The CD is crowdfunded and will be released in the series Norwegian Album Classics if it reaches it's goal. Pre-order now to support this album at www.spleis.no within 1. December!

Alf Cranner: Både le og gråte (1964)

2025-10-27 - The TV-series Klassiske opplevelser (Classical experiences) in Norwegian Broadcasting will send an 1-hour long program from the last Rosendal Chamber Music Fesival. It will be sent 2. November 19:50 on NRK2. The progran is called "Inspirasjoner fra Hardanger (Inspirations from Hardanger)" with focus on the composers Edvard Grieg, Geirr Tveitt og Knut Vaage, in addition to Ravel. Music by Geirr Tveitt will be 1st Movement of Piano sonata No. 29, Opus 129 "Sonata etere" performed by Leif Ove Andsnes and the song Huldri with text by Ragnvald Vaage performed by Andsnes and Mari Eriksmoen. There will also be a chat about Geirr Tveitt by Leif Ove Andsnes and Gyri Tveitt.

2025-10-20 - "Njål Sparbo (bassbaritone) and Torgeir Kinne Solsvik (piano) plays a concert at Kulturhuset Kabuso in Øystese (Hardanger, Norway) 8. February 2026. They will perform works by Ralph Vaughan Williams (Songs of Travel), Geirr Tveitt (10 Songs to poems by Arnulf Øverland) and Edvard Grieg (Ibsen-Songs, op. 25). See under Concerts for more information.

2025-10-20 - The performance "Som i ein draum (AS in a Dream) - Olav H. Hauge og Geirr Tveitt" will as well be played in Grue Church, Kirkenær (Norway) 26. November. Hildegunn Riise reads poems and extracts from Hauge's diaries, Lars Klevstrand sings and plays the guitar and Håvard Gimse plays the piano - music by Geirr Tveitt. See under Concerts for more information.

2025-10-19 - Today it is 117 years since Geirr Tveitt was born. It is an oppurtunity to inform that it recently have been discovered some songs that never earlier have been registered. I visited The National Library of Norway two days ago to verify some of these. There are at least 3 unknown songs with poems by Herman Wildenvey (1895-1959): Ombord (Aboard), Efter forliset (After the Shipwreck) and Vittig hund (Witty dog). Wildenvey was passenger on the steam ship DS Norge which grounded at Rock All in 1904 on it's way from Kristiansand to New York. These poems has some relevance to this accident which Wildenvey survived.
The title Gresshoppen (The Grasshopper) have been known, but the music sheet have not been found until now. These songs are probably written around 1969/70.

In 1972 Geirr Tveitt wrote a melody to a poem by Anders Steinnes (1895-1965) called Vardevisa (The Beacon Song), which was one of his most known poems. It is unclear if Geirr Tveitt planned to make a radio program about this author. Anyhow, it has until now been a secret that he wrote a tune to one of Steinnes' poems.

2025-08-20 - Norwegian music with Kolbotn Konsertband at Kolben kulturhus , Kolbotn, 21. September at 18:00. They will perform excerpts from all suites of the Hundred Hardanger Tunes(Op. 151) and The old Mill on the Brook (Op. 204) by Geirr Tveitt. They will also play music by Ludvig Irgens-Jensen, Pauline Hall, Conrad Baden and Stig Nordhagen. See under Concerts for more information.

2025-08-15 - There will be several performances of "Som i ein draum (As in a dream) - Olav H. Hauge og Geirr TveiWitty dog)tt" whivh is the title of a Music & Poetry performance by Hildegunn Riise who reads poems and extracts from Hauge's diaries, Lars Klevstrand sings and plays the guitar and Håvard Gimse plays the piano. Here are the known locations where they will held this performance:

11. September - Thursday - Bølgen kulturhus, Larvik - kl. 19:00.
19. September - Friday - Insenhuset, Skien - kl. 19:30
22. September - Monday - Spira,   Flekkefjord kultursenter - kl. 19:00
23. September - Tuesday - Buen kulturhus, Mandal - kl. 19:00
18. October - Saturday - Kalkmølla Kulturstasjon, Bærum - kl. 15:00

See under Concerts for more information.

2025-08-13 - Rosendal Chamber Music Festival ended Sunday 10. August, the tenth and final festival in this form. 3 composers from the 19.-, 20.- and 21.-century, all with connection to Hardanger was focused on: Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), Geirr Tveitt (1908-1981) and  Knut Vaage (1961-). Many great performances from Wednesday evening to Sunday afternoon. The final number Thursday night was Leif Ove Andsnes performing  Geirr Tveitt: Klaversonate nr. 29, op. 129. This and several other concerts where filmed by a TV-team for Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK). The program are planned to be sent on Norwegian television in October.

