
Students’ Serenade
43 No.7: Lualåt The Mountaineer’s Song 3’07
Håkon Austbø piano
Total time77’08
Recording: 23–25.XI.2006 (20–43), 1.III.2007 (1–19), Sofienberg Church, Oslo, Norway
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Piano Pieces after Original Songs
Volume I Op.41
1 No.1: Vuggesang Lullaby 1’52
2 No.2: Liden Håkon Little Håkon 1’51
3 No.3: Jeg elsker dig I Love Thee 3’35
4 No.4: Hun er saa hvid She Is So White 1’07
5 No.5: Prinsessen The Princess 3’51
6 No.6: Jeg giver mit digt til våren 3’00
To Springtime
Piano Pieces after Original Songs
Volume II Op.52
7 No.1: Modersorg A Mother’s Grief 2’13
8 No.2: Det første møde The First Meeting 2’40
9 No.3: Du fatter ei Bølgernes evige Gang 1’38
The Poet’s Heart
10 No.4: Solveigs Sang Solveig’s Song 4’10
11 No.5: Kjærlighed Love 2’17
12 No.6: Du gamle Mor The Old Mother 2’27
3 Piano Pieces EG105
13 No.1: Allegro agitato 2’13
14 No.2: Allegretto 2’23
15 No.3: Allegro molto e vivace, quasi presto 3’52
16 Agitato EG106 3’05
17 Funeral March in Memory of Rikard Nordraak EG107 4’49
6 Norwegian Mountain Melodies EG108
18 No.1: Springdans fra Numedal 1’01
Leaping Dance from Numedal
19 No.2: Bådnlåt fra Valdres 0’55
Lullaby from Valdres
20 No.3: Springdans fra Vinje 2’29
Leaping Dance from Vinje
21 No.4: ‘Sjugurd og trollbrura’ fra Hallingdal0’36
‘Sjugurd and the Troll Bride’
from Hallingdal
22 No.5: Halling fra Østerdal 0’33
from Østerdal
23 No.6: ‘Gutten og jenta på fjøshjellen’ fra Seljord 1’03
‘The Lad and the Lass on the Barn Floor’
from Seljord
24 Album Leaf EG109 2’58
3 Piano Pieces
25 No.1: Hvite skyer EG110 White Clouds 4’17
26 No.2: Tusseslått EG111 Gnomes’ Tune 1’58
27 No.3: Dansen går EG112 4’15
The Dance Goes On
Håkon Austbø piano
Total time 66’04
Recording: 26–27.II. & 2.III.2007, Sofienberg Church, Oslo, Norway
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4 Songs Op.15
1 No.1: Margretes Vuggesang fra Kongsemnerne 1’36
Margaret’s Cradle Song from ‘Kongsemnerne’
2 No.2: Kjærlighed Love 2’14
3 No.3: Langelandsk Folkemelodi Folk Song from Langeland 2’39
4 No.4: Modersorg A Mother’s Grief 2’14
3 Songs from Peer Gynt Op.23
5 No.1: Peer Gynts Serenade Peer Gynt’s Serenade 3’20
6 No.2: Solveigs Sang Solveig’s Song 4’31
7 No.3: Solveigs Vuggevise Solveig’s Cradle Song 4’20
6 Poems Op.49 (H. Drachmann)
8 No.1: Saa du Knøsen? Tell Me Now, Did You See the Lad 4’15
9 No.2: Vug, O Vove Rocking, Rocking on Gentle Waves 6’30
10 No.3: Vær hilset, I Damer Kind Greetings, Fair Ladies 3’59
11 No.4: Nu er Aftnen lys og lang Now is Evening Light and Long 2’46
12 No.5: Julesne Christmas Snow 4’41
13 No.6: Forårsregn Spring Showers 3’30
Poems Op.60 (V. Krag)
14 No.1: Liden Kirsten Little Kirsten 3’14
15 No.2: Moderen synger The Mother’s Lament 2’18
16 No.3: Mens jeg venter On the Water 2’41
17 No.4: Der skreg en fugl A Bird Cried Out 2’14
18 No.5: Og jeg vil ha mig en hjertenskjær Midsummer Eve 1’41
Marianne Hirsti soprano (1–2, 4, 6–7, 9, 12–17)
Kjell Magnus Sandve tenor (5, 10–11)
Knut Skram baritone (3, 8, 18)
Rudolf Jansen piano
Total time 59’27
Recording: III. & XII.1991, Henie Onstadt Art Center, Høvikodden, Norway
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Hjertets melodier Op.5 Melodies of the Heart (H.C. Andersen)
