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The BIS survey of Geirr Tveitt's works may be eagerly sought by his admirers, but even the most ardent fan may find this CD a disappointment. A student work of uncertain direction and feeble technique; a labored vocal setting of a chapter from John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath; and a reconstructed piano concerto of excessive length and vague purpose -- all raise questions of Tveitt's skills, discipline, and taste. The Piano Concerto No. 1 is inoffensive in its gentle melodies and impressionist coloration, but its lack of virtuosity makes it a somnolent affair. The Turtle is an extremely tedious narrative for mezzo soprano and orchestra; nearly every phrase of Steinbeck's unedited text is underscored with blatant tone painting, and the declamatory vocal part is uninspired. The Piano Concerto No. 4, "Northern Lights," is the most ambitious work, but Tveitt takes three meandering movements to render his picture of the Aurora borealis when one would suffice. Pianists Sveinung Bjelland and Håkon Austbø are adequate in their respective concertos, and Ingebjørg Kosmo deserves credit for perseverance in the torturous Turtle, if not for great singing. The Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, directed by Ole Kristian Ruud, is sufficiently engaged, but Tveitt's scores present many long stretches of inactivity. The sound quality is acceptable.
© TiVo
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5 (Geirr Tveitt)
Ole Kristian Ruud, Conductor, MainArtist - Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Geirr Tveitt, Composer - Sveinung Bjelland, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2004 BIS 2004 (P) BIS
Ole Kristian Ruud, Conductor, MainArtist - Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Geirr Tveitt, Composer - Sveinung Bjelland, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2004 BIS 2004 (P) BIS
Ole Kristian Ruud, Conductor, MainArtist - Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Geirr Tveitt, Composer - Sveinung Bjelland, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2004 BIS 2004 (P) BIS
Ole Kristian Ruud, Conductor, MainArtist - Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Geirr Tveitt, Composer - Ingebjorg Kosmo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2004 BIS 2004 (P) BIS
Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 130, "Aurora Borealis" (Geirr Tveitt)
Ole Kristian Ruud, Conductor, MainArtist - Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Geirr Tveitt, Composer - Håkon Austbø, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2004 BIS 2004 (P) BIS
Ole Kristian Ruud, Conductor, MainArtist - Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Geirr Tveitt, Composer - Håkon Austbø, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2004 BIS 2004 (P) BIS
Ole Kristian Ruud, Conductor, MainArtist - Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Geirr Tveitt, Composer - Håkon Austbø, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2004 BIS 2004 (P) BIS
Album review
The BIS survey of Geirr Tveitt's works may be eagerly sought by his admirers, but even the most ardent fan may find this CD a disappointment. A student work of uncertain direction and feeble technique; a labored vocal setting of a chapter from John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath; and a reconstructed piano concerto of excessive length and vague purpose -- all raise questions of Tveitt's skills, discipline, and taste. The Piano Concerto No. 1 is inoffensive in its gentle melodies and impressionist coloration, but its lack of virtuosity makes it a somnolent affair. The Turtle is an extremely tedious narrative for mezzo soprano and orchestra; nearly every phrase of Steinbeck's unedited text is underscored with blatant tone painting, and the declamatory vocal part is uninspired. The Piano Concerto No. 4, "Northern Lights," is the most ambitious work, but Tveitt takes three meandering movements to render his picture of the Aurora borealis when one would suffice. Pianists Sveinung Bjelland and Håkon Austbø are adequate in their respective concertos, and Ingebjørg Kosmo deserves credit for perseverance in the torturous Turtle, if not for great singing. The Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, directed by Ole Kristian Ruud, is sufficiently engaged, but Tveitt's scores present many long stretches of inactivity. The sound quality is acceptable.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 01:21:17
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Ingebjorg Kosmo Håkon Austbø Sveinung Bjelland Stavanger Symphony Orchestra Ole Kristian Ruud
- Composer: Geirr Tveitt
- Label: BIS
- Genre: Classical
2004 BIS 2004 BIS
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