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Geirr Tveitt: 100 Folk-tunes from Hardanger, Op. 151: Suite No. 2, "15 Mountain Songs"
No. 16: Far, far across the fells to Turid
No. 17: With wolves and reindeer in the upland storm
No. 18: Hen, hound, cow and horse - Nursery rhyme
No. 19: Mountain Cattle-call
No. 20: Bringing strong ale up into the mountains
No. 21: Willow flute across the quiet tarn
No. 22: Old Nick, his lament
No. 23: Snow grouse on the Folgafodne glacier
No. 24: Do you hear the song in the waterfall's roar?
No. 25: Lame Lars, his fairy fiddle-tune
No. 26: The song inside Hulder-Hill
No. 27: Beard ablaze
No. 28: Jew's harp melody
No. 29: The mountain girl skiing downhill
No. 30: I saw so far away
Geirr Tveitt: 100 Folk-tunes from Hardanger, Op. 151: Suite No. 5, "Troll tunes"
No. 61: Troll-tuned Hardanger fiddle
No. 62: Hulder transhumance
No. 63: Hulder hush-a-bye
No. 64: Hulder wedding-breakfast
No. 65: The changeling
No. 66: Folgafodne glacier keeps its secret
No. 67: The boy with the troll-treasure
No. 68: Spell-song
No. 69: The crooked harp that could talk
No. 70: The brownie dancing
No. 71: The water-sprite playing
No. 72: Twilight
No. 73: Fairy flageolet
No. 74: Echo from the other side
No. 75: Doomsday
2010
“Only four of Geirr Tveitt's suites from his unique, folk-inspired collection, A HundredHardanger Tunes, survive. The two presented here exhibit the same principal characteristics as Nos 1 and 4 (also on Naxos), although without the quasi-narrative structure of No 4, WeddingSuite. The Second Suite is largely a pastoral affair, though with moments of rugged grandeur befitting its subject, the mountains of Hardanger in western Norway. They are brilliantly orchestrated, as one now expects from Tveitt, the final six exceptionally so. The scoring of the Fifth Suite is richer still, like a kind of concerto for orchestra. The trolls here aren't the moronic ogres of Harry Potter or TheFellowship of the Ring, nor even the subterranean imps of Peer Gynt, but rather all the 'netherworld' peoples, whose music is as dazzling as they were legendarily beguiling. The Royal Scottish orchestra sound as if they thoroughly enjoyed themselves in this music, as well they should have. A splendid and enjoyable disc, beautifully played and recorded. Strongly recommended.”
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No. 16: Far, far across the fells to Turid