1 No.1: To brune Øine Two Brown Eyes 1’15
2 No.2: Du fatter ei Bølgernes evige Gang The Poet’s Heart 1’50
3 No.3: Jeg elsker dig! I Love but Thee! 1’35
4 No.4: Min Tanke er et mægtigt Fjeld My Mind Is Like a Mountain Steep 1’03
12 Melodies Op.33 (A.O. Vinje)
5 No.1: Guten The Youth 3’04
6 No.2: Våren Spring 5’42
7 No.3: Den sårede The Wounded Heart 2’47
8 No.4: Tytteæret The Berry 1’59
9 No.5: Langs ei Aa Beside the Stream 2’27
10 No.6: Eit Syn A Vision 1’46
11 No.7: Gamle Mor The Old Mother 2’15
12 No.8: Det Første The First Thing 2’47
13 No.9: Ved Rondane At Rondane 2’57
14 No.10: Et Vennestykke A Piece of Friendship 2’56
15 No.11: Trudom Faith 1’33
16 No.12: Fyremål The Goal 4’11
Elegiac Poems Op.59 (J. Paulsen)
17 No.1: Når jeg vil dø Autumn Farewell 2’18
18 No.2: Norges nøgne fjelde The Pine Tree 1’37
19 No.3: Til Én (I) To Her (I) 2’08
20 No.4: Til Én (II) To Her (II) 1’47
21 No.5: Farvel Goodbye 2’15
22 No.6: Nu hviler du i jorden Your Eyes Are Closed Forever 2’07
23 Den Bergtekne Op.32 The Mountain Thrall 6’22
Knut Skram baritone
Rudolf Jansen piano
Total time 59’07
Recording: III. & XII.1991, Henie Onstadt Art Center, Høvikodden, Norway
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Children’s Songs Op.61
1 No.1: Havet The Ocean (N. Rolfsen) 1’11
2 No.2: Sang til Juletræet The Christmas Tree (J. Krohn) 2’53
3 No.3: Lok Farmyard Song (B. Bjørnson) 0’54
4 No.4: Fiskervise Fisherman’s Song (Petter Dass) 1’21
5 No.5: Kveldsang for Blakken Goodnight Song for Dobbin (N. Rolfsen) 3’01
6 No.6: De norske fjelde The Norwegian Mountains (N. Rolfsen) 3’17
7 No.7: Fædrelandssalme Fatherland Hymn (J.L. Runeberg) 2’20
Songs EG152 (A. Garborg)
from Haugtussa, not included in Op.67
8 No.4: Sporven The Sparrow 2’15
9 No.6: I slåtten In the Hayfield 2’51
10 No.7: Veslemøy undrast Velsemøy Wondering 3’14
11 No.8: Dømd Doomed 3’59
12 No.10: Veslemøy lengtar Veslemøy Longing 3’11
13 No.12: Kulok Cow-Call 5’55
Haugtussa Op.67 The Mountain Maid
14 No.1: Det syng The Enticement 3’38
15 No.2: Veslemøy 2’46
16 No.3: Blaabærli Blueberry Slope 3’12
17 No.4: Møte The Tryst 4’36
18 No.5: Elsk Love 2’55
19 No.6: Killingdans Kidlings’ Dance 1’53
20 No.7: Vond Dag Hurtful Day 2’26
21 No.8: Ved Gjætle-Bekken At the Brook 7’01
22 Claras sang EG124 Clara’s Song 1’47
23 Dig elsker jeg! EG127 I Love You, Dear 2’07
24 Prinsessen EG133 The Princess 3’07
25 Suk EG134 Sighs 2’43
26 Morgenbønn på skolen EG139 Morning Prayer at School 1’01
Marianne Hirsti soprano (1–10, 12–26) · Knut Skram baritone (11)
Rudolf Jansen piano
Total time 76’05
Recording: III. & XII.1991, Henie Onstadt Art Center, Høvikodden, Norway
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Poems Op.4
1 No.1: Die Waise The Orphan 2’45
(A. von Chamisso)
2 No.2: Morgenthau Morning Dew 1’30
(A. von Chamisso)
3 No.3: Abschied Parting (H. Heine) 2’33
4 No.4: Jägerlied Hunting Song (L. Uhland) 1’03
5 No.5: Das alte Lied The Old Song 2’15
(H. Heine)
6 No.6: Wo sind sie hin? 1’37
Where Have They Gone? (H. Heine)
4 Digte fra Fiskerjenten Op.21 (B. Bjørnson)
4 Poems from ‘The Fisher-Maiden’
7 No.1: Det første møde The First Meeting 1’44
8 No.2: God morgen Good Morning 0’53
9 No.3: Jeg giver mit digt til våren 1’48
