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Geirr Tveitt – Leif Ove Andsnes

SPORLISTE CD:
Sonata No. 29, Op. 129 (Sonata etere)
1. I. In cerca di – Moderato 06:49
more…2. II. Tono etereo in variazioni – Tranquilo ma deciso 12:23
3. III. Tempo di pulsazione 10:02
Fifty Folk Tunes from Hardanger, Op. 150
4. No. 25: The Call of the Dairy Maid / Budeio lokkar 01:11
5. No. 39: Visiting Saturday in the Mountains / Gjisnar-helg 02:35
6. No. 10: What Beer! / Noko té øl! 01:06
7. No. 41: Stave Church-chant / Stavkyrkjestev 01:16
8. No. 19: Fare Thee Well / Siste far-vel 03:27
9. No. 6: Welcome in the Bridal Farm / Velkomen i brudlaupsgaren 01:04
10. No. 27: Langeleik Tune / Langeleik-låt 01:27
11. No. 49: Consecration of the New Beer / Upskoka 01:42
12. No. 2: Flute Sound / Flyte-ljod 00:40
13. No. 11: God’s Goodness and God’s Greatness / Guds Godhet og Guds Storhet 02:48
Songs
14. We Shall Not Sleep Away the Summer Night / Vi skal ikkje sova bort
sumarnatta (Aslaug Låstad Lygre) 02:54
15. Northern Light / Nordlysun (Aslaug Vaa) 03:07
16. Carrying Grief / Bera ei sorg (Aslaug Låstad Lygre) 03:33
17. Softly the Oars Cut / Mjukt skjer åra (Aslaug Låstad Lygre) 02:24
18. The Dreary Room / Det stusslege romet (Aslaug Vaa) 03:34
19. Answer Me, My Harp / Svara meg, mi harpe (Aslaug Vaa) 01:37
20. Evening in the Inlet / Kveld i sundet (Aslaug Låstad Lygre) 02:42
21. March Evening / Marskveld (Aslaug Vaa) 03:10
22. Broken Grain / Knust korn (Jan-Magnus Bruheim) 01:09

SPORLISTE LP:
Side A
1. Sonata No. 29, Op. 129 (Sonata etere) I. In cerca di – Moderato 06:49
2. Sonata No. 29, Op. 129 (Sonata etere) II. Tono etereo in variazioni – Tranquilo ma deciso 12:23
Side B
1. Sonata No. 29, Op. 129 (Sonata etere) III. Tempo di pulsazione 10:02
2. Fifty Folk Tunes from Hardanger, Op. 150 No. 25: The Call of the Dairy Maid / Budeio lokkar 01:11
3. Fifty Folk Tunes from Hardanger, Op. 150 No. 10: What Beer! / Noko té øl! 01:06
4. Fifty Folk Tunes from Hardanger, Op. 150 No. 27: Langeleik Tune / Langeleik-låt 01:27
5. Fifty Folk Tunes from Hardanger, Op. 150 No. 11: God’s Goodness and God’s Greatness / Guds Godhet og Guds Storhet 02:48
6. We Shall Not Sleep Away the Summer Night / Vi skal ikkje sova bort sumarnatta (Aslaug Låstad Lygre) 02:54
7 Carrying Grief / Bera ei sorg (Aslaug Låstad Lygre) 03:33
8. Broken Grain / Knust korn (Jan-Magnus Bruheim) 01:09

Leif Ove Andsnes: Piano Solveig Andsnes: Vocal

Leif Ove Andsnes – Geirr Tveitt: Sonata No. 29 “Sonata etere”

Leif Ove Andsnes presents Geirr Tveitt’s Sonata No. 29 “Sonata etere”—the only surviving piano sonata from a body of work largely lost in the 1970 fire. Widely considered Norway’s most ambitious solo piano piece, the sonata is paired here with selections from Fifty Folk Tunes from Hardanger and songs performed with soprano Solveig Andsnes.

Together, the album highlights Tveitt’s distinctive fusion of folk elements and modernist expression, brought to life through Andsnes’ acclaimed interpretation.

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Genre: Klassisk

Leif Ove Andsnes presents music of Norwegian composer Geirr Tveitt (1908-1981) on this Simax Classics recording of Tveitt’s Sonata No. 29 ‘Sonata etere’ and Folk Tunes. Also recorded here is a selection of Tveitt’s Songs together with Leif Ove Andsnes’ sister, singer Solveig Andsnes. It was a bit of a bold move when Leif Ove Andsnes decided to programme Geirr Tveitt’s Piano Sonata No. 29 ‘Sonate etere’ in 35 concerts across Europe and North America in 2024 and 2025. However, in Andsnes’ words, it is “the most ambitious solo piano piece by any Norwegian composer”, and bold move or not, audiences went wild for it. His Carnegie Hall performance of Geirr Tveitt’s Sonata No. 29 was hailed as one of the ‘Best Classical Performances of 2025’ by The New York Times. On this album, Andsnes pairs the sonata with a selection of solo piano works from Fifty Folk Tunes from Hardanger, Op. 150 and a selection of Tveitt’s Songs that he performs together with his sister, singer Solveig Andsnes.

In 1970, a devastating fire destroyed Geirr Tveitt’s house and an estimated 300 compositions burnt to ashes. Roughly 80% of his oeuvre was lost forever, including all of the piano sonatas he wrote except for Sonata No. 29 ‘Sonata etere’. This sonata only survived because it had been sent to Norsk Musikkforlag to be published. In Andsnes’ words, the Sonata etere “is a gigantic piece of music built on two simple melodies with many variations. It is a tough piece to play, but very rewarding. With Russian rhythmic influences combined with touches of French music and folk music, Tveitt really is in a world all his own. It is fantastically colourful in its writing for the instrument, full of tension in its architecture, harmony, and rhythm.” The album also includes a selection of solo piano pieces from Femti folkatonar fråo Hardanger (Fifty Folk Tunes from Hardanger).

The Songs, in which he fuses folk elements with modernist harmonic language, are set to poetry by leading Norwegian poets of Tveitt’s era. The Norwegian lyrics are included in the booklet of the album, but unfortunately an official English translation only exists for one of these nine poems 

Leif Ove Andsnes

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EAN : 7033662014187

Cat.No.: PSC1418, PSLP1418

Priskategori : CD, LP

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