Composer(s): Saeverud, Harald
Label: Naxos
Genre: Instrumental
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.554299
Barcode: 0636943429921
Distribution Note(s):
Currently available only in Norway.
Release Date: 05/2002

SAEVERUD: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 1

“All my music has grown out of a vague supernatural sound. As a fourteen-year-old boy I heard the invisible fluttering of owls’ wings in the summer night. This was the starting-point for all my music.” Throughout his life, Harald Sæverud was one of the most distinctive figures on the Norwegian music scene. His desire to express himself and to seek unique solutions to the artistic challenges presented by each new work, gave rise to a personal musical idiom. Sæverud’s music tends not to describe the grand Norwegian scenery of mountains and fjords, but focuses on nature and the human moods reflected in it, incorporating Norwegian folk-lore and legends.

Tracklist

Saeverud, Harald
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
1Siljuslatten, Op. 1708:39
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
2Fuglefloyt-variasjoner (Birdcall Variations), Op. 3606:30
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
3I. Sondag (Sunday)00:47
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
4II. Mandag (Monday)00:21
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
5III. Tirsdag (Tuesday)01:04
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
6IV. Torsdag (Thursday)00:53
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
7V. Onsdag (Wednesday)00:42
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
8VI. Fredag (Friday)01:00
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
9VII. Lordag (Saturday)00:57
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
10Melodi fra Gjaetlevise-variasjoner (Theme from Pastorella variata), Op. 1500:54
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
11Grazietta, Op. 4202:33
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
12Vals til Solveig (Waltz for Solveig)02:30
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
13I. Stevnemote - men hun kom ikke (Rendevouz - but she didn't come)02:02
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
14II. Smafugl-vals (Little Bird Waltz)02:39
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
15III. Brygge-valsen (The Landing Waltz)02:50
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
16IV. Vals til en liten pike (Waltz for a Little Girl)03:31
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
17V. Venevil (Kristin's Waltz)02:16
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
18Kornstoet legges (Staking the Corn)00:34
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
19Potetopptak (Potato Digging)00:17
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
20Norronette (Norselette)01:33
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
21Mazurka01:17
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
22Ruths vals (Ruth's Waltz)02:05
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
23Rittet til Valhall (The Ride to Valhalla)01:15
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
24Trollnatt (Nocturne) - Faery Night (Nocturne)02:13
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
25Capriccio in C Major00:51
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
26Capriccio in A Minor01:33
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
27Capriccio in G Major02:41
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
28Capriccio (large) in G Minor04:39
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
29Capriccio (early version of 1st movement of Suite Op. 6) in G Minor02:21
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
30Etude capriccioso01:12
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
31Capriccio03:27
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
32Buskebjonn-slatt (Squirrel Dance)00:50
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
33I. Revebjolle - Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove)02:05
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
34II. Kvernslatt (Mill-Wheel Tune)01:38
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
35III. Den siste ba'nlat (Her Last Cradle Song)02:29
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
36IV. Pa kingelvevstrenger (On the Strings of a Spiderweb)01:05
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)
37V. Kjempevise-slatten (Ballad of Revolt)03:12
Steen-Nøkleberg, Einar (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:17:25