Bergen Philharmonic Orchestar & Neeme Järvi - Halvorsen: Orchestral Works (2014) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

CD1
01. Bojarernes intogsmarsch (Entry March of the Boyars)
02. Andante religioso
03. Mascarade Suite: I. Holberg-Ouverture
04. Mascarade Suite: II. Contillon
05. Mascarade Suite: III. Menuetto
06. Mascarade Suite: IV. Hanedansen
07. Mascarade Suite: V. Gavotte
08. Mascarade Suite: VI. Molinasque
09. Mascarade Suite: VII. Kehraus
10. Mascarade Suite: Viiia. Arietta
11. Mascarade Suite: Viiib. Passepied
12. La mélancolie
13. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor: I. Allegro non troppo
14. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor: II. Andante
15. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor: III. Scherzo
16. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor: IV. Finale

CD2
01. Suite ancienne, Op. 31a: I. Intrata. Allegretto moderato
02. Suite ancienne, Op. 31a: II. Air con Variazoini
03. Suite ancienne, Op. 31a: III. Gigue. Allegro-Allegro molto
04. Suite ancienne, Op. 31a: IV. Sarabande. Andante sostenuto
05. Suite ancienne, Op. 31a: V. Bourrée. Allegro con spirito
06. Norwegian Dances: No. 1, Allegro con brio
07. Norwegian Dances: No. 2, Allegretto
08. Norwegian Dances: No. 3, Allegro, non troppo
09. Air norvégien, Op. 7
10. Veslemøy’s Song
11. Symphony No. 2 in D Minor, "Fatum": I. Allegro moderato
12. Symphony No. 2 in D Minor, "Fatum": II. Romance. Andante con sentimenti
13. Symphony No. 2 in D Minor, "Fatum": III. Intermezzo. Allegro amabile
14. Symphony No. 2 in D Minor, "Fatum": IV. Finale. Allegro

CD3
01. Symphony No. 3 in C Major: I. Poco andante
02. Symphony No. 3 in C Major: II. Andante
03. Symphony No. 3 in C Major: III. Finale. Allegro impetuoso
04. Sorte Svaner (Black Swans)
05. Bryllupsmarsch, Op. 32 No. 1
06. Rabnabryllaup uti Kraakjalund (Wedding of Ravens in the Grove of the Crows)
07. Fossgrimen Suite, Op. 21: I. Fossegrimen
08. Fossgrimen Suite, Op. 21: II. Huldremøyarnes Dans
09. Fossgrimen Suite, Op. 21: III. Bruremarsch
10. Fossgrimen Suite, Op. 21: III. Danse visionaire (Måneskinsmøyarne)
11. Fossgrimen Suite, Op. 21: IV. Melodrama og Auds Sang
12. Fossgrimen Suite, Op. 21: V. Fanitullen
13. Rococo Variations, "Bergensiana"

CD4
01. Norwegian Rhapsody No. 1 in A Major
02. Norwegian Rhapsody No. 2 in G Major
03. Folkelivsbilleder, Op. 19: No. 2, Brudefølget drager forbi (Bridal Procession)
04. Passacaglia in G Minor, Op. 20 No. 2 (After G.F. Handel)
05. Dance Scene from "Queen Tamara"
06. Kongen, Op. 19: Symphonic Intermezzo
07. Norwegian Festival Overture, Op. 16
08. Norske eventyrbilleder, Op. 37: I. Peik, the Princess and the Giant Troll
09. Norske eventyrbilleder, Op. 37: I. Troldmøernes Dans
10. Norske eventyrbilleder, Op. 37: II. The Princess Riding on the Bear
11. Norske eventyrbilleder, Op. 37: III. Entry of the Trolls into the Blue Mountain
12. Norske eventyrbilleder, Op. 37: IV. Dance of the Little Trolls



Neeme Järvi and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra have lifted the lid on one of Norway’s best-kept musical secrets with their series devoted to the orchestral works of Johan Halvorsen. Now, in this four-disc box set, these fresh and revealing recordings have been brought together for the first time.

Johan Halvorsen was among the most prominent Norwegian musical figures of his day, not only as one of the leading composers of his generation but also as a violinist and conductor. His compositions develop the national romantic tradition of his friends Grieg and Svendsen, but his was a distinctive style marked by brilliant orchestration which in turn was inspired by the French romantic composers.

Many of the works in the series reflect Halvorsen’s long association with the theatre. The varied fruits of this career produced such scores as Fossegrimen, the neoclassical Suite ancienne, the exotic Dance Scene from 'Queen Tamara', and his Symphonic Intermezzo from 'The King', a tone poem much indebted to the musical language of Liszt and Wagner.

The series also includes his output in more traditional genres. Halvorsen composed the three great symphonies late in his career, the first only at the age of fifty-nine, and they are strongly in the mould of late romantic composers such as Tchaikovsky, Dvorák and Svendsen.

Among Halvorsen’s many short, stand-alone works are a number of pieces for violin and orchestra, which reflect Halvorsen’s own abilities on the instrument, while drawing on nationalist influences. The leading Norwegian violinist Marianne Thorsen is the soloist.

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