In a chamber music context i like the duo of ben holmes and patrick farrell and the duo of trygve seim and frode haltli. Audio recording, norwegian, folk music, folk dance music. Tomas espedal has published twelve books in eighteen different territories since 1988. Manfred eicher and christoph stickel executive producer. Quarantine quilt a new single release from frode haltli s avant folk ensemble on wednesday 8th of april 2020 10pm. Astor piazzolla wrote a lot of great music for quintet that is very transparent and uses a relative instrument, the bandoneon, very nicely in a mixed ensemble. August 26, 2016 airmarks a classical return to ecm for norwegian. Signals for accordion, electric guitar and percussion. Norwegian accordionist frode haltli is held in the highest regard worldwide for his innovative work over the past 10 years, and has been involved in several successful albums for the german label ecm. Hal leonard 17 favorites arranged for accordion, including. Frode haltli avant folk performing at riksscenen in oslo on march 20th, before recording new material for a release this autumn and playing more concerts through the year.
A case in point is frode haltli s passing images, a fullon investigation of norwegian folk music using a small group containing accordion, trumpet, viola, voice, and electronics. Nov 15, 2019 over the last two weeks ive been doing two things spending more time with my free bass accordion, and learningrelearning some of the music ive composed for various projects over the last. Andreas ulvo, sigurd hole, frode haltli staistua discogs. Endelig vals catalog record only traditional norwegian fiddle music, chiefly with acc. Border woods by frode haltli, released september 2019 1. Frode haltli gets another turn at a solo performance on the aforementioned final piece. Review by peter bacon the album title is pretty accurate, but the cynical might think. Frode haltli accordion erlend apneseth hardanger fiddle hans p. Haltli started to play the accordion at the age of seven and over the following few years he won several national competitions and scholarships and was awarded first prize in norwegian tvs talentiaden 1991. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more.
Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. And as someone once said, beethoven didnt play on his albums. After all, there are a quite a few scandinavian bands doing what might be called avantfolk. His ecm debut, looking into darkness, was an awardwinner, and. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Vegar vardal, who plays violin and hardangarfele on this cd. His debut cd looking on darkness was released on the prestigious german label ecm in 2002. Frode haltli, from oslo, studied the accordion at the norwegian state academy of music and the royal danish conservatory of music. Complete accordion works frode haltli by nordheim, arne on cd. Looking on darkness by frode haltli and vertavo string. On his new release frode haltli presents the first recording ever of the complete works for accordion by his fellow countryman and musical explorer. Accordion frode haltli bass sigurd hole design coverdesign by tweed 9. Buy frode haltlis album titled bent sorensen, hans abrahamsen.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Download alternative folk 2019 frode haltli border. Tenor and soprano saxophonist trygve seim and accordionist frode haltli are joined on yeraz by a third, noncorporeal member. The leader of rusk, accordionist frode haltli, is a conservatory grad whose other ensembles devote themselves to atonal contemporary classical compositions. Buy frode haltli s album titled bent sorensen, hans abrahamsen. Its about as far from hear my smart chops as its possible to get. Norwegian accordionist frode haltli will present a series of concerts in the usa, from 8th to 18th december, as part the trio poing, accompanying vocalistcomposer maja ratkje. Also frode haltli who is norwegian and conservatory trained he shreds a lot of modern classical music for the accordion, so he plays a converter, but then uses this monstrous instrument in folk, jazz and free improv settings too. Dec 01, 2012 the accordion is perhaps understandably an underrated instrument in the classical sphere, though as frode haltli demonstrates in this collection of arne nordheim pieces, its broad expressive range. The two accordion solos, sorensens sigrids lullaby and abrahamsens air, both move with a plaintive simplicity of which norways frode haltli seems to be a special master. Ancient accordionfolded books have been found in many parts of asia, including china, japan, korea, thailand, india, and burma.
The opening track of avant folk is like a dream of what contemporary experimental folkmeetsjazzmeetschambermusic might be. Frode haltli avant folk performing at riksscenen in oslo on march 20th, before recording new material for a release this autumn and playing more concerts through the year read more 28012020. Haltli was was a member of rusk and contributed to a long line of productions, including recordings for the prestigious german label ecm. From 2011 to 2017 he was teaching accordion at the norwegian academy of music in oslo, but is today a fulltime freelance musicians and composer based in svartskog, norway. Accordion weekly news in english about all things accordion. Frode haltli began playing the accordion at the age of seven. The accordion is perhaps understandably an underrated instrument in the classical sphere, though as frode haltli demonstrates in this collection of arne nordheim pieces, its broad expressive range. Cabaret cant help falling in love cant smile without you could i have this dance dont cry out loud we dont cry out loud edelweiss endless love green green grass of home king of the road love me tender. Cd, album ecm records, ecm records, ecm new series, ecm new series ecm 1794, 472 1872, ecm new series 1794. Rusk cds are hard to find but extremely well worth hearing. His debut cd looking on darkness was released on the prestigious german record label ecm in 2002.
Using carefully chosen musicians, haltli has created, with passing images, a highly intense, very concentrated work that is both disconcerting and beautifulsomething to be slowly savored and pondered. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from frode haltli at the discogs marketplace. The members of the frode haltli quartet, the norwegian group that performed yesterday at the chicago cultural center, lacked the kind of haircuts that are worth discussing and they didnt play. Frode haltli is a brilliant norwegian chromatic button accordionist with an illustrious track record. N orwegian composer and accordionist frode haltli came up through folk forms, but crossed into jazz and contemporary classical music. Mar 29, 2007 n orwegian composer and accordionist frode haltli came up through folk forms, but crossed into jazz and contemporary classical music.
