Christiania Mannskor & Marius Skjølaas - Like Father, Like Son (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

Like Father, Like Son is the Christiania Mannskor's fifth release on the LAWO Classics label. Christiania Mannskor, established in 2009, is Norway's professional men's choir. It is made up of 18 singers under the direction of conductor Marius Skjolaas. The ensemble has regular engagements in Oslo and countrywide and has performed at the invitation of, among others, the Norwegian government and parliament.

Christiania Mannskor is dedicated to the renewal and revitalisation of men's choir singing in Norway. "Like Father, Like Son" is the ensemble's fifth release on the LAWO Classics label. Previous releases are "Something New" (2014), "Something Blue" (2016), "Norge, mitt Norge" (2017), together with the Royal Norwegian Air Force Band, and "Something Borrowed" (2019).

Marius Skjolaas completed a degree in church music with a major in choral conducting at the Norwegian Academy of Music. He studied with Grete Pedersen, Jesper Grove Jorgensen (Copenhagen), Harald Herresthal and Kare Nordstoga. Skjolaas serves as organist and Director of Music of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Oslo and is artistic director of the chamber choir Oslo Chorale Selskap.

Tracklist:
1. Draumkvædet, Op. 7 (12:47)
2. Tre mannskor, Op. 10: No. 1, Skjenkarsveinen (3:23)
3. Tre mannskor, Op. 10: No. 2, Ette’ striden paa Rusarvollanne (5:56)
4. Tre mannskor, Op. 10: No. 3, Hjorten spelar (3:28)
5. Tre mannskor, Op. 17: No. 1, Ættar–arv (2:49)
6. Tre mannskor, Op. 17: No. 2, Bånsull (Ein haustkvell) (4:50)
7. Tre mannskor, Op. 17: No. 3, En Fembøring under seil (3:02)
8. Tre mannskor til tekster av Ivar Aasen, Op. 19: No. 1, Dei gamle Fjelli (4:11)
9. Tre mannskor til tekster av Ivar Aasen, Op. 19: No. 2, Gamle Grendi (3:56)
10. Tre mannskor til tekster av Ivar Aasen, Op. 19: No. No. 3, Gamle Norig (2:54)
11. Tre skaldekvad, Op. 27: No. 1, Hett luet Olavs hjerte (1:23)
12. Tre skaldekvad, Op. 27: No. 2, Du undres hugmilde kvinde (4:06)
13. Tre skaldekvad, Op. 27: No. 3, Alle de høie fjell (2:47)
14. Drikkevise (1:12)
15. Pleiaderne ved Midnat, Op. 25: No. 1, Andante tranquillo (5:09)
16. Pleiaderne ved Midnat, Op. 25: No. 2, Talekor (1:08)
17. Pleiaderne ved Midnat, Op. 25: No. 3, Andante sostenuto (4:52)
18. Efter tidens leilighed (3:04)


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