TV-recording of Leif Ove Andsnes performing "Sonata etere" by Geirr Tveitt, and interviewing the daughter Gyri Tveitt - Photo: © Stig Olav Skeie

2025-08-13 - The Thursday concert with Stavanger Symphony Orchestra 28. August has the title "Nordiske sagn og strenger (Nordic Tales and Strings): Sibelius og Tveitt". Conductor is Julie Røssland. On the program is excerpts of A Hundrad Hardanger Tunes, op. 151 and Concerto for Hardanger fiddle and Orchestra No. 2, "Tri fjordar (Three Fjords)", op. 252 by Geirr Tveitt. Solist on Hardanger fiddle is Ragnhild Hemsing. Jean Sibelius works The Bard and Lemminkäinen's Return will the be performed. One hour in advance Gyri Tveitt will held an orientation about the works. See under Concerts for more information.

2025-08-13 - As in a Dream - Olav H. Hauge and Geirr Tveitt" is the title of a Music & Poetry performance Saturday 18. October where Hildegunn Riise reads poems and extracts from Hauge's diaries, Lars Klevstrand sings and plays the guitar and Håvard Gimse plays the piano. Location is Kalkmølla Kulturstasjon in Bærum kl. 15:00. See under Concerts for more information.

2025-08-13 - Last week in July Leif Ove Andsnes and his sister Solveig Andsnes were in London and recorded material for a new Geirr Tveitt-album. Piano sonata No. 29, Op. 129 "Sonata etere" have been performed by Leif Ove at over 30 recitals in 2024 and 2025, and this is included on the CD. He also plays some pieces from Fifty Folktunes from Hardanger, Op. 150. Together the perform a selection of songs by Geirr Tveitt with texts by various Norwegian poets. The recording will be released by Simax Classics spring 2026.

Recording session of a new Geirr Tveitt CD in London - Photo: © Leif Ove Andsnes

2025-08-12 - Three albums containing songs by Geirr Tveitt were successfully crowd funded and are now available for purchase. It is the firs time these albums are released on CD. The albums are:    Hege Tunaal og Lars Klevstrand si plate Dobbeltportrett og Ivar Medaas sine CDar Vårteikn og Medass i 4 akter.

2025-04-14 - Ørjan Hartveit and Torgeir Kinne Solsvik has released a new CD called Beyond the Horizon - Fauré Songs. Today they start a small four-date tour were they will present the new album. They will also perform two songs by Geirr Tveitt with text by Aslaug Låstad Lygre, and some songs by Nadia Boulanger, Maurice Ravel and Camille Saint-Säens. The concerts will be held in Odda (14. April), Ostereidet (16. April), Oslo (19. April) and Øystese (4. May). See under Concerts for more information.

2025-04-14 - While the new film Alt skal bort (Everything must go away) still are shown in cinemas around Norway, it is also beeing crowdfunded. The plan is to release it on a Blu-Ray disc later this year. The film is directed by Arild Østi Ommundsen and are about two brothers and a sister emptying their composer-father's home after his death. The film has many references to Geirr Tveitt. The father's dog is called Geirr, the grand piano he owned is claimed to have been in Tveitt's possesion, Velkomne med æra (Welcome with honour) is played and there are books and articles about Geirr Tveitt laying around the house. It is a very nice film you should see if you have the possibility. If the crowdfunding goes well it will be released in the series Norske Filmklassikere (Norwegian Film Classics) if it reach it's goal. Pre-order and support the release on www.platekompaniet.no within 25. April!

Arild Østin Ommundsen: Alt skal bort (2025) - If funded it will be released on Blu-Ray in 2025!

2025-04-13 - Another LP that includes songs by Geirr Tveitt will now be crowdfunded. In 1969 Hege Tunaal and Lars Klevstrand released the album Dobbeltportrett (Double portrait). This album has never been on CD before and will be re-mastered if fully funded. The songs by Tveitt are: Dobbeltportrett  (Double portrait) and Ringen  (The ring) with texts by Herman Wildenvey and Di baka  (They baked) with text by Hans Lind. It will be released in the series Norwegian Album Classics if it reach it's goal. Pre-order and support the release on www.spleis.no within 8. May!

Hege Tunaal & Lars KLevstrand: Dobbelportrett (1969) - If funded it will be released on CD in 2025!

2025-04-13 - Ivar Medaas:  Vårteikn (Sign of Spring) from 1976 was succesfully funded and will be released on a remastered CD later this year. Another LP by Ivar Medaas: I 4 akter (In 4 acts) from 1968 has also been fully funded and will be released later this year. The CD is crowdfunded and will be released in the series Norwegian Album Classics if it reaches uit's goal.

Ivar Medaas: Vårteikn (1976) - Will be released on CD in 2025!

Ivar Medaas: I 4 akter (1968) - Will be released on CD in 2025!

