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Norwegian record label for classical music, established in 1978.

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My third album is out! With the passing of our beloved King Harald V, all of Norway’s Grandfather (hele Norges bestefar❤️) last Friday on the release day of ‘The Gateway’, I felt there should be room for nothing else.

While we continue our silent days, I hope this special album, Ketil Bjørnstad’s unique musical universe and The Gateway’s symbolic title will bring comfort and hope to many.

A heartfelt thank you to @jadehassel and the rest of the team in @simax_classics !

The album can be heard where you prefer to listen, and link is in bio

#classicalmusic #jazz #ketilbjørnstad #cello #piano

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The composition was written specifically with Sandra Lied Haga’s distinctive musical voice in mind. Her warm tone, rich sound and natural musicality inspired Bjørnstad to explore the cello’s full range while always keeping the melody at the heart of the music.💿

‘No Answer’ from Ketil Bjørnstad & Sandra Lied Haga’s upcoming Album ‘The Gateway’ is out now!»

This piece is an unconditional tribute to Sandra and her unique ability to explore both the depths and the heights. The warmth and intensity she brings to everything she does, together with her extraordinary technique, inspire me to push the cello to the very limits of its register while preserving the warmth and melodic quality that we both seek in this collaboration. If the answers aren’t there, we have to search for them ourselves.» — Ketil Bjørnstad

🔗 Link in bio.

📸: @jannemh

@simaxclassics @sandraliedhaga #KetilBjornstad #SandraLiedHaga #NewMusic #Cello #SimaxClassics #ClassicalMusic #TheGateway #NoAnswer

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Tredje dag med min egen private kammermusikk- og litteraturfestival hjemme i leiligheta. Har fått storfint besøk fra Ketil Bjørnstad og Sandra Lied Haga som gir meg en eksklusiv sniklytt på sin nye plate The Gateway som kommer i slutten av august.

Vakkert og følsomt er det. En teaser ligger på Spotify for de som måtte være interessert. Jeg har lagt den til på denne posten også.

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Ketil Bjørnstad og Sandra Lied Haga presenterer Solution, første singel fra det kommende albumet The Gateway. 🎶 Lytt via link i bio!

Albumet springer ut av et intuitivt møte mellom to musikere som deler en dyp forståelse for musikkens alvor, skjønnhet og uttrykkskraft. I duoformatet trer essensen frem: melodien, klangen og det nære samspillet.

Solution er et sentralt verk i albumets musikalske fortelling. Der albumets åpningssats Til Sandra peker mot undring og søken, representerer Solution en form for avklaring og forsoning.

– The Gateway er en suite som kan tolkes som mini-noveller. Solution er ment som en avklaring, en lettelse, et håp. Det er dur-versjonen av åpnings-satsen Til Sandra, og sterkt inspirert av Brahms’ sene klaverstykker, som jeg har levet med i et helt liv. Et intermezzo som peker både bakover og fremover, og som Sandra fremfører med en melodisk og dynamisk forståelse enhver komponist bare kan drømme om. Det ble noen uforglemmelige minutter i studio, forteller Ketil Bjørnstad.

Foto: @jannemh

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🇬🇧 /🇵🇱 ⬇️
Opera nights are always special, but some stay with you a little longer✨

What a joy it was to see the compelling production of La Traviata by Mariusz Treliński and @boriskudlicka_official again, with such a talented cast: @perrinemadoeuf, who won over the audience as Violetta, together with @bror_tenor, @matmicha2.baritone, @annabernackamezzo and @katarzyna_szymkowiak gave us an evening full of emotion and beautiful singing🎶 Bravi!

❤️ A warm thank you to Perrine, Bror, Anna and Katarzyna for taking the time to meet us. These encounters are always among our favourite opera memories!

🫶 Special thanks to Bror for signing his album (highly recommended!). One of the photos in this carousel comes from the album booklet: it shows the Norwegian landscape near Bror’s hometown, photographed by his father. We loved hearing the story behind it and we thought it was too beautiful not to share 🇳🇴

🌟 And, as always, our biggest thanks to our dear diva Anna Bernacka for her kindness and support!💕

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Wieczory w operze zawsze są wyjątkowe, ale niektóre zostają w pamięci na dłużej✨

Wspaniale było ponownie zobaczyć wciągającą inscenizację Traviaty Mariusza Trelińskiego i @boriskudlicka_official w wykonaniu tak utalentowanej obsady: @perrinemadoeuf, która jako Violetta skradła serca publiczności, @bror_tenor, @matmicha2.baritone, @annabernackamezzo i @katarzyna_szymkowiak podarowali nam wieczór pełen emocji i pięknego śpiