Arne Nordheim - Draumkvedet (2007)
Arne Nordheim - Draumkvedet (2007)
Classical/Contemporary/Opera | FLAC lossless/2cd | cuesheets+logs | covers+booklet | 1h28m32s | 438mb
NRK | cat. no. PSC 1169
In his music to The Dream Ballad composer Arne Nordheim draws on sources of text and music dating back to mediaeval times. Nordheim re-interprets the visionary dream of the ballad, fusing the traditional Dream Ballad with his own acoustic and electric musical idiom. The apocalyptic vision Olav Åsteson had in his long sleep is brought almost frighteningly near us by Arne Nordheim. This release also marks the 75th anniversary of a major creative force in European modern music.
The position of the original Dream Ballad (Draumkvedet) is unique in Scandinavian culture. It belongs to the tradition of unaccompanied singing (kveding) in Telemark County in the central part of southern Norway, a region rich in folk traditions - music, poetry and painting. The text is often described as a parallel to Dante’s Divina Commedia. Olav Åsteson falls asleep on Christmas eve and does not wake up until Epiphany. He then rides to church to recount the experiences he has had in "the other world" while sleeping: He made a pilgrimage along the path trodden by the dead, caught a glimpse of Purgatory and the blissful souls in Paradise, facing angels and devils. Finally he witnesses the Day of Judgement when St. Michael weighs the souls of the people on a pair of scales.
Originally written for a stage production of the piece in connection with the Winter Olympic Games at Lillehammer in 1994, it gave the composer an opportunity to re-visit material he has had a great fascination for since he was a very young man. In fact the money he earned from his first summer job he spent on 78s with the original Draumkvedet tunes. Nordheim says: "In my Draumkvedet I recount, in my own way, the dream of Olav Åsteson. The tale is so exciting that I had to treat it in a way unlike any other."Transcending the framework - the sound of NordheimNordheim makes use of folk music not just as quotations, but has constructed all his music to Draumkvedet around sounds and intervals arising from it. Singers perform in both within the classical idiom, and outside it! When challenging singers to transcend what they can control, Nordheim achieves a unique form of expression - listen for instance to the immediate, eruptive expression of Unni Løvlid. 50 years after his debut Nordheim lets his trademarks of orchestral colour, electronic music, textual focus and the polarization between light and darkness come together in the great, epic work The Dream Ballad.
Note: I borrowed this copy from the library. It should contain two booklets; a first one for general information and a second for the libretto in the original language and its English translation. Unfortunately, the latter was missing. Terrible.
I searched and found the text of the original poem and a partial English translation on the web. It will have to replace what was missing from the library copy. So far, the web does not provide for a complete translation of the Draumkvedet, let alone the libretto of Nordheim’s opera (the library customer who kept the libretto obviously knew what he was doing – grrrrr!).
Text and translation will not enable you to follow the libretto, which is usually an adaption of the original piece; but it does give you a pretty adequate idea of what the poem is about.
I thought it would be a pity to refrain from posting this original music because I don’t have the libretto. Perhaps somebody can provide for it. I hope so. To conclude, I had a well-spent night trying to figure out the historic roots of this remarkable poem, the musical presentation of which Nordheim won critical acclaim for.
Tracks:
Cd1
01. Påkalling / Summoning [0:09:50.77]
02. Framfor Kyrkjeporten / In Front of the Church Door [0:02:38.93]
03. I Kyrkja / In the Church [0:14:13.21]
04. I Auroheimen / In the Other Home [0:06:09.01]
05. Englemøte / Meeting the Angels [0:06:48.01]
06. Gjallarbrui / Gjallar Bridge [0:12:51.13]
07. På Veg / On the Way [0:05:25.08]
Cd2
01. I Pilegrimskyrka / In the Pilgrims Church [0:04:32.21]
02. Grute Gråskjegg [0:02:12.18]
03. Straffene / The Sentences [0:03:23.56]
04. Ljos i myrkret / Light in the Darkness [0:02:50.09]
05. Sjelenes Samlingsstad / Place of Congregation of the Souls [0:06:24.24]
06. Sæleprisinga / Praising of Souls [0:04:35.22]
07. Draumar mange / Dreams - many [0:06:42.12]
Performers:
Baritone Vocals – Frank Havrøy, Njål Sparbo
Choir – Grex Vocalis
Conductor – Ingar Bergby
Hardingfele – Åshild Breie Nyhus
Mastered By – Audun Strype, Erik Gard Amundsen
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Torunn Østrem Ossum
Orchestra – Norwegian Radio Orchestra*
Soprano Vocals – Benjamin Isaksen
Tenor Vocals – Carl Høgset, Rasmus Høgset, Sigve Bøe
Vocals – Unni Løvlid
Voice – Paul Ottar Haga, Sigmund Sæverud
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