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Recorded on Grieg\u2019s own piano at Troldhaugen<\/p>\n
The Sl\u00e5tter op. 72 of Edvard Grieg for the first time brought Norwegian folk music to a wide international audience. His love for nature and the traditional music was truly great, equalled only by his pioneering spirit when it came to bringing it into art music. But was he true to his sources? In the same year of the 100th year commemoration of his death, we present a revised edition of op. 72 \u2013 based on new transcriptions of the original material.<\/p>\n
The fiddler Knut Dahle (1834\u20131921) had learned directly from legendary fiddlers like Myllarguten and H\u00e5var Gib\u00f8en. Seeing that the tradition was dying out he contacted the highly profiled Grieg in order to have him write down what Dahle himself had only learned by ear. Enthusiastic about the project, Grieg trusted composer and violinist Johan Halvorsen with the task of putting Dahle\u2019s playing on paper. The result was the basis for Grieg\u2019s op. 72, published in 1903.<\/p>\n
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The Sl\u00e5tter op. 72 of Edvard Grieg for the first time brought Norwegian folk music to a wide international audience. His love for nature and the traditional music was truly great, equalled only by his pioneering spirit when it came to bringing it into art music. But was he true to his sources? In the same year of the 100th year commemoration of his death, we present a revised edition of op. 72 \u2013 based on new transcriptions of the original material.<\/p>\n
Professor of folk music Sven Nyhus is very experienced in notating Hardanger fiddle tunes. He has worked with wax roll recordings of Knut Dahle from 1912, transcribing what has become known as the \u201cGrieg Sl\u00e5tter\u201d after Dahle\u2019s own playing. This work has resulted in a new edition of the fiddle tunes, and also a new edition of op. 72.<\/p>\n
The Nyhus sisters have a folk musical background and classical training at the highest level which give them a unique insight into this music. <strong>Ingfrid Breie Nyhus<\/strong> (b. 1978) studied piano in Oslo, Helsinki and Hannover. She has received several awards, including the Norwegian Soloist Prize, and is also one of the Grieg Force musicians in 2007. She also performs folk music on zither and piano. <strong>\u00c5shild Breie Nyhus <\/strong>(b. 1975) is fourth generation fiddler, with roots in Hallingdal and R\u00f8ros. As Hardanger fiddle soloist she has featured with many of the Scandinavian symphony orchestras. She is also a violinist with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.<\/p>\n
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