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Marianne Beate Kielland|Veslemøy Synsk (Garborg/Thommessen/Grieg)

Veslemøy Synsk (Garborg/Thommessen/Grieg)

Marianne Beate Kielland & Nils Anders Mortensen

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Edvard Grieg set a number of texts from the epic poem "Haugtussa" by his countryman and near-contemporary Arne Garborg, and collected eight of them, from one just of the epic's many sections, in his song cycle Haugtussa. Norwegian composer Olav Anton Thommessen (born 1946) takes the songs by Grieg as well as the composer's other works and sketches and uses them as the basis for Veslemøy Synsk, his own 45-song, two-hour cycle covering the whole narrative of Garborg's epic. He writes in the program notes, "Grieg had enough material to complete a larger work based on the cycle; I have taken the liberty of doing the work for him." Thommessen is free and eclectic in his treatment of his source material; for some movements, like the seventh song, "Veslemøy," he uses Grieg's original almost as written, with only a few adjustments and embellishments. Other songs refract the music through such a distorted lens that it might not be recognizable as the work of the older composer. The pieces are unified, though, by an essentially melodic language that may occasionally use contemporary techniques like Sprechstimme, but that generally reflects the spirit of Grieg's characteristic lyricism. The individual songs are never less than intriguing, some bewitchingly lovely, and some devastatingly intense, and their cumulative effect can be overwhelming. The length of the cycle could be somewhat daunting for general listeners and the fact that even the composer admits that the poetry is untranslatable might limit its broad appeal, but it's a powerful work that should reward the attention of fans of new vocal music.
Mezzo-soprano Marianne Beate Kielland and pianist Nils Anders Mortensen, who gave the piece its premiere, are a terrific artistic team and they handle the music's daunting virtuoso demands with panache. When the protagonist enters the supernatural realm, Thommessen lets loose with extended vocal techniques that Kielland delivers with absolute conviction and frightening intensity; in songs like "Høgt hoppar den Haugmann" she sounds like a woman possessed. She invests the songs with such depth and the cycle's musical arc is so dramatic that the performance almost has the effect of an extended theatrical monodrama.
The sound of 2L's SACD is fabulous. It's immaculate but warm, with excellent balance and presence. The set includes a Blu-ray audio disc. The album was nominated for a 2010 Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance.

© TiVo

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Marianne Beate Kielland

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1
Prolog
Nils Anders Mortensen
00:02:51

