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Sigurd Lie: Songs, Vol. 2
Sigurd Lie

Marianne Beate Kielland

Sigurd Lie: Songs, Vol. 2

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Format: CD
Label: Lawo Classics
UPC: 7090020182964
Catnr: LWC 1274
Release date: 08 December 2023
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Label
Lawo Classics
UPC
7090020182964
Catalogue number
LWC 1274
Release date
08 December 2023
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About the album

The songs on this release — volume 2 — continue the chronological list from volume 1. The album begins with the remarkably special cycle Wartburg, encompassing an enormous range of singing pathos. The text by Theodor Caspari has to do with Wartburg Castle, with its sweeping history. Martin Luther sought refuge there from May 1521 to March 1522. Saint Elisabeth of Thuringia resided there from 1211 to 1228, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe visited the castle several times, and, notably, the famous “minstrel contest” at the castle was an inspiration for Wagner when he composed his opera Tannhäuser. So it is not so unusual that Theodor Caspari was also inspired by the castle’s history and reputation when he wrote his Wartburg texts.

After Wartburg come the last of Sigurd Lie’s published texts: Sange Sub Rosa, Sol-Laug and Sidste Sange. They are followed by songs found as manuscripts and later published in the book Sanger (Songs) from 1999. Here it is interesting to see that Sigurd Lie also tried his hand at Haugtussa songs, and we find them in a National Romantic vein that is seldom seen elsewhere.

The remaining unpublished songs we have recorded are much the same as Lie’s other compositions. The album closes with two strophic songs: Staren and Det er et gammelt Kvæde.

Artist(s)

Nils Anders Mortensen (piano)

Nils Anders Mortensen was born in Flekkefjord in 1971. He began playing piano at age three, and in 1986 he won the Norwegian Young Pianist Competition. He studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music, École Normale in Paris, and Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hannover with Einar Steen-Nøkleberg. Other important teachers have been Tatjana Nikolajeva and Hans Leygraf.   Mortensen was the recipient of the prestigious Concerts Norway ‘Debutant of the Year’ award in 1996. He has won international prizes and grants. In 1998 he won the Mozarteum Prize in Salzburg. In 2004 Mortensen received the Robert Levin Memorial Prize.   Mortensen has appeared as soloist with Norway’s leading orchestras. He recorded piano concertos of Geirr Tveitt with Stavanger Symphony Orchestra. His first...
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Nils Anders Mortensen was born in Flekkefjord in 1971. He began playing piano at age three, and in 1986 he won the Norwegian Young Pianist Competition. He studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music, École Normale in Paris, and Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hannover with Einar Steen-Nøkleberg. Other important teachers have been Tatjana Nikolajeva and Hans Leygraf.
Mortensen was the recipient of the prestigious Concerts Norway ‘Debutant of the Year’ award in 1996. He has won international prizes and grants. In 1998 he won the Mozarteum Prize in Salzburg. In 2004 Mortensen received the Robert Levin Memorial Prize.
Mortensen has appeared as soloist with Norway’s leading orchestras. He recorded piano concertos of Geirr Tveitt with Stavanger Symphony Orchestra. His first solo album Im Freien (LWC1032), featuring music of Debussy, Grieg, and Bartók, was released in 2012 to glowing reviews.
Mortensen has also released 12 recordings with mezzo-soprano Marianne Beate Kielland on the LAWO Classics label: Früh (LWC1033), Sæle jolekveld (LWC1040), Grieg (LWC1059), Young Elling (LWC1072), The New Song (LWC1097), Whispering Mozart (LWC1111), Songs: Kielland/Dørumsgaard (LWC1145), Einsamkeit – Songs by Mahler (LWC1157), Eivind Groven Songs (LWC1178), Schumann Lieder (LWC1197) with baritone Johannes Weisser, and Så kort ein sommar menneska har – Songs by Gisle Kverndokk (LWC1220), and Sigurd Lie Songs, Vol. 1 (LWC1256.
In 2015 he released the solo recording In finstrer Mitternacht (LWC1084), featuring music of Brahms, and Tundra (LWC1092), a recording of solely Russian music, with double-bassist Knut Erik Sundquist. In 2016 he released Schumann: Violin Sonatas Op. 105 & Op. 121 (LWC1110) with violinist Arvid Engegård. In 2019 he released his third solo recording on the LAWO Classics label, Bach: Ouvertüre nach Französischer Art, BWV 831 / Sarabande con Partite, BWV 990 / Englische Suite Nr. 6 d-Moll, BWV 811 (LWC1174), and in 2020 he released Schumann: Piano Quintet, Op. 44 / Piano Quartet, Op. 47 (LWC1189) with the Engegård Quartet. His fourth solo recording, J.S. Bach: Partitas Nos. 1, 5 & 6 (LWC1249), was released in 2023.

