Geirr Tveitt (1908-81) was among the most educated Norwegian composers of his generation, studying at the Leipzig Conservatory and consulting with figures like Arthur Honegger and Heitor Villa-Lobos.
Composition History
The Sun God Symphony was recreated by composer Kaare Dyvik Husby in 1999 using a 40-year-old recording and fire- and water-damaged score remnants.
Performer Biography
The Stavanger Symphony Orchestra has gained an international reputation for its quality and interesting profile under the artistic leadership of Alexander Dmitriev (1990-1998) and Frans Brüggen (since 1990).
Composition History
Prillar was reconstructed by composer Jon Oivind Ness in 1992 from fire-damaged strips of score sheets found in Tveitt's barn.
Composition History
Both works on this album, Prillar (1931) and Sun God Symphony (1958/1999), were believed lost in a catastrophic fire on composer Geirr Tveitt's farm in 1970.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Tveitt's music blends Norwegian folk modalities with continental styles, drawing on French impressionist orchestration (like Ravel) and piano techniques comparable to Bartók and Prokofiev.
Compositional Technique
Characteristic features of Tveitt's music include shifting modalities, colorful and often bitonal harmonies, extensive use of ostinato figures, and a subtle orchestral palette ranging from delicate lyricism to burlesque barbarism.
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