To Springtime My Song I’m Singing
10 No.4: Tak for dit råd Say What You Will 1’29
Reiseminder fra Fjeld og Fjord Op.44
(H. Drachmann)
Reminiscences from Mountain and Fjord
11 No.1: Prologue 3’08
12 No.2: Johanne 2’36
13 No.3: Ragnhild 2’10
14 No.4: Ingebjørg 2’30
15 No.5: Ragna 1’54
16 No.6: Epilogue 3’02
6 Songs Op.48 (trans. N. Rolfsen)
17 No.1: Hilsen Greeting (H. Heine) 1’00
18 No.2: Jeg ved, min Tanke 2’31
One Day, O Heart of Mine (E. Geibel)
19 No.3: Verdens Gang 1’31
The Way of the World (L. Uhland)
20 No.4: Nattergalen 3’33
The Nightingale’s Secret
(W. von der Vogelweide)
21 No.5: Nattergalen The Time of Roses 2’33
(J.W. von Goethe)
22 No.6: En Drøm A Dream 2’15
(F. von Bodenstedt)
Norge Op.58 Norway (J. Paulsen)
23 No.1: Hjemkomst Homeward 3’38
24 No.2: Til Norge To the Motherland 1’32
25 No.3: Henrik Wergeland 3’56
26 No.4: Turisten The Shepherdess 2’25
27 No.5: Udvandreren The Emigrant 4’17
Kjell Magnus Sandve tenor (10–16, 23–27) · Knut Skram baritone (4, 6)
Rudolf Jansen piano
Total time 62’41
Recording: III. & XII.1991, Henie Onstadt Art Center, Høvikodden, Norway
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1 Siehst du das Meer EG121 1’29
Look to the Sea (E. Geibel)
4 Songs Op.2
2 No.1: Die Müllerin 2’32
The Maid of the Mill (A. von Chamisso)
3 No.2: Eingehüllt in grauen Wolken 1’41
Closely Wrapp’d in Misty Billows (H. Heine)
4 No.3: Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen 3’01
I Stood before Her Portrait (H. Heine)
5 No.4: Was soll ich sagen? 1’37
What Shall I Say? (A. von Chamisso)
4 Romances Op.10 (C. Winther)
6 No.1: Taksigelse Thanks 3’31
7 No.2: Skovsang Woodland Song 3’50
8 No.3: Blomsternes tale 1’22
Song of the Flowers
9 No.4: Sang paa Fjeldet 4’17
Song on the Mountain
Romances and Songs Op.18
10 No.1: Vandring i Skoven 2’13
Moonlit Forest (H.C. Andersen)
11 No.2: Hun er saa hvid 1’13
My Darling is as White as Snow (H.C. Andersen)
12 No.3: En digters sidste Sang 2’43
The Poet’s Farewell (H.C. Andersen)
13 No.4: Efteraarsstormen 3’45
Autumn Storms (C. Richardt)
14 No.5: Poesien Poetry (H.C. Andersen) 3’37
15 No.6: Ungbirken 2’09
The Young Birch-Tree (J. Moe)
16 No.7: Hytten The Cottage (H.C. Andersen) 1’40
17 No.8: Rosenknoppen 2’45
The Rosebud (H.C. Andersen)
18 No.9: Serenade til Welhaven 3’20
Serenade to Welhaven (B. Bjørnson)
6 Poems Op.25 (H. Ibsen)
19 No.1: Spillemænd Fiddlers 2’24
20 No.2: En Svane A Swan 2’35
21 No.3: Stambogsrim Album Lines 1’35
22 No.4: Med en Vandlilje With a Water-Lily 2’30
23 No.5: Borte Departed 1’23
24 No.6: En fuglevise A Bird-Song 2’43
25 Påskesang EG146 Easter Song (A. Böttger) 2’05
26 Den blonde Pige (I) EG130 4’44
The Fair-Haired Maid (I) (B. Bjørnson)
27 Den blonde Pige (II) EG138 3’01
The Fair-Haired Maid (II) (B. Bjørnson)
28 Jaegeren EG157 The Hunter (W. Schultz) 2’37
Marianne Hirsti soprano (7–8, 20–21, 24)
Christa Pfeiler mezzo-soprano (1–2, 25)
Kjell Magnus Sandve tenor (6, 10, 14–18, 22, 26–28)
Knut Skram baritone (3–5, 9, 11–13, 19, 23)
Rudolf Jansen piano
Total time 73’00
Recording: III. & XII.1991, Henie Onstadt Art Center, Høvikodden, Norway
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Romances and Ballades Op.9 (A. Munch)
1 No.1: Harpen The Harp 3’11
2 No.2: Vuggesang Cradle Song 4’10