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2025-02-18 - Today Rosendal Chamber Music Festival announced the program for this years festival, 6.-10. August 2025. This years theme is "Grieg in Hardanger" with focus on Grieg and two other composers rooted in and living along the Hardanger fjord; Geirr Tveitt and Knut Vaage. Works by Mendelssohn and Schumann who influenced the young Grieg during his studies in Leipzig, will be performed, in addition to works by Ravel (150 years since he was born) and Shostakovich (50 years since his death). On the Opening concert 6. August three songs by Geirr Tveitt will be performed by the baritone Eirik Grøtvedt and Leif Ove Andsnes. The evening concert 7. August concludes by Andsnes performing Geirr Tveitt's Piano Concerto No. 29. And on the "Grand Finale" concert Sunday he performs three pieces from Fifty Folktunes from Hardanger, Op. 150.

After 10 years this will be the last Chamber Music Festival in Rosendal, but it will be continued by a series of Classical concerts where Leif Ove Andsnes will be musical advisor. See www.baroniet/rosendal-festival/program.no or  Concerts for more information.

2025-02-18 - Hardanger Musikkfest  (Hardanger Music Festival) announced yesterday the program for this years festival, 27.-31. August 2025. On the Grand concert Saturday the pianist Torgeir Kinne Solsvik will perform  Solgudens dans  (Dance of the sun god) by Geirr Tveitt.  See  www.hardangermusikkfest.no or Concerts for more information.

2025-02-09 - A double CD with Danish conducter  Thomas Jensen and Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra was released 3. May last year. This is the 21. volume in a series of historical recordings were Thomas Jensen (1898-1963) conducts the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra and partly the Tivoli Symphony Orchestra. The album contains 14 of the 15 numbers of Geirr Tveitt's A Hundred Folksongs from Hardanger, Suite No. 1, Opus 151 recorded live April 8. 1962. No. 15 Siste farvel (The last Farewell) is not included. Geirr Tveitt was present at this concert and sung and told about the original songs in advance of each number. This part is not included on the 2CD, just the orchestral music. See www.danacord.com or  New releases for more information.

Thomas Jensen & DRSO: Thomas Jensen Legacy - Volume 21 Released 2024.05.03. - 2CD

2025-02-08 - In 1976 Ivar Medaas released the LP Vårteikn (Sign of Spring). This time with support from the duo Knudsen & Ludvigsen (Øystein Dolmen and Gustav Lorentzen) who produced the album and played guitar together with Øystein Sunde on steel guitar. Arne Hågensen plays the drums, Kari Medaas sings duet on one song and Ivar Medaas on lead vocals and he plays the Hardanger fiddle on some tracks.

All texts on the LP is written by Jakob Sande. The title track Vårteikn has a melody by Geirr Tveitt, which Ivar Medaas thought had a "fearsome beautiful" melody. This album has never been on CD before and will be re-mastered. It is crowdfunded and will be released in the series Norwegian Album Classics if it reach it's goal. Pre-order and support the release on www.spleis.no within 28. February!

Ivar Medaas: Vårteikn (1976) - Hopefully released on CD in 2025

2024-11-27 - UPDATE - Dates for 7 more recitals in Europe and USA next spring/summer are now on sale; Wigmore Hall, London (12.01.), Lucern, Switzerland (14.01.), Oviedo, Spain (16.01), Bilbao, Spain (17.01.), St. Paul, Minnesota (28.03.), Mülheim, Germany and Rosendal, Norway (07.09.). This means Andsnes will perform Geirr TVeitt's Piano Sonata No. 29, Op. 129 on 23 recitals the upcoming months. This in addition to the 14 performings he held during the spring of 2024. See under Concerts for more information.

2024-10-27 - UPDATE - Tickets for three new recitals in Norway in December and January are now on sale; Fosnavåg (16.12.), Stavanger 05.01.) and Bodø (08.01). See under Concerts for more information.

2024-09-19 - Leif Ove Andsnes will play a new series of recitals in Norway, Europe and USA between December 2024 and June 2025. Geirr Tveitt's "Sonata etere" is the main work on the the program which opens with Edvard Grieg's Piano Sonata, Op. 7 and concludes with Frédéric Chopin's 24 Preludes, Op. 28.

For updated concert details see: www.leifoveandsnes.com/concerts or for more information, see under Concerts. The following tour dates and venues are published so far:

