Browse: CD, Tveitt (composer)

The Hardanger fiddle of western Norway probably originated in the mid-17th century, possibly – as Reidar Storaas suggests in his notes – as a hybrid of earlier folk fiddles and the viola d'amore.... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Both [Husguden and Frå ei reisedagbok] receive very neat performances, although the recordings are close-miked and a touch claustrophobic...The two fillers...have a galumphing charm, as if being... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2012 More…

There are many musical depictions of the Northern Lights, but few if any on quite so lush and expansive a scale as Tveitt's Fourth Piano Concerto (1947). A paean to this extraordinary natural... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Only four of Geirr Tveitt's suites from his unique, folk-inspired collection, A HundredHardanger Tunes, survive. The two presented here exhibit the same principal characteristics as Nos 1 and... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Engeset’s new account is a delight from start to finish, revealing Tveitt’s delicate yet robust invention without a hint of the twee, though with a suggestion of Khachaturian in the finale….... — Gramophone Magazine More…