Composer: Ketil Bjørnstad, Terje Johanssen, Sverre Tollefsen Laupstad
Performer: Brage Tørmænen, Terje Brun, Lofoten Voices, MiNensemblet
Conductor: Marianne Beate Kielland
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: LAWO
Catalogue: LWC1202
Release: 2020
Size: 1.16 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Lofotoratoriet
01. I. Lofoten
02. II. Sommernatt
03. III. Ennu e det sol
04. IV. Mellom Mosken og Lofoten
05. V. Bortenfor havet
06. VI. Historien
07. VII. Historier vil vare
08. VIII. Mørketid
09. IX. Når mørket kommer
10. X. Småseivise
11. XI. Opptur
12. XII. Mørketidstrollet
13. XIII. November
14. XIV. Luggan
15. XV. Dvergen
16. XVI. Beretninger fra 1849
17. XVII. Tale til havet
18. XVIII. Salme for alle reisende (Lofotkoralen)
As so often happens, it was during a delightful dinner one evening in 2013 with Ketil Bjørnstad, Wiggo Andersen, Knut Kirkesæther and Marianne Beate Kielland that an idea was hatched: Why not make a Lofoten Oratorio?
Lofoten has so much to offer. A majestic and heavenly nature – beautiful, dramatic and world famous. Light that changes momentarily from one minute to the next. Long, lavish summer days on the one hand. Violent winter storms on the other. A thousand years of traditional fishing culture that Norway is built upon. Local handcraft and gourmet traditions. Dramatic tales of the fishermen’s battle against the elements, of dangerous eddies that can swallow a boat whole. Last but not least all the artists who have sought inspiration for the canvas, the camera and the written word.
The Lofoten Oratorio has been a tribute. A tribute to Lofoten itself and what it never ceases to give us. A tribute to its residents, and to those who return again and again. And finally, a homage to nature and art. For without art we would despair of describing the raw Lofoten nature in the words, images, and music we have rendered for you here.