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Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo soprano)

“A singer with such charisma challenged her colleagues.” (Dreh-Punkt-Kultur) Mezzo-soprano Marianne Beate Kielland is famous for her strong stage presence and musical integrity. Gramophone Magazine writes about her: “The mezzo-soprano is quite outstanding: strong, firm, sensitive in modulations, imaginative in her treatment of words, with a voice pure in quality, wide in range and unfalteringly true in intonation.”   She graduated from the Norwegian Academy of Music, where she studied with Svein Bjørkøy. Her other teachers have included Oren Brown and Barbara Bonney. Considered today one of Europe’s leading singers, she performs regularly on major concert stages in Europe, America and The East with conductors such as Masaaki Suzuki, Andrew Manze, Petr Popelka, Michel Corboz, Leonardo Alarcon, Herbert Blomstedt, Jordi Savall, Rinaldo...
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“A singer with such charisma challenged her colleagues.” (Dreh-Punkt-Kultur) Mezzo-soprano Marianne Beate Kielland is famous for her strong stage presence and musical integrity. Gramophone Magazine writes about her: “The mezzo-soprano is quite outstanding: strong, firm, sensitive in modulations, imaginative in her treatment of words, with a voice pure in quality, wide in range and unfalteringly true in intonation.” She graduated from the Norwegian Academy of Music, where she studied with Svein Bjørkøy. Her other teachers have included Oren Brown and Barbara Bonney. Considered today one of Europe’s leading singers, she performs regularly on major concert stages in Europe, America and The East with conductors such as Masaaki Suzuki, Andrew Manze, Petr Popelka, Michel Corboz, Leonardo Alarcon, Herbert Blomstedt, Jordi Savall, Rinaldo Alessandrini, Fabio Biondi and René Jacobs.
In 2012 she received a Grammy nomination in the category ‘Best Classical Vocal Solo’ for her recording of Veslemøy Synsk by the composer Olav Anton Thommessen. In 2021 she received a prestigious OPUS Klassik nomination in the category ‘Female Singer of the Year’ for her recording of Schumann Lieder. With more than sixty other albums in addition to a demanding concert schedule, Marianne Beate Kielland is established as an exceptional performer with a wide-ranging repertoire from baroque to contemporary.
Together with pianist Nils Anders Mortensen she has previously released 12 recordings on the LAWO Classics label: Früh (LWC1033), Sæle jolekveld (LWC1040), Grieg (LWC1059), Young Elling (LWC1072), The New Song (LWC1097), Whispering Mozart (LWC1111), Songs: Kielland/Dørumsgaard (LWC1145), Einsamkeit – Songs by Mahler (LWC1157), Eivind Groven Songs (LWC1178), Schumann Lieder (LWC1197) with baritone Johannes Weisser, and Så kort ein sommar menneska har – Songs by Gisle Kverndokk (LWC1220), and Sigurd Lie Songs, Vol. 1 (LWC1256).
In 2015 she released Påsketid (LWC1077) with violinist Elise Båtnes and organist Kåre Nordstoga, in 2017 Terra Nova (LWC1125) with composer and pianist Jan Gunnar Hoff, in 2020 The Lofoten Oratorio by Ketil Bjørnstad (LWC1202) with Lofoten Voices and MinEnsemblet, in 2022 Lamento (LWC1226), a collection of baroque laments, with Oslo Circles, as well as Jean Sibelius: Orchestral Songs (LWC1239) with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra.