3 No.3: Solnedgang Sunset 3’08
4 No.4: Udfarten Outward Bound 4’23
5 Poems Op.26 (J. Paulsen)
5 No.1: Et Håb Hope 2’39
6 No.2: Jeg reiste en deilig sommerkvæld 2’33
I Walked One Balmy Summer Eve
7 No.3: Den ærgjerrige 1’38
You Whispered that You Loved Me
8 No.4: Med en primula veris 1’17
The First Primrose
9 No.5: På skogstien Autumn Thoughts 2’17
Romances Op.39
10 No.1: Fra Monte Pincio4’57
From Monte Pincio (B. Bjørnson)
11 No.2: Dulgt kjærlighed 2’59
Hidden Love (B. Bjørnson)
12 No.3: I liden høit deroppe 2’16
Upon a Grassy Hillside (J. Lie)
13 No.4: Millom rosor 1’50
Among Roses (K. Janson)
14 No.5: Ved en ung hustrus båre 4’00
At the Grave of a Young Wife (O.P. Monrad)
15 No.6: Hör ich 1’12
Hearing a Song or Carol (H. Heine)
5 Poems Op.69 (O. Benzon)
16 No.1: Der gynger en Baad paa Bølge 3’03
A Boat on the Waves is Rocking
17 No.2: Til min Dreng To my Son 2’18
18 No.3: Ved Moders Grav 2’47
At Mother’s Grave
19 No.4: Snegl, Snegl! Snail, Snail! 3’55
20 No.5: Drømme Dreams 3’46
5 Poems Op.70 (O. Benzon)
21 No.1: Eros 3’23
22 No.2: Jeg lever et Liv i Længsel 2’58
A Life of Longing
23 No.3: Lys Nat Summer Night 2’02
24 No.4: Se dig for, naar du vælger din Vej 2’03
Walk with Care
25 No.5: Digtervise A Poet’s Song 4’32
26 Den syngende Menighet EG122
The Singing Congregation (N.F.S. Grundtvig) 2’25
27 Ave, maris stella EG150 2’35
Marianne Hirsti soprano (5, 9–13, 17–19, 23–24)
Kjell Magnus Sandve tenor (6, 16, 20, 22, 26–27)
Knut Skram baritone (1–4, 7–8, 14–15, 21, 25)
Rudolf Jansen piano
Total time79’18
Recording: III. & XII.1991, Henie Onstadt Art Center, Høvikodden, Norway
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1 Til L.M. Lindemans Sølvbryllup EG135 (V.B. Nicolaysen) 4’30
For L.M. Lindeman’s Silver Wedding Anniversary
2 Blåbæret EG145 The Blueberry (D.H. Grønvold) 2’29
3 Julens vuggesang EG155 Yuletide Cradle Song (A. Langsted) 2’20
4 Til kirken hun vandrer EG123 Devoutest of Maidens (K. Groth, trans. B. Fedderson) 1’53
5 Vesle gut EG129 Little Lad (K. Janson) 2’51
6 Attegløyma EG142 The Forgotten Maid (A.O. Vinje) 2’41
7 Den hvite, røde rose EG137 The White and Red, Red Roses (B. Bjørnson) 2’35
8 Soldaten EG125 The Soldier (H.C. Andersen, trans. A. von Chamisso) 3’11
9 Tåren EG128 The Tear (H.C. Andersen) 3’15
10 Fædrelandssang EG151 National Song (J. Paulsen) 2’53
11 Odalisken synger EG131 The Odalisque (C. Brun) 3’29
12 Simpel sang EG147 A Simple Song (H. Drachmann) 2’49
13 Jenta EG141 The Lass (A.O. Vinje) 2’51
14 Jeg elsker EG153 I Loved Him (B. Bjørnson) 2’47
15 Under Juletraeet EG144 Beneath the Christmas Tree (N. Rolfsen) 2’06
16 Min lille fugl EG126 My Little Bird (H.C. Andersen) 2’18
17 Valgsang EG149 Election Song (B. Bjørnson) 6’46
18 På Hamars ruiner EG140 On the Ruins of Hamar (A.O. Vinje) 2’27
19 Gentlemen-menige EG156 Gentleman-Rankers (R. Kipling, trans. R. Johnson) 4’28
20 Til en hunndjevel EG154 To a Devil (O. Benzon) 2’01
21 Til Generalkonsul Chr. Tønsberg EG136 To Chr. Tønsberg (J. Bøgh) 3’29
Marianne Hirsti soprano (2–3, 6–7, 11, 14–15, 21)
Kjell Magnus Sandve tenor (4–5, 12–13, 16–18, 21)
Knut Skram baritone (1, 8–10, 19–21)
Rudolf Jansen piano
Total time 64’12
Recording: III. & XII.1991, Henie Onstadt Art Center, Høvikodden, Norway