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Hemsing’s elegant taking-flight is signalled beautifully just after the opening piano chords of Op. 8…Trpčescki twinkles and scintillates…the finales are still relatively weak spots in the three... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 27th Mar 2020
Catalogue No: BIS2456
Label: BIS
Length: 72 minutes

Opus Klassik Awards

2020

Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year

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Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 8

Work length23:19

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Eldbjørg Hemsing (violin), Simon Trpčeski (piano)

I. Allegro con brio

Track length9:02

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II. Allegretto quasi andantino

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III. Allegro molto vivace

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Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 13

Work length20:50

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Eldbjørg Hemsing (violin), Simon Trpčeski (piano)

I. Lento doloroso - Allegro vivace

Track length8:46

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II. Allegretto tranquillo

Track length6:29

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III. Allegretto animato

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Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45

Work length24:12

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Eldbjørg Hemsing (violin), Simon Trpčeski (piano)

I. Allegro molto ed appassionato

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II. Allegretto espressivo alla romanza

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III. Allegro animato

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Hemsing: Homecoming

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Eldbjørg Hemsing (violin)

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Following acclaimed recordings of concertos by Dvoák and Shostakovich, by Tan Dun and Josef Suk, the Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing returns to her roots in this Grieg recital, joined by Simon Trpeski at the piano. Each of Edvard Griegs violin sonatas marks a decisive phase in the composers artistic development. He completed the F major Sonata at the age of 22, while still trying to break free from the heady influences he had received during his training at the Leipzig conservatory. The work still bears the stamp of German romanticism, but it also includes references to Norwegian folk dances and Hardanger fiddle techniques, features that were perceived as a breath of fresh air when the work was premièred. Two years later, in 1867, Grieg had become deeply involved in the project of constructing a national culture, as part of the movement for an independent Norway. In his Sonata No. 2, he exploited national characteristics far more consistently than before and especially his Norwegian audience reacted with great enthusiasm. Closing this disc, Eldbjørg Hemsing plays her own composition Homecoming. It is a set of variations on a tune from the valley where she grew up, as well as a friendly nod to Grieg, who used the same tune almost 150 years ago in his large-scale Ballade Op. 24.

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July 2020

Hemsing’s elegant taking-flight is signalled beautifully just after the opening piano chords of Op. 8…Trpčescki twinkles and scintillates…the finales are still relatively weak spots in the three works, but there’s no lack of conviction or finesse here either.

June 2020

Hemsing stands in a brooding northern landscape, looking utterly commanding; an image which everything about this disc supports. It’s not the only possible approach, by any means, but if you hear Grieg’s violin sonatas as wild, fantastic tales of adventure and romance from the distant north, these three magnificent performances should certainly hit the spot.

Grieg: Violin Sonatas - Hemsing: Homecoming

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