tracks

Norges Melodier, EG 108 (Norwegian Melodies) Nos. 1 To 63
1. Fœdrelandssang (Ja, Vi Elsker Dette Landet) / National Anthem (How We Love Our Fatherland)
2. Fœdrelandssang (Hvor Herligt Er Mit Fødeland) / National Song (How Glorious Is The Land Of My Birth)
3. Norges Herlighed (Bor Jeg Paa Det Høje Fjeld) / Norway's Grandeur (There I Live On That High Mountain)
4. Aagots Fjeldsang (Sole Går Bak Aase Ne') / Aagot's Mountain Song (Sunset O'r The Mountain Top)
5. Eg Seer Deg Utfør Gluggjin. Folkevise / I See You From The Cliffs Of Gluggjin. A Folk Song
6. Springdans Fra Vinje / Folk Dance From Vinje
7. Ingrids Vise (Og Ræven Laa Under Birkerod) / Ingrid's Song (And The Fox Laid Under The Red Birch Tree)
8. Margretes Vuggesang (Nu Løftes Laft Og Lofte) / Margrete's Lullaby (Now I Feel Uplifted)
9. Olav Trygvason (Brede Sejl Over Nordsjø Gaar) / Olav Trygvason (Over The North Sea, Broad Sails Blowing)
10. Brudefærden I Hardanger (Der Aander En En Tindrende Sommerluft) / The Wedding Procession In Hardanger (A Breath Of Sparking Summer Air)
11. Studentersang (Vi Vandre Med Freidigt Mod) / The Student's Song (A Journey For The Bold And Brave)
12. Studentersant (Vi Færdes Med Lyst) / Student's Song (The Happy Wanderers)
13. Killebukken (Killebukken, Lammet Mitt) / Young Billy Goat (My Little Kid, My Little Lamb)
14. Norsk Sjømandssang (Den Norske Sjømand Er) / Norwegian Sailor's Song (All That A Nordic Sailor Should Be)
15. Nationalsang (Sønner Av Norges) / A National Song (Sons Of Norway)
16. Flagsang (Mens Nordhavet Bruser) / Song To The Flag (While The North Sea Swells And Rushes)
17. Fremad (Fremad! Fremad!) / Onward! (Onward! Onward!)
18. Strilevise Fra Bergen (Eg Rodde Meg Ut På Sejdagrunden) Coastal Song From Bergen (I Rowed Into Troubled Waters)
19. Sœterjentens Søndag (Paa Solen Jeg Ser) / Dairy Maid's Sunday (Basking In The Sun)
20. Hvile I Skoven (I Graneholtet Ved Middagstid) / Resting In The Peacefule Forest (In The Fir Tree Grove At Noon-time)
21. Ho Aastrid (Og Hev' Du Set Aastrid) / Our Aastrid (And Have You Seen Our Aastrid)
22. Halling Fra Østerdalen / Hallinh From Østerdalen (Folk Dance)
23. Norges Fjelde (Norges Bedste Værn Og Fæste) / The Mountains Of Norway (Norway's Fortress And Protection)
24. Aftonrøster (Stilla, Stilla Susa) / Evening Voices (Be Still, Soft Whispers)
25. I Rosenlund Under Sagas (I Rosenlund Under Sagas Hall) / In Rosenlund During Saga Times (Under The Spell Of The Sagas In Rosenlund)
26. Ro, Ro Te Fiskeskjær / Row, Row, Row Your Boat, To The Fish-filled Reeds (Child's Song)
27. Kjœrringa Med Staven / There Was An Old Woman Who Had An Old Broom (Child's Song)
28. Friluftsvise (Se Norges Blomsterdal!) / Open Air Ballad (Behold Norway's Flowering Valley)
29. Sang For Norge (For Norge Kjæmpers Fødeland) / Song Of Norway (To Norway, Land Of Giants)
30. En Liten Gut Ifra Tistedal'n / Young Lad From Yonder Tistedal'n
31a. Mit Fødeland (Hvor I Verden Jeg Gaar) / Land Of My Birth (Wherever In The World I Go)
31b. Mit Fødeland (Hvor I Verden Jeg Gaar) / Land Of My Birth (Wherever In The World I Go)
32. Jægersang (Lyngen Bag Os Staar I Røg) / The Hunter's Song (In The Heather Behind Us, A Trail Of Smoke)
33. Island. Folkemelodi (Yderst Mod Norden) / Iceland. A Folk Melody (Farthest North)
34. Dei Vil Altid Klaga Og Kyta. Af "Ervingen" / One Can Never Please Them (From: "The Heirs")
35. Eg Vet Ei Lite Gente / I Know A Wee Lass. A Ballad
36. Halling Fra Aamot / Halling (Folk Dance) From Aamot
37. Norsk Kjærlighedssang (Ved Sjøen, Den Mørke) / A Norwegian Love Song (Beside The Deep, Dark Sea)
38. Ungbirken (En Ungbirk Stander Ved Fjorden) / The Young Birch Tree (The Young Birch Standing By The Fjord)
39. Synnøves Sang (Nu Tak For Alt) / Synnøve's Song (Thanks For Everything)
40. Nordhavet (Havet Er Skjønt) / The North Sea (How Beautiful The Sea)
41. Magnus Den Blide (O Lad Mig Endnu Éngang Faa Se) / The Blind Man, Magnus (Oh! If I Could See Just Once)
42. Fjeldbyggen. Folkevise Fra Trondhjem (Fjeldbyggen Agter På Tiden) / Mountain Settler (Mountain Settlers Watch The Seasons)
43. Renlighed Eller Linerlen. Folkemelodi (Bækken Gaar I Engen) / Purity Or The Wagtail Bird. Folk Melody (Little Brook Winding Through The Meadow)
44. Sjømandssang (Hurra For Jonas Anton Hjelm) / Sailor's Song (Hurrah For Jonas Anton Hjelm)
45. Springdands Fra Nummendal / Springdands (Folk Dance) From Nummedal
46. Fœdrelandssang (Jeg Vil Vœrge Mit Land) / Patriotic Song (I'll Defend My Country)
47. De Tre Høje Ord (Naar Harpen Tier Ved Breden Bord) /
48. Gamle Norge (Der Ligger Et Land) / Old Norway (There Lies The Country)
49. Ifjor Gætt'eg Geitinn. Folkevise / While Shepherding My Goats Last Year
50. Dalebu Jonson / Dalebu Jonson. Folk Song From Hitterdal (Oh! Can You Hear, Beautiful Maiden)
51. Halling Fra Telemarken / Halling, (Folk Dance), From Telemark
52. Holder Du Af Mig / Are You Fond Of Me
53. Paa Fjellet (Hu Hej! Kor Er Dat Vel Friskt Og Lett) / In The Mountains (Hei Ho! Where One Fells Hale And Hearty)
54. Sinklars-Visen (Hr. Sinklar Drog Over Salten Hav) / Sinclair's Song (Mr. Sinclair Set Out Across The Salty Sea)
55. Ola Glomstulens Brudeferd. Folkevise / Ole Glomstulen's Bridal Procession. Folk Song
56. Solnedgang (Det Spredes Mer Og Mer) / Sunset (Spreading Its Colors Across The Heavens)
57. Bjørneskytten (Nu Staar Granen Stakket) / The Bear Hunter (How Brief A Life The Fir Tree Spans)
58. Til Fœdrelandet (Højest Løfter Jeg Da Guldpokalen) / To The Fatherland (I Lift The Gold Cup Highest)
59. Vuggevise. Baadn Laat Fra Valdres (Bissam, Bissam, Baadne) / Lullaby. A Child's Song From Valdres (Rock A Bye Baby)
60. Frieras A Ongkar'n Te Jenta (Jœ Sku Ha Løst T'aa Aa Jifte Mei) / The Bachelor Proposing To The Maiden. A Folk Song (How I Should Love To Marry)
61. Den Sidste Larudags Kveld. Folkevise / The Last Saturday Evening. Folk Song
62. En Vise Om Hellig Olaf (Hellig Olaf Stod Ved Fjorden) / A Ballad To Holy King Olaf (Holy Olaf Standing By The Fjord)
63. Norges Storting (Norges Højtidsstund Er Kommen) / The Norwegian Parliament (Norway's Solemn Hour Has Come)