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

2
Snøen fell
Marianne Beate Kielland
00:01:17

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

3
Han Helge Håland kom seg til Holmesylt
Marianne Beate Kielland
00:04:21

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

4
Tung ligg svevn yvi land og strand
Nils Anders Mortensen
00:04:07

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

5
Fyrivarsel
Marianne Beate Kielland
00:02:29

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

6
Ho gamlemor snur på rokken sin
Nils Anders Mortensen
00:02:09

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

7
Veslemøy
Nils Anders Mortensen
00:02:46

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

8
Eg såg inn i den andre verdi
Nils Anders Mortensen
00:01:16

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

9
No må eg sjå
Nils Anders Mortensen
00:01:36

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

10
Å hau og hei
Nils Anders Mortensen
00:03:19

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

11
I slåtten
Marianne Beate Kielland
00:01:44

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

12
Ja tenk um eg råka den guten snilde
Marianne Beate Kielland
00:00:45

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

13
Dømd
Marianne Beate Kielland
00:04:19

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

14
Dei vil ta henne
Nils Anders Mortensen
00:05:00

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

15
Det er so vondt um natti
Nils Anders Mortensen
00:01:06

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

16
Å nei, for himil rein og klår
Nils Anders Mortensen
00:03:07

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

17
Å visste du, kor eg lengtar her
Marianne Beate Kielland
00:00:47

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

18
Blåbærli
Marianne Beate Kielland
00:01:03

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

19
Møte
Marianne Beate Kielland
00:03:59

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

20
Elsk
Nils Anders Mortensen
00:02:37

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

21
Å kyri mi vene
Marianne Beate Kielland
00:02:00

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

22
Vond dag
Nils Anders Mortensen
00:02:15

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

23
Ved Gjætle-Bekken
Marianne Beate Kielland
00:05:40

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

24
Du skal kje gråte for din gut deg sveik
Nils Anders Mortensen
00:02:14

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

25
På Skare-kula
Marianne Beate Kielland
00:02:46

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

26
Fram danser den Haugkall fager og blå
Nils Anders Mortensen
00:02:13

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

27
Men vil du vita den guten blid
Marianne Beate Kielland
00:00:42

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

28
Som steinen stend ho i gryet kaldt
Nils Anders Mortensen
00:00:58

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

29
Høgt hoppar den Haugmann på nakne sva
Marianne Beate Kielland
00:02:45

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

30
Den store strid
Marianne Beate Kielland
00:03:03

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

31
Veslemøy trøytnar i tunge kav
Marianne Beate Kielland
00:01:52

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

32
Den lange vinter lakkar
Marianne Beate Kielland
00:01:46

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

33
Våt heng den tunge lufti
Nils Anders Mortensen
00:04:19

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

34
No glid dei og sig dei
Nils Anders Mortensen
00:02:16

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

35
Brui stig dei den høge
Nils Anders Mortensen
00:01:48

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

36
Veslemøy tagna i bljuge skam
Nils Anders Mortensen
00:02:50

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

37
Kva er det for naud som jamrar her
Marianne Beate Kielland
00:04:13

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

38
Skalden
Marianne Beate Kielland
00:03:20

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

39
Kadens
Nils Anders Mortensen
00:05:23

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

40
Der maggar seg Mammon
Nils Anders Mortensen
00:02:23

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

41
Nivlheim
Marianne Beate Kielland
00:01:38

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

42
Det er vonløyse-gråt
Marianne Beate Kielland
00:05:55

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

43
Upprørar er du!
Marianne Beate Kielland
00:02:09

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

44
Uppveg
Marianne Beate Kielland
00:03:12

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

45
Vis-møy
Marianne Beate Kielland
00:05:04

Edvard Grieg, Composer - Arne Garborg, Composer - Nils Anders Mortensen, MainArtist - Marianne Beate Kielland, MainArtist - Olav Anton Thommessen, Composer - Lindberg Lyd AS, Producer - Morten Lindberg, Producer - Lindberg Lyd, MusicPublisher

(C) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd, Norway) (P) 2011 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

Albumbeschreibung

Edvard Grieg set a number of texts from the epic poem "Haugtussa" by his countryman and near-contemporary Arne Garborg, and collected eight of them, from one just of the epic's many sections, in his song cycle Haugtussa. Norwegian composer Olav Anton Thommessen (born 1946) takes the songs by Grieg as well as the composer's other works and sketches and uses them as the basis for Veslemøy Synsk, his own 45-song, two-hour cycle covering the whole narrative of Garborg's epic. He writes in the program notes, "Grieg had enough material to complete a larger work based on the cycle; I have taken the liberty of doing the work for him." Thommessen is free and eclectic in his treatment of his source material; for some movements, like the seventh song, "Veslemøy," he uses Grieg's original almost as written, with only a few adjustments and embellishments. Other songs refract the music through such a distorted lens that it might not be recognizable as the work of the older composer. The pieces are unified, though, by an essentially melodic language that may occasionally use contemporary techniques like Sprechstimme, but that generally reflects the spirit of Grieg's characteristic lyricism. The individual songs are never less than intriguing, some bewitchingly lovely, and some devastatingly intense, and their cumulative effect can be overwhelming. The length of the cycle could be somewhat daunting for general listeners and the fact that even the composer admits that the poetry is untranslatable might limit its broad appeal, but it's a powerful work that should reward the attention of fans of new vocal music.
Mezzo-soprano Marianne Beate Kielland and pianist Nils Anders Mortensen, who gave the piece its premiere, are a terrific artistic team and they handle the music's daunting virtuoso demands with panache. When the protagonist enters the supernatural realm, Thommessen lets loose with extended vocal techniques that Kielland delivers with absolute conviction and frightening intensity; in songs like "Høgt hoppar den Haugmann" she sounds like a woman possessed. She invests the songs with such depth and the cycle's musical arc is so dramatic that the performance almost has the effect of an extended theatrical monodrama.
The sound of 2L's SACD is fabulous. It's immaculate but warm, with excellent balance and presence. The set includes a Blu-ray audio disc. The album was nominated for a 2010 Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance.

© TiVo

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