14. December 2024 - Hamar Kulturhus, Hamar, Norway (sold out)
16. December 2024 - Fosnavåg konserthus, Fosnavåg, Norway
03. January 2025 - KulturHuset Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway (sold out)
05. January 2025 - Stavanger Konserthus, Stavanger, Norway (few tickets available)
06. January 2025 - The Opera house, Oslo, Norway (sold out)
08. January 2025 - Stormen Kulturhus,Bodø, Norway (few tickets available)
10. January 2025 - Auditorium Rainier III, Monte-Carlo, Monaco (on sale)
12. January 2025 - NEW: - Wigmore Hall, London, England (very few tickets available)
14. January 2025 - NEW: - KKL Lucern Konzertsaal, Lucern, Sveits (on sale)
16. January 2025 - NEW: - Auditorio - Sala Pricipale, Oviedo, Spain (on sale)
17. January 2025 - NEW: - Sociedad Filharmonia, Bilbao, Spain (on sale)
26. January 2025 - Main Hall, Concert Hall, Stockholm , Sweden (on sale)
18. March 2025 - L'Auditori: Sala Oriol Martorell, Barcelona, Spain (on sale)
21. March 2025 - Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA (sold out)
23. March 2025 - Shriver Hall, Baltimore, MD, USA (billettar tilgjengeleg)
25. March 2025 - Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York, NY, USA (on sale)
27. March 2025 - Reinberger Chamber Hall, Cleveland,OH, USA (billettar tilgjengeleg)
08. March 2025 - NEW: - Schubert Club, Ordway Music Center, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA (on sale)
30. March 2025- Soka Performing Arts Center, Aliso Viejo, CA, USA (on sale)
01. April 2025 - Zellerbach Auditorium, Berkeley, CA, USA (on sale)
11. June 2025 - NEW: - Klavier festival Ruhr, Mülheim, Germany (tickets available soon)
13. June 2025 - Alte Oper: Mozart Saal, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (few tickets left)
07. August 2025 - NEW: - Rosendal Chamber Music Festival, Rosendal, Norway (more information about tickets later)

Photo: © Maria Östlin (Tilling) and Ilja Hendel (Gimse)

2024-11-26 - The Swedish soprano Camilla Tilling and the Norwegian pianist Håvard Gimse will held a concert in Troldsalen 29. May 2025 at Bergen International Festivals. "Nordic Songs from Heart and Nature" is the title for the programme. They will perform songs and music by; Edvard Grieg, Amanda Maier-Röntgen, Emil Sjøgren, Geirr Tveitt, Gunnar de Frumiere and Jean Sibelius. See under Concerts for more information.

2024-11-23 - The students in Opera Ung (Opera Young) will held 2 concerts at the Oslo Opera House 16. January 2025. They will perform several excerpts from the opera repertoire, including a song from the opera Jeppe, Op. 250 (1966) by Geirr Tveitt. See under Concerts for more information.

2024-10-16 - Lise Fjeldstad and Håvard Gimse will held a concert in Sandvika 19. October and two in Kristiansand 22. October. The theme is "Kjærlighetsdikt" (Love Poems) and Lise will read poems about love  by Knut Hamsun, Hans Børli, Haldis Moren Vesaas, Rolf Jacobsen, Jon Fosse and Henrik Ibsen. Håvard will play music by Frédérik Chopin, Erik Satie, Geirr Tveitt, Robert Schumann, Harald Sæverud and Edvard Grieg. see under Concerts for more information.

2024-10-08 - The CD with Liv Elise Nordskog and Signe Bakke will be released 25. October. The title is: Tveitt Songs and is published by LAWO Classics (LWC 1344), it can now be pre-ordered. It contains premiere recordings of Geirr Tveitt's Songs to Poems by Arnulf Øverland (10) and Songs to Poems by Johan Falkberget (5), in addition Songs to Poems by Olav H. Hauge (6) and one of the Per Sivle songs. See New releases for more information.

Liv Elise Nordskog and Signe Bakke: Tveitt Songs - p. 2024.06.26 - FLAC/MP3

2024-09-30 - Tord Gustavsen Trio are on tour. The last concerts at the 2024 tour are: 26.10. Ghent, Belgium / 18. and 20.10. Nesodden, Norway / 26.10. Stord, Norway / 28.10. Leverkusen, Germany / 03.11. Lillestrøm, Norway / 04.11. Søndre Slagen / 06.11. Sandefjord, Norway / 09.11. Oslo, Norway / 10. og 11.11. Paris, France / 12.11. Sofia, Bulgaria, and 3 concerts in England: 14.11. Nottingham (sold out) / 15.11. London (Sold out) / 16.11. Nottingham. For complete list and additional details see: www.tordg.com.com.

2024-09-29 - Three new versions of Vi skal ikkje sova bort sumarnatta (We shall not sleep away the Summer Night) are added to the discography: Skimra released in July  a version for digital streaming and MP3 downloading. In 2023 Sonja Anderson (soprano) and Rosalyn Wilson (piano) released the album Songbird for downloading as FLAC and MP3, and for streaming. Ellis (Ellen Sofie Mosebekk) released a MP3-single with a reggae-version of Sumarnatta in 2022. See under New releases for more information.

2024-09-20 - Julie Yuqing Ye has today released her first album named: From my Archives - Hall - Tveitt - Grieg on Nordic Sound records. It contains a recording of Geirr Tveitt's Piano Sonata No. 29, Op. 129, "Sonata etere" and a newly discovered Piano Sonata from 1916 by Pauline Hall. She also plays Lyric Pieces, Op. 43 by Edvard Grieg. See New releases for more information.

