7033662013982

Ketil Bjornstad: Songs At The Edge Of The Ocean

Solveig Andsnes, Nils Okland, Rune Arnesen

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Format: CD

Cat No: PSC1398

Release Date:  28 April 2023

Label:  Simax

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  7033662013982

Genres:  Classical  Contemporary Classical  

  • Description

    Songs at the Edge of the Oceanis a new oratorio by Ketil Bjørnstad, and is a continuation of his previous oratorios Old, Himmelrandand Sanger om tilhorighet.

    The work is a tribute to Fartein Valen's composition, Kirkegarden ved havet(The Churchyard by the Sea), which was written to accompany the French poet Paul Valéry's world-famous poem Le Cimetière Marin.

    In Bjornstad's new oratorio, he has set to music Pelle Christensen's Norwegian version of the same poem, inspired by Valen's atonal composition, as well as melodic and harmonic sources of inspiration from Bjornstad's time as a musician and composer.

    The album also marks the debut of vocalist Solveig Andsnes-sister of pianists Ingrid Andsnes and Leif Ove Andsnes-as a recording artist. Together with Nils Okland on violin and Rune Arnesen on drums, they take us on a journey of existential dilemmas. Song at the Edge of the Ocean was recorded live during the premiere at Festiviteten in Haugesundon April 27, 2022, as a commissioned work for the Fartein Valen Festival.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Første Sang ( First Song )
      • 2. Andre Sang ( Second Song)
      • 3. Tredje Sang ( Third Song)
      • 4. Fjerde Sang ( Fourth Song)
      • 5. Femte Sang ( Fifth Song)
      • 6. Sjette Sang ( Sixth Song)
      • 7. Syvende Sang ( Seventh Song)
      • 8. Ã…ttende Sang ( Eight Song )
      • 9. Niende Sang ( Ninth Song )
      • 10. Tiende Sang ( Tenth Song )
      • 11. Ellevte Sang ( Eleventh Song)
      • 12. Tolvte Sang ( Twelfth Song )
      • 13. Trettende Sang ( Thirteenth Song)
      • 14. Fjortende Sang ( Fourteenth Song)