Utwory na płycie:

• Fjeldeventyret Ouverture
• Fredkulla Ouverture
• Væringene i Miklagard Ouverture
• Lajla Ouverture
• Der Recke von Lyrskovsheid Ouverture
• Kosakkene Ouverture
• Kosakkene Danser
• Thora paa Rimol Ouverture
• Olav Liljekrans Danser

Waldemar Thrane:
Fjeldeventyret – Ouverture

Martin Udbye:
Fredkulla – Ouverture

Johannes Haarklou:
Varingene i Miklagard – Ouverture

Ole Olsen:
Lajla – Ouverture

Sigwardt Aspestrand:
Der Recke von Lyrskovsheid – Ouverture

Catharinus Elling:
Kosakkene - Ouverture & Danser

Hjalmar Borgstrom:
Thora paa Rimol – Ouverture

Arne Eggen:
Olav Liljekrans – Danser

The Norwegian opera literature is a well concealed and all too little known gem in our national cultural heritage. There is general agreement that it begins with the Waldemar Thrane/Henrik Bjerregaard Singspiel Fjeld-eventyret (The Mountain Story) from 1824. And throughout the nineteenth century there were a number of Norwegian composers who wrote operas, most of them now long forgotten.

With this release we wish to make the music accessible to listeners in the hope of generating new interest in and discussion about why this part of our cultural heritage has been left to lie untouched. The recording would never have seen the light of day without retired conductor Terje Boye Hansen’s untiring efforts on behalf of Norway’s musical heritage and Norwegian opera literature.

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Recorded at the Norwegian Opera and Ballet, the Orchestra Rehearsal Hall, Oslo, 20–24 January 2020 and 10 March 2020.