Julie Yuqing Ye: From the archives - Hall - Tveitt - Grieg - p. 2024.09.20 - CD

2024-09-19 - Liv Elise Nordskog and Signe Bakke launched the album named: Tveitt Songs on LAWO Records 2024.06.26. It is sofar only available digitally as MP3 and FLAC files or by streaming services. The CD (LWC 1344) will be launched later this year. It contains premiere recordings of Geirr Tveitt's Songs to Poems by Arnulf Øverland (10) and Songs to Poems by Johan Falkberget (5), in addition Songs to Poems by Olav H. Hauge (6) and one of the Per Sivle songs. See New releases for more information.

Liv Elise Nordskog and Signe Bakke: Tveitt Songs - p. 2024.06.26 - FLAC/MP3

2024-03-01 - Håvard Gimse will have a solo recital at Bølgen konserthus in Larvik, Norway 5. May. This evening he will focus on Nordic composers, amongst others Geirr Tveitt. For more information see under Concerts.

2024-02-29 - Leif Ove Andsnes concerts in Haugesund 20. and 21. Januar had to be cancelled due to illness, but are moved to Sunday 4. and Monday 5. March. Geirr Tveitt's "Sonata etere" is on the program. For concert details see: www.leifoveandsnes.com/concerts or for more information, see under Concerts.

2023-12-24 - Leif Ove Andsnes  will held two extra recitals next year with Tveit's  "Sonata etere" on the program. Sunday 14. January he held a consert in  Levanger, Norway, and Monday 11. March in Perth, Scotland. The program in January is the same as in Hammerfest and Haugesund. In Perth it is sonatas by Schubert, Tveitt and Brahms that are performed. For concert details see: www.leifoveandsnes.com/concerts or for more information, see under Concerts.

2023-12-12 - TVEITT IN BRIGHTON - Ragnhild Hemsing will be soloist in Geirr Tveitt's Concerto for Hardanger Fiddle and Orchestra No. 2, Op. 252, "Three Fjords" Sunday 7. April 2024. This is the first time the Concerto will be performed in England. The theme for the concert is Sea Songs. Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Adam Hickox will also perform Benjamin Britten's Four Sea Interludes from "Peter Grimes" and Claude Debussy's La Mer. Three short pieces for Piano and Orchestra by Ryuichi Sakamoto will also be played with soloist Joanna MacGregor.

Ragnhild Hemsing: TVEITT IN BRIGHTON - 2024.04.07.

Photo: © Kaupo Kikkas/Berlin Classics Music

For concert details see: www.ragnhildhemsing.com/concerts and for more information, see under Concerts.

2023-11-13 - Anita Skorgan has today released the CD-box  Rubbel og bit (The Whole Lot) 1973-2001 på ECM. It contains 16 CD's with everything she released from her debut in 1973 until 2001. CD11 contains a version of Geirr Tveitt,s  Velkomne med æra  (Welcome with honour) with Anita Skorgan on piano and Lars Klevstrand on guitar. See New releases for more information.

Anita Skorgan: Rubbel og bit 1973-2001 - p. 2023.11.13 - 16CD

2023-10-27 - Leif Ove Andsnes has updated his concert list for the autumn 2023 and spring 2024. In addition to the known recitals in Bærum and Trondheim in March, there are scheduled 3 new concerts in Norway in January: One in Hammerfest and two in Haugesund.  Most probably works by Brahms, Chopin Grieg and Tveitt will be performed here. In March and April works by Schubert, Tveitt and Brahms will be performed. He will play Tveitt's  Piano Sonata No. 29, "Sonata etere", op.129!

After the norwegian tour dates Lugano, Amsterdam, Gent, Lyon, Berlin and Vienna is scheduled with the same programme. In relation to the concert in Amsterdam www.Muziekgebouw.nl writes about Andsnes and his choice of the less known sonata by Tveitt: "'An advocate for forgotten music - 'A convincing advocate for forgotten music', De Nieuwe Muze called the Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes. Last season he brought the unknown Poetic tone paintings of Dvořák to the Muziekgebouw. Now the pianist takes with him the only surviving sonata by his compatriot Geirr Tveitt, who died in 1981. Andsnes confidently juxtaposes these notes with Brahms' equally lyrical and sunken Fantasies. The Norwegian composer Geirr Tveitt initially immersed himself in the folk music of Norway. During his studies in Paris with Arthur Honneger and Heitor Villa-Lobos, he came into contact with the French Impressionists and the Groupe des Six. Only twenty-five percent of Tveitt's work survives, the rest went up in smoke in a fire in his studio. The remaining music has so much quality for Andsnes that it is time to make a case for this 'Edvard Grieg of the twentieth century'."