notes

Playing Time: 65'33"

Recorded at Lindeman Hall, Norwegian State Academy of Music, Oslo, on 6th and 7th March 1994.

Cover Painting: The Monster of the Lake by Theodore Kittelsen (The National Gallery, Oslo, Norway)

Liner notes: German translation © 1995 Cris Posslac; French translation © 1995 Frédéric Castello
Photograph of Einar Steen-Nøkleberg: © Hæge Håtveit Moe
℗ 1995 HNH International Ltd.
© 1995 HNH International Ltd.
Distributed by MVD Music and Video Distribution GmbH.
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CD comes packaged in a standard plastic jewel case, and includes a 20-page booklet with notes in English, German and French.

credits

Arranged By – Edvard Grieg
Engineer, Edited By – Jørn Ole Pedersen, Morten Lindberg, Victor Engholmen
Liner Notes – Øyvind Nordheim,
Liner Notes [English Translation] – Phyllis Nyquist
Liner Notes [French Translation] – Frédéric Castello
Liner Notes [German Translation] – Sven Precht
Painting [Cover Painting] – Theodor Kittelsen
Photography By [Cover Painting] – The National Gallery, Oslo, Norway
Photography By [Einar Steen-Nøkleberg] – Hæge Håtveit Moe
Piano, Clavichord, Harmonium, Producer – Einar Steen-Nøkleberg
Producer – Arild Erikstad, Krysztof Drab,

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – HNH International Ltd.
Copyright (c) – HNH International Ltd.
Copyright (c) – Sven Precht
Copyright (c) – Frédéric Castello
Copyright (c) – Hæge Håtveit Moe
Distributed By – MVD Music And Video Distribution GmbH
Recorded At – Lindemansalen

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