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Composer:
Edvard Grieg

Artist(s):
Herman Wallen

Conductor:
Hannu Lintu

Background: Finnish baritone Herman Wallén proved to be the revelation at the 2003 festival Sommets Musicaux in Gstaad. Among the eight singers selected to perform in the concert series 'Voices at Four', it was Wallén who made a particularly strong impression on the jury of specialists that had been gathered in an informal manner for the occasion.

Herman Wallén's program included works by Brahms, Zemlinsky and Sibelius. This recording reflects a similar tone, even if he is accompanied here by a piano instead of an orchestra. Edvard Grieg's Den Bergtekne (the mountain prisoner) transports us into the heart of Norwegian traditions. The text was taken from an anthology of popular Norwegian poetry. Grieg himself considered this one of his best compositions: 'I think this piece represents one of those few good deeds that I have done in my life.'

The Songs to Poems by Aasmund Olavson Vinje date from the same period, years marked by the death of his parents and major existential crises as well as by life in the midst of nature in the mountains of Hardanger, fertile grounds for discovering Vinje's poetry in which nature plays the main role. Written in the rustic language of landsmål, these songs capture beauty and joy as well as doubt and affliction.

Ragnar Søderlind, a contemporary of Grieg's, orchestrated his Vinje songs, lending them a majestic character that represents a smoother transition to Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, which close the recording.

CATALOGUE NR: 502310
RECORD LABEL: Claves
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.95 including VAT, or £ 11.02 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 19-Apr-2004

COMPOSER: Edvard Grieg  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Songs With Orchestra
TRACKS: Den Bergtekne op.32. 10 songs to poems by A O Vinje op.33 (Grieg). Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Mahler).
ORCHESTRA: Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Hannu Lintu
ARTISTS: Herman Wallen      

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