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Disc 01
Jag etter vind 01. Grani, Amalie "Alt er tomhet" 02. Grani, Amalie "Forkynneren vil granske livet" 03. Grani, Amalie "Visdom og d?rskap" 04. Grani, Amalie "Alt har sin tid" 05. Grani, Amalie "Tid og evighet" 06. Grani, Amalie "Urett og d?rskap" 07. Grani, Amalie "Det er bedre ? v?re to enn ?n" 08. Grani, Amalie "Livet er omskiftelig" 09. Grani, Amalie "V?r ikke for snar med munnen" 10. Grani, Amalie "Rikdom kan bli ulykke" 11. Grani, Amalie "Hor n? hva jeg har funnet!" 12. Grani, Amalie "Hva er visdom" 13. Grani, Amalie "Klokt m?tehold" 14. Grani, Amalie "Hvem kan finne sammenheng" 15. Grani, Amalie "Mennesket kan ikke fatte Guds verk" 16. Grani, Amalie "Alle f?r samme skjebne" 17. Grani, Amalie "Den fattiges visdom blir foraktet" 18. Grani, Amalie "Ordtak om visdom og d?rskap" 19. Grani, Amalie "D?ren bruder mange ord" 20. Grani, Amalie "Du vet ikke hva som vil lykkes" 21. Grani, Amalie "Gled deg!" 22. Grani, Amalie "Tenk p? din skaper" 23. Grani, Amalie "Alt har sin tid"
Disc 02
Jag etter vind (Skizzen für Klavier) 01. Bjornstad, Ketil "Alt er tomhet" 02. Bjornstad, Ketil "Forkynneren vil granske livet" 03. Bjornstad, Ketil "Visdom og d?rskap" 04. Bjornstad, Ketil "Alt har sin tid" 05. Bjornstad, Ketil "Tid og evighet" 06. Bjornstad, Ketil "Urett og d?rskap" 07. Bjornstad, Ketil "Det er bedre ? v?re to enn ?n" 08. Bjornstad, Ketil "Livet er omskiftelig" 09. Bjornstad, Ketil "V?r ikke for snar med munnen" 10. Bjornstad, Ketil "Rikdom kan bli ulykke" 11. Bjornstad, Ketil "Hor n? hva jeg har funnet!" 12. Bjornstad, Ketil "Hva er visdom" 13. Bjornstad, Ketil "Klokt m?tehold" 14. Bjornstad, Ketil "Hvem kan finne sammenheng" 15. Bjornstad, Ketil "Mennesket kan ikke fatte Guds verk" 16. Bjornstad, Ketil "Alle f?r samme skjebne" 17. Bjornstad, Ketil "Den fattiges visdom blir foraktet" 18. Bjornstad, Ketil "Ordtak om visdom og d?rskap" 19. Bjornstad, Ketil "D?ren bruder mange ord" 20. Bjornstad, Ketil "Du vet ikke hva som vil lykkes" 21. Bjornstad, Ketil "Gled deg!" 22. Bjornstad, Ketil "Tenk p? din skaper" 23. Bjornstad, Ketil "Alt har sin tid"
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| | Description: | On February the 10th, 2024, Ketil Bjornstad's «Chasing the Wind» premiered in Oslo Cathedral, filled to capacity, featuring a mighty choir of hundred singers accompanied by a stellar lineup of musicians. The text is an adapted version of the Bible's Ecclesiastes, a philosophical reflection on the meaning of life - or interpreted: the lack of meaning in life. A text as relevant today, as when it was first written. The concert was met with rave reviews, and on October 18th 2024, it will be available on a double CD, including the concert recording and Bjornstad's piano sketches of the work.In 1992, Ketil Bjornstad composed "Mass for a Wounded Earth." It premiered at Frogner Church, and Erik Hillestad and KKV released the album. Hillestad wrote the text for the mass. In the years that followed, Bjornstad often thought about Ecclesiastes, with some amazement that these fantastic and existential texts had not previously caught the attention of choirs, festivals, or concert organisers. Were they too powerful? Too ruthless?In 2019, the opportunity arose when Catharina Jacobsen, Bjornstad's wife, asked if Ketil could compose something new for her own choir, the Nordstrand Music Society Choir. Both had heard baritone singer Brynjar Onsoien perform Vaughan Williams' "Songs of Travel" during a Christmas concert with the choir, and his voice and delivery left a strong impression. Neither Catharina nor Ketil forgot Brynjar's powerful baritone, and when the Covid pandemic arrived in Norway for real, Catharina sat down and edited the Bible texts, focusing particularly on their existential aspect. Ketil shares:- When she showed me what she had done, I was deeply inspired by reading the text's mixture of intimacy, warning, comfort and monumentality. My mind was still on Herbert Blomstedt and the Oslo Philharmonic's performance of Bach's St John Passion, along with Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5, and under the influence of these powerful sources of inspiration the cantata Chasing the Wind began to take form as a dialogue between the Teacher and Humanity.In August 2023, Bjornstad went to producer and engineer Mike Hartung at Propeller Studio. He played through the entire work on the Bechstein grand piano. The piano sketches later served as support for the singers and musicians during rehearsals. The sketches developed their own dynamic and are included in part 2 of "Chasing the Wind."With the Nordstrand Music Society Choir as the base choir, new singers were invited to join an expanded project choir of over a hundred members through the Norwegian Choir Association Oslo-Akershus, which also supported the project financially and practically. Bjornstad reached out to musicians he had previously worked with, as well as new ones he was curious about.Ketil concludes:- We held the world premiere of Chasing the Wind at the Oslo Cathedral, filled to capacity, on 10th of February this year. Brynjar stood in the pulpit. The mighty choir, featuring singers aged from eight to eighty, filled the space in front of the altar. It was cold outside. The world was at war on several fronts, and the texts struck us all both as a fist and as a consolation:- "To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up."CD 1 Total 79:45:70
CD 2 Total 69:28:26
Text: Forkynneren/Ecclesiastes, edited by [...]
The text is taken from NO78/85 and Bibel 2011 © Bibelselskapet. Used with permission.
Recorded live in Oslo Domkirke/Oslo Cathedral February 10th 2024
Sketches recorded live in Propeller Studio August 2023 by [...]
Mixed by [...] at Propeller Studio, Oslo, Norway
Special thanks to Catharina Jacobsen, Beate Styri, Tone Westergaard and Helge Westbye
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