Due to the corona virus we had short notice cancellations of avant folk concerts in march 2020, and we had to postpone a scheduled studio recording. Most recently frode collaborated with neue vocalsolisten stuttgart to perform naomi pinnocks oscillare in 2010. Nov 18, 2009 alongside holmen will be two norwegian accordionists, frode andersen and frode haltli, accomplished classical players who graduated from the prestigious accordion programme at the royal danish. Not unlike the dna of abrahamsens pieces, the harmonies of this lullaby arent exactly soothing. Alejo duran colombian vallenato accordionist, singer, composer. While youre searching your brain for an answer, ill try to make the case for the hauntingly sparse vagabonde blu by frode haltli. Both instrumentalists are virtuosi who routinely work across different genres. The worlds and natures transience and degeneration are a constant theme in the work of bent sorensen. I knew of his skills from hearing his trio rusk, which includes also a singer and a hardanger fiddle player, performing thoroughly authentic norwegian folk music. The thing is, this isnt an accordion album its a frode haltli album. Jul 12, 2019 air frode haltli accordion trondheim soloists arditti quartet irvine arditti violin ashot sarkissjan violin ralf ehlers viola lucas fels violoncello recorded october and november 2014, selbu kirke, norway engineer. The beauty that still remains in searchworks catalog. Frode haltli does not play accordion, but rather makes music with an instrument that we call an accordion. On this simax release he presents the first recording ever of the complete works for accordion by his fellow countryman arne nordheim.
Arne nordheim complete accordion works by frode haltli on amazon music. Composed by frode haltli, hug begins with a galumphing offcentre rhythm that could be an accompaniment to elephants waltzing before the wheezing bellowsbreath of haltli s accordion creates delightfully airy. Further releases have included the albums passing images where he is joined by trumpeter arve henriksen, viola player garth knox and vocalist maja solveig kjelstrup ratkje, as well as yeraz on. Frode haltli bent sorensen the four seasons premiere. Frode haltli, who has recorded for ecm as well as hubro, has been playing accordion since early childhood, while emilia amper, who comes from torsas in south east sweden, is another prodigy, who began the nyckelharpa at age ten. This arresting disc presents works by contemporary danish composers, and showcases the exceptional talent of norwegian accordionist, frode haltli. Music for accordion with slow sweep pure wave oscillators 10. Alongside holmen will be two norwegian accordionists, frode andersen and frode haltli, accomplished classical players who graduated from the prestigious accordion programme at the royal danish. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Oct 12, 2016 frode haltli gets another turn at a solo performance on the aforementioned final piece. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. The pairing of strings and accordion proves a glorious combination and the discs two ensemble works are much the most affecting. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
Since the release of accordionist frode haltli s avant folk last fall, this tune has been stuck in my head, but for over ten years ive been listening to this fantastic accordionist and. Notes recorded and mixed at rainbow studio, oslo, august 2017 and april 2018 barcode and other identifiers barcode. Air works for accordion to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Frode haltli accordion vertavo string quartet oyvor volle violin berit cardas violin henninge landaas viola bjog v. Accordions from 19thcentury german akkordeon, from akkordmusical chord, concord of sounds are a family of boxshaped musical instruments of the bellowsdriven freereed aerophone type, colloquially referred to as a squeezebox. So you might expect border woods to open with the familiar sound of accordion.
Available on bandcamp and as video on social media. Frode haltli hug an historic accordion cover youtube. Nov 11, 2011 his other current projects include recording the first cd compilation of arne nordheims accordion music. He composed all the pieces, produced it, and plays on it but gives a lot to the other members of the quartet. Frode haltli label from public data source wikidata sources found. Frode haltli, vertavo string quartet looking on darkness. Frode haltli born 15 may 1975 in levanger, is a norwegian accordion player. Much like its bellowed cousins, the accordions mystique lies in its duality. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Henry doktorski classical and concert accordionist. Frode haltli grenseskogen the border woods facebook. Nordic traditions get weird in accordionistcomposer frode haltli s strippeddown successor to avant folk.
To be broadcasted at deutschlandfunk march 5th 2020. Nov 04, 2002 frode haltli is a marvel on his danged accordion. The space around and between the pairs improvised exchanges exerts a powerful, nearly tangible presence, contributing to the musics classical air. Frode haltli has held master classes at music academies in copenhagen, oslo, graz, lucerne, lodz and at at number of festivals. Library of congress search everything audio recordings books printed material films, videos legislation manuscriptsmixed material maps notated music newspapers periodicals personal narratives photos, prints, drawings software, eresources archived web sites web pages 3d objects.
Unni lovlid vocals, frode haltli accordion, vegar vardal. Nov 02, 2018 accordion virtuoso frode haltli has received several awards, including a norwegian spellemann prize in 2002, and was named young soloist of the year by the norwegian concert institute in 2001. As a child he played folk music but soon moved into different forms. Check out signals for accordion, electric guitar and percussion. Accordionist frode haltli is held in the highest regard world wide for his innovative work on the instrument over the past 10 years, including several successful albums in the ecm catalogue.
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