A journey through Nordic music history

A journey through Nordic music history A musical portrait of Norway in four works. From Tveitt's richly coloured 100 hardingtonar, inspired by the nature and traditions of Hardanger, via his virtuosic piano concerto and Sibelius's two intense cello pieces, to Svendsen's Symphony No. 1, which Grieg called a «triumph for Norwegian art». Julie Røssland conducts a concert that spans everything from the roots of folk music to the great orchestral sound of Romanticism, with Håvard Gimse and Clara Yuna Friedensburg as soloists. Three composers, four stories, all rooted in what was once called «the Norwegian». But what does that really mean? Is it the colours in Tveitt's folk-music orchestration, the melancholy cello lines Sibelius wrote in the shadow of war, or the young Svendsen's energy that made Grieg rejoice? Welcome to a concert of Norwegian tones and Nordic expression, from the mountainsides of Hardanger to the concert stages of Leipzig. Programme: Geirr Tveitt: 100 hardingtonar Geirr Tveitt: Piano Concerto No. 1 Jean Sibelius: Two Pieces for Cello & Orchestra Johan Svendsen: Symphony No. 1 Performers: Julie Røssland, conductor Håvard Gimse, piano Clara Yuna Friedensburg, cello

• Julie Røssland
• Håvard Gimse
• Clara Yuna Friedensburg

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