Delius in Norway
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Label: Chandos
Cat No: CHSA5131
Format: Hybrid SACD
Number of Discs: 1
Release Date: 6th January 2014
Contents
Works
Eventyr 'Once upon a Time'Folkeraadet (The Council of the People): Incidental music
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Paa Vidderne (On the mountains): tone poem
Sleigh Ride
Songs (7) from the Norwegian
Artists
Ann Helen Moen (soprano)Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor
Andrew DavisWorks
Eventyr 'Once upon a Time'Folkeraadet (The Council of the People): Incidental music
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Paa Vidderne (On the mountains): tone poem
Sleigh Ride
Songs (7) from the Norwegian
Artists
Ann Helen Moen (soprano)Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor
Andrew DavisAbout
Sir Andrew Davis and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra perform in this release which celebrates the relationship of Delius with his spiritual home, Norway. It features works inspired by the country’s landscape and culture, many bearing the influence of Delius’s great friend and mentor Edvard Grieg.
Delius first performed Sleigh Ride on the piano to a close group of friends, including Grieg. Orchestrated later under the title 'Winter Night', it went on to become Delius’s most popular miniature. The Norwegian Suite was commissioned as incidental music to the satirical play Folkeraadet. Delius’s clever use of the Norwegian national anthem throughout the score, however skilful, was seen as an insult to national sensibilities and uproar ensued, eventually forcing Delius to withdraw the music.
Eventyr, translated as ‘Tales of Adventure’, evokes the spirit of Norwegian folk-tales. Delius applies some of his most imaginative orchestral strokes as he portrays a supernatural world of trolls, giants, demons and pixies. Despite its brevity, On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring is one of Delius’s sublime achievements, a perfect translation of nature and mood into music.
Norwegian soprano Ann-Helen Moen joins the orchestral forces in Two Songs from the Norwegian.
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