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01.
Wartburg (1904): Jagtsang
02:24
(Sigurd Lie) Marianne Beate Kielland, Nils Anders Mortensen
02.
Wartburg (1904): Sangerkampen
05:06
(Sigurd Lie) Marianne Beate Kielland, Nils Anders Mortensen
03.
Wartburg (1904): Saa dunkles det i Dale
04:12
(Sigurd Lie) Marianne Beate Kielland, Nils Anders Mortensen
04.
Wartburg (1904): Martin Luther
03:50
(Sigurd Lie) Nils Anders Mortensen, Marianne Beate Kielland
05.
Wartburg (1904): Studentermarsch
02:18
(Sigurd Lie) Marianne Beate Kielland, Nils Anders Mortensen
06.
Wartburg (1904): Hymne
02:35
(Sigurd Lie) Marianne Beate Kielland, Nils Anders Mortensen
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Sange sub rosa: I. Jeg drages didhen
02:12
(Sigurd Lie) Nils Anders Mortensen, Marianne Beate Kielland
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Sange sub rosa: II. Det er at fare i svarten skog
01:13
(Sigurd Lie) Nils Anders Mortensen, Marianne Beate Kielland
09.
Sange sub rosa: III. At hvile hodet ved din barm
01:55
(Sigurd Lie) Nils Anders Mortensen, Marianne Beate Kielland
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Sange sub rosa: IV. Om ikke jeg var i din tanke
00:36
(Sigurd Lie) Marianne Beate Kielland, Nils Anders Mortensen
11.
Sange sub rosa: V. Dit haar det er natten
02:01
(Sigurd Lie) Nils Anders Mortensen, Marianne Beate Kielland
12.
Sange sub rosa: VI. Hav
01:19
(Sigurd Lie) Marianne Beate Kielland, Nils Anders Mortensen
13.
Sange sub rosa: VII. Over vidden
01:20
(Sigurd Lie) Nils Anders Mortensen, Marianne Beate Kielland
14.
Sol–laug
01:09
(Sigurd Lie) Nils Anders Mortensen, Marianne Beate Kielland
15.
Sidste Sange: Hvil
01:12
(Sigurd Lie) Nils Anders Mortensen, Marianne Beate Kielland
16.
Sidste Sange: Da solens lys for første gang
01:27
(Sigurd Lie) Nils Anders Mortensen, Marianne Beate Kielland
17.
Sidste Sange: Du kveld med din fred
02:48
(Sigurd Lie) Nils Anders Mortensen, Marianne Beate Kielland
18.
Fire sanger fra 'Haugtussa' (1898): Mot Solegla
03:49
(Sigurd Lie) Nils Anders Mortensen, Marianne Beate Kielland
19.
Fire sanger fra 'Haugtussa' (1898): Killingdans
01:58
(Sigurd Lie) Nils Anders Mortensen, Marianne Beate Kielland
20.
Fire sanger fra 'Haugtussa' (1898): Ku-Lokk
02:36
(Sigurd Lie) Nils Anders Mortensen, Marianne Beate Kielland
21.
Fire sanger fra 'Haugtussa' (1898): Bøn
02:07
(Sigurd Lie) Nils Anders Mortensen, Marianne Beate Kielland
22.
Aladdins Vuggevise
03:33
(Sigurd Lie) Nils Anders Mortensen, Marianne Beate Kielland
23.
Alt var dig
02:16
(Sigurd Lie) Nils Anders Mortensen, Marianne Beate Kielland
24.
Morild
05:23
(Sigurd Lie) Nils Anders Mortensen, Marianne Beate Kielland
25.
Det unge, brusende Foraar
02:17
(Sigurd Lie) Nils Anders Mortensen, Marianne Beate Kielland
26.
Som hvitørn at seile
02:55
(Sigurd Lie) Nils Anders Mortensen, Marianne Beate Kielland
27.
Sommer
01:10
(Sigurd Lie) Nils Anders Mortensen, Marianne Beate Kielland
28.
Staren
01:33
(Sigurd Lie) Nils Anders Mortensen, Marianne Beate Kielland
29.
Det er et gammelt Kvæde
01:35
(Sigurd Lie) Nils Anders Mortensen, Marianne Beate Kielland
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