Andrew Davis - Delius in Norway (2014)
BAND/ARTIST: Andrew Davis
- Title: Delius in Norway
- Year Of Release: 2014
- Label: Chandos
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:18:32
- Total Size: 307 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Folkelivsbilleder, Op. 19: No. 2, Brudefolget drager forbi [Bridal Procession] [Arr. F. Delius for Orchestra]
02. Paa Vidderne (On the Heights)
03. 7 Songs From the Norwegian (Version for Voice and Orchestra): No. 3, Evening Voices [Twilight Fancies]
04. 7 Songs From the Norwegian (Version for Voice and Orchestra): No. 7, The Bird's Story
05. 3 Small Tone Poems: No. 2, Winter Night (Sleigh Ride)
06. Folkeraadet, Norwegian Suite, I. Prelude to Act I: Con moto-Molto tranquillo-Tempo I
07. Folkeraadet, Norwegian Suite, II. Interlude Between Acts I-II: Con spirito-Allargando-Più tranquillo-Tempo I-Maestoso, più lento-Allargando al fine
08. Folkeraadet, Norwegian Suite, II. Melodrama in Act II: Molto tranquillo
09. Folkeraadet, Norwegian Suite, III. Interlude between Acts II-III: Allegro energico – Maestoso, più lento – Andante espressivo, molto tranquillo-Con moto-Vivo-Presto-Lento molto tranquillo-Maestoso
10. Folkeraadet, Norwegian Suite, III. Melodrama in Act V: —
11. Folkeraadet, Norwegian Suite, IV. Interlude between Acts IV-V: Marcia, lento solenne-Solenne-Lento-Allegro, ma non troppo-Moderato-Allegro moderato con humore
12. 2 Pieces for Small Orchestra: No. 1, On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
13. Eventyr, "Once Upon a Time"
It's unlikely that even hardcore Delius fans would suggest this collection as representative of the best the composer had to offer, but by the same token those fans will find an unusual perspective on his work here. Despite the title, Delius did not live in Norway; instead, the notes inform, Norway was his "spiritual home." Even that seems a bit strong, but all the music here has one Norwegian connection or another, and nobody else has put these pieces together in this way. Most of them are early works in a sort of general nationalist style; there are Norwegian folk melodies in several of the pieces, and they're charming even if not really characteristic of what makes Delius unusual. Soprano Ann-Helen Moen gives a lovely performance of the Two Songs from the Norwegian (tracks 3 and 4). The most unusual item, worthwhile for sheer oddity even if it's hard for the uninitiated listener to figure out what's going on, is Folkeraadet (tracks 6-11), a set of incidental music for a satirical Norwegian play by a writer Delius met in Paris. It sounds neither like Delius nor much like anyone else (the lighter side of early Sibelius, maybe), and Delius was apparently encouraged to have fun tinkering with the Norwegian national anthem in its composition. It doesn't fit terribly well with On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, the only example of top-drawer Delius on the album, and one that's included only because of its incidental Norwegian content: it contains a Norwegian folk melody that came Delius' way via Australian composer Percy Grainger. Andrew Davis, leading Norway's Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, remains a sterling Delius interpreter.
01. Folkelivsbilleder, Op. 19: No. 2, Brudefolget drager forbi [Bridal Procession] [Arr. F. Delius for Orchestra]
02. Paa Vidderne (On the Heights)
03. 7 Songs From the Norwegian (Version for Voice and Orchestra): No. 3, Evening Voices [Twilight Fancies]
04. 7 Songs From the Norwegian (Version for Voice and Orchestra): No. 7, The Bird's Story
05. 3 Small Tone Poems: No. 2, Winter Night (Sleigh Ride)
06. Folkeraadet, Norwegian Suite, I. Prelude to Act I: Con moto-Molto tranquillo-Tempo I
07. Folkeraadet, Norwegian Suite, II. Interlude Between Acts I-II: Con spirito-Allargando-Più tranquillo-Tempo I-Maestoso, più lento-Allargando al fine
08. Folkeraadet, Norwegian Suite, II. Melodrama in Act II: Molto tranquillo
09. Folkeraadet, Norwegian Suite, III. Interlude between Acts II-III: Allegro energico – Maestoso, più lento – Andante espressivo, molto tranquillo-Con moto-Vivo-Presto-Lento molto tranquillo-Maestoso
10. Folkeraadet, Norwegian Suite, III. Melodrama in Act V: —
11. Folkeraadet, Norwegian Suite, IV. Interlude between Acts IV-V: Marcia, lento solenne-Solenne-Lento-Allegro, ma non troppo-Moderato-Allegro moderato con humore
12. 2 Pieces for Small Orchestra: No. 1, On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
13. Eventyr, "Once Upon a Time"
It's unlikely that even hardcore Delius fans would suggest this collection as representative of the best the composer had to offer, but by the same token those fans will find an unusual perspective on his work here. Despite the title, Delius did not live in Norway; instead, the notes inform, Norway was his "spiritual home." Even that seems a bit strong, but all the music here has one Norwegian connection or another, and nobody else has put these pieces together in this way. Most of them are early works in a sort of general nationalist style; there are Norwegian folk melodies in several of the pieces, and they're charming even if not really characteristic of what makes Delius unusual. Soprano Ann-Helen Moen gives a lovely performance of the Two Songs from the Norwegian (tracks 3 and 4). The most unusual item, worthwhile for sheer oddity even if it's hard for the uninitiated listener to figure out what's going on, is Folkeraadet (tracks 6-11), a set of incidental music for a satirical Norwegian play by a writer Delius met in Paris. It sounds neither like Delius nor much like anyone else (the lighter side of early Sibelius, maybe), and Delius was apparently encouraged to have fun tinkering with the Norwegian national anthem in its composition. It doesn't fit terribly well with On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, the only example of top-drawer Delius on the album, and one that's included only because of its incidental Norwegian content: it contains a Norwegian folk melody that came Delius' way via Australian composer Percy Grainger. Andrew Davis, leading Norway's Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, remains a sterling Delius interpreter.
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