Photo: © Helge Hansen/Sony Music Entertainment

The recital concert dates during winter/spring 2024-2025 where "Sonata etere" will be performed are:

14. December - Hamar, Norway (few tickets available
03. January - Namsos, Norway
14. January - Levanger, Norway
04. March - Haugesund, Norway (sold out)
05. March - Haugesund, Norway (sold out)
07. March - Bærum, Norway (sold out)
09. March - Trondheim, Norway (sold out)

NEW: 11. March - Perth, Scotland
13. March - Lugano, Switzerland
15. March - Amsterdam, Netherlands (few tickets)
16. March - Gent, Belgia (few tickets)
18. March - Lyon, Germany (few tickets)
20. March - Berlin, Germany (few tickets)
11. April - Vienna, Austria (ticket sale starts 19.02.2024)

For concert details see: www.leifoveandsnes.com/concerts and for more information, see under Concerts.

2023-10-24 - Leif Ove Andsnes released 13. October the  CD-box set  The Warner Classics Edition 1990-2010. It contains 36 CD's which then was released on EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. The last CD in the box is The long, long winternight (Dan långje långje vettranottæ) which contains 7 of the piano pieces from Fifty Folktunes from Hardanger, Op. 150. See New releases for more information.

Leif Ove Andsnes: The Warner Classics Edition  - The Complete EMI Classics & Virgin Classics Recordings - p. 2023.10.13 - 36CD

2023-10-05 - Sinikka Langeland released 15. September her new CD; Wind and Sun on ECM. The songs have text by today's Nobel Prize  laureate in Litterature; Jon Fosse. Sinikka Langeland has written melodies to 10 of the eleven poems. On A Child who excists  Geirr Tveitt's tune Welcome by Honour  is used. There are two versions of this song on the record. See New releases for more information.

Sinikka Langeland: Wind and Sun - p. 2023.09.15 - CD

2023-05-22 - Leif Ove Andsnes Will held  concerts at Bærum kulturhus, Sandvika Thursday 7. March and in Logen, Trondheim 9. March 2024. On the repertoire are works by Schubert, Tveitt and Brahms. He will perform Tveitt: Piano Sonata No. 29, "Sonata etere", Op. 129! See more under  Concerts for further information.

2023-05-22 - New release of the album Ivar Medaas: Trubaduren kommer (The Trubadour is arriving). The series Norske Albumklassikere (Norwegian Album Classics) has remastred and released this LP from 1965, for the first time on CD. The album contains 4 songs with melodies by Geirr Tveitt: Fløytelåt, Nissen på Kobbeskjeret, Dyreorkesteret and På Hagarstølen e' godt te gjeta. See New releases for more information.

Ivar Medaas: Trubaduren kommer - p. 2023.04.12 - CD

2023-04-01 - New video from Berlin Classics with Ragnhild Hemsing  where she talks about the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hardanger Fiddle and the four selected composers and their works on the new CD BRUCH+TVEITT (duration 4:36):

2023-03-31 - Ragnhild Hemsing's new CD called BRUCH+TVEITT is released today on the label Berlin Classics. Ragnhild plays both the violin and the Hardanger fiddle on this album which contains:. Max Bruch's Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 26 (24:23), Johan Svendsen: Romance for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 26; (8:57), Sigurd Lie: Concert Piece for Violin and Orchestra (8:57) and Geirr Tveitt: Hardanger Fiddle Concerto No. 2, "Three Fjords", Op. 252 (19:34). The recording is done together with Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eivind Aadland. See excerpts from the album in the YouTube video below.

Ragnhild Hemsing
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra - Eivind Aadland: BRUCH+TVEITT
p. 2023.03.31 - CD

2023-03-12 - Espen Eriksen & Gunnar Halle released last year a new instrumental CD called Sangboka (The Songbook). The jazz musicians plays trumpet (Eriksen) and piano (Halle) and have selected 8 songs that was common to most Norwegian people in the last century: "We musicans belong to the last generation that learnt to sing these songs in school. With strong and simple melodies, this music has laid deep tracks in us and forms an important part of our musical expression." See under New releases for more information.

Espen Eriksen & Gunnar Halle: Sangboka - p. 2022.02.11 - CD

2023-02-27 - Ragnhild Hemsing has released a single from her forthcoming new CD called BRUCH+TVEITT. The single track is taken from Geirr Tveitt's Concerto for Hardanger fiddle and Orchestra, "Three Fjords", Op. 252,  No. 2; Sognefjord. The recording is done together with Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eivind Aadland. You can listen to the track on a.o. Spotify. On the CD Ragnhild plays both the violin and the Hardanger fiddle. It includes compositions by Max Bruch, Geirr Tveitt, Johan Svendsen and Sigurd Lie. The CD will be launched 31. March on the label Berlin Classics. This is her 3rd CD on this label.

