Tveitt: 100 Folk-Tunes From Hardanger, Op. 151, Suite Nos. 1 & 2
2/28/2000, 30 Tracks, 1:12:47
Featuring
Ole Kristian Ruud
Stavanger Symfoniorkester
Geirr Tveitt
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Composition History
The work "A Hundred Folk-tunes from Hardanger" was unfortunately largely destroyed in a tragic fire on composer Geirr Tveitt's farm in 1970.
Compositional Technique
Tveitt's "A Hundred Folk-tunes from Hardanger" incorporates microtonality, attempting to render not only the modalities but also the subtle microtones of the folk-tunes.
Recording & Production
This album includes the first commercially available recording of Suite No. 2 from "A Hundred Folk-tunes from Hardanger."
Historical Context
According to Norwegian folk tradition, waterfalls are home to Fossegrimen, a virtuoso fiddler sprite who teaches music lessons in exchange for offerings.
Composer Biography
Geirr Tveitt, the composer, lived on his ancestral farm by the Hardanger Fjord in Western Norway while composing "A Hundred Folk-tunes from Hardanger," spending much time wandering among the region's many waterfalls.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Geirr Tveitt, the composer, believed that if one could hear the song in a waterfall's roar, they could joke and laugh even when heavy-hearted.
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