Ragnhild Hemsing - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra - Eivind Aadland: BRUCH+TVEITT - p. 2023.03.31 - CD

2023-02-24 - Next Saturday, 4. March, the American baritone Gehan A Cooray (Holywood) together with the Norwegian pianist Torgeir Kinne Solsvik (Norheimsund) held concert in Sri Lanka. They will perform a varied repertoire of songs, but Torgeir will as well perform piano works by Geirr Tveitt. See under Concerts for more information.

2023-02-23 - Endre Olsen & Hestehandlarane (the horse-traders) helds three concerts this weekend. Friday 24th they play in Leirvik at Stord, Saturday 25th they have one afternoon concert in Norheimsund and an evening concert in Bergen. They perform songs by the Norwegian trubadour Ivar Medaas, several with melody by himself and others composed by Geirr Tveitt with lyrics by the Norwegian poet Jakob Sande. See Concerts for more information.

2023-01-31 - Håvard Gimse (piano), Frida Fredrikke Waaler Wærvågen (cello) and The Royal Norwegian Navy Band conducted by Bjarte Engeset is celebrating the new Steinway & Sons Grand Piano in Horten church 16. February. At the concert they will perform works by: Frédérik Chopin, Harald Sæverud, Geirr Tveitt, Gabriel Fauré, Francis Poulenc and Sergej Rakhmaninov. The concert concludes with Edvard Grieg's Concerto for Piano- and Orchestra in A-minor. See under Concerts for more information.

2023-01-30 - Hardingtonar 2023 is cancelled. For more information see (only in Norwegian): www.hardingtonar.no

2023-01-24 - Håvard Gimse plays at Furu Egg in Sandefjord on Saturday 28. January. He will play works by: Frédérik Chopin, Edvard Grieg, Geirr Tveitt, Jean Sibelius, Franz Schubert, Frederico Mompou and Isaac Albéniz. Håvard Gimse will also be soloist in Geirr Tveitt's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, No. 1 (1927) with Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Tabita Berglund on Thursday 2. February in Kristiansand. See Concerts for more information.

2023-01-24 - Tord Gustavsen Trio released the LP version of the acclaimed album named "Opening" in mid-December. It, as the CD, contains an instrumental version of Geirr Tveitt's Fløytelåt/The Flute. See under New releases for more information.

Tord Gustavsen Trio.: Opening - p. 2022.12.12 - LP

2022-11-10 - Update under Concerts; Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Tabita Berglund, plays Concerto for Hardanger Fiddle and Orchestra, No. 2 (1966) on the Thursday concert today 10. November. Soloist is Ragnhild Hemsing. See Concerts for more information.

2022-04-30 - The program for Hardingtonar 2022 is now presented. The festival is extended with one day and  starts with a concert in the Art House Kabuso, Øystese Thursday 9th of June. "With Tveitt and Grieg on the program" is it called and the executants are Njål Sparbo (bass-barytone) and Torgeir Kinne Solsvik (piano). All Geirr Tveitt's 17 Songs to Poems by JM Bruheim will be performed together with Edvard Grieg's  15 Songs to Poems by AO Vinje. Bergen Symphony Orchestra  opens with a piece by Geirr Tveitt on Friday. Saturday and Sunday there are three concerts with  Trondheimssolistene, together with Arne & Carlos, with Silje Nergaard and with Ragnhild Hemsing. See under Concerts for more information.

2022-04-29 - Spring concert by the Oslo University Symphony Orchestra (USO) with music by  August Södermann (Ouverture to the Maid of Orleans), Geirr Tveitt (Excerpts from A Hundred Hardanger Tunes, Op. 151), Johan Svendsen (Romance for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 26) and Antonín Dvořák (Symphony No. 8, Op. 88). Conductor Kjell Seim Stig Nilsson on violin.  Tuesday 31. May at 19:00, at the University Aula, Oslo. See Concerts for more information.

2022-04-28 - Tord Gustavsen Trio released 4th of April a great new album named "Opening". It contains an instrumental version of Geirr Tveitt's Fløytelåt/The Flute. See under New releases for more information.

Tord Gustavsen Trio.: Opening - p. 2022.04.04 - CD

2022-04-28 - Njål Sparbo released in late 2018 the album "Natt og dag, Norwegian Songs vol. 2". It contains Geirr Tveit's  Nótt ok Dagr (Night and Day) with norse lyrics by Snorri Sturluson. This and the other 21 songs are orchestrated by Sparbo. The album is added to the discograhy, see under Updates for more information.

Njål Sparbo: Natt og Dag - p. 2018. - CD

2022-04-16 - Opening concert of Nortrad folk music conference 17. April at Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo. Music by Halvorsen (Rhapsodie No. 1) and Tveitt (Telemarkin) performed by the NMH Rehearsal Orchestra. Concert starts at 19:00. See Concerts for more information.

2022-03-22 - Update under Concerts; Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Tabita Berglund, plays a selection of A Hundred Hardanger Tunes at the Thursday concert 24.03. See Concerts for more information.

2021-11-26 - Nine albums added to the Discography, see more at Updates for more information.

2021-11-15 - Updates under Concerts; two concerts with Jæren Symphony Orchestra 20. and 21. November

2021-10-28 - Updates under Concerts, added Performers and Books to beta-version.

2021-10-19 - Today it is 113 years since Geirr Tveitt was born. Under Concerts it is now added two arrangements; Egil Hovland-festivalen 2021, where Nils Henrik Asheim performs  Hundrad Hardingtonar  (A Hundred Hardanger Tunes) arranged for organ in Glemmen Church, Saturday 23. oktober, and the music festival  Hardingtonar  which takes place 10.-12. June 2022.

2021-10-12 - New start page for www.geirrtveitt.com launched with information about the ongoing updates.

2021-10-10 - Discography added to the beta-version. 2020-29 with new layout, the others to be updated.

2021-10-05 - Biography part 1 and 2 available on the beta-version.

2021-09-30 - Beta-version of new web page without use of Flash technology launched, available for a few test persons.

New releases

Overview of new releases added to the Discography:

Tord Gustavsen Trio.: Opening - p. 2022.04.04 - CD

Lina Adolphson: Jag vill leva varsamt - tankar, toner och bilder om det angelägna - p. 2021.06.19 - Book + USB-memory stick (MP3/WAV)

Chistian Grøvlen: Eventyr - p. 2021.03.02 - SACD

Helene Bøksle: Min musikalske historie - 2006-2019 - p. 2020-07-10 - MP3

Aleksandra Soboni Wackarecy: Nordic Light - p. 2020.04.10 CD

Tora Augestad: Dialogues - p. 2010.11.29 -2CDD

Div.art.: Edvard Grieg Edition - p. 2010.11.01 -25CD

John Damgaard: Encores II - 14 klaverstykker tilegnet det drømmende menneske - p. 2019.02.01 - CD

Marius Müller: Solo - 1981-95 - p. 2010.11.01 - 6CD

Nils Henrik Asheim: Edvard Grieg; Ballade/Geirr Tveitt; Hundrad Hardingtonar - p. 2018.05.25 - CD

Kvindelige Studenters Sangforening: Som den gylne sol frembryter - p. 2018-03-22 - 6CD

Paolo Vinaccia: Mystery Man - p. 2018.03.22 - 6CD

Jørn Skauge & Jon Backer Johnsen: Norske toner for fagott og piano - p. 2018.02.19 - MP3

Det norske jentekor: Folketoner - p. 2017.12.18 - SACD

Marit Samuelsen: Nordic Noir - p. 2017.09.29 - CD

Aksel Kolstad: Moon Walk - p. 2017-04-27 - CD

Ole Edvard Antonsen, Wolfgang Plagge: Furatus - p. 2017-03-03 - SACD

Kammerkoret Aurum: Ur - p. 2016-11 - SACD

Updates in the discography

Overview of various older releases recently added to the Discography:

Njål Sparbo: Natt og Dag - p. 2018. - CD

Erlend Øye: Legao - p. 2014.09.24 - CD (Japanese release)

Div. art.: Hele Norge synger i den lyse årstiden - p. 1989 - CD - Singback

Les "Kool Kat" Hemstock: Swing it i Dalom - p. 1990 - LP

Les "Kool Kat" Hemstock: Swing it i Dalom - p. 1990 - MC

Salonnières: Salonnières - p. 2019 - MP3

Nordlys: Sommar Sommar Sommar - p. 2019.07.20 - CD

Ami Aspelund: Så in i Norden - p. 2019. - MP3

Ole Amund Gjersvik: SBass Alone - p. 2018.10.19 - MP3/FLAC

Div. art.: Stemninger og dønninger - p. 2018. - CD/MP3

Marit Samuelsen: Nordic Noir - Promo - p. 2017.09.15 - CD

Lina Adolphson & Kafé Frid: Fridlyst - sånger, bilder och tanker om livets ögonblick - p. 2010.06.05 - Book + CD

Helene Bøksle: Ved havet - p. 2017-07-29 - MP3

Margunn Aasbrenn: Min gitar var mitt redskap - Et utvalg fra tidligere utgivelser - p. 2015 - CD

Margunn Aasbrenn: Livets landevei - Et utvalg fra tidligere utgivelser - p. 2009 - CD

Margunn Aasbrenn: Livets landevei - p. 1989 - MC

Div.art,: Børns klassikse favoritter - fantasi, leg , hvile- p. 2003 - 3CD

Sissel: Into Paradise - Russian, US and UK releases added - . 2006 - CD

Concerts

Overview of concerts or other arrangements where music of Geirr Tveitt will be performed

Archive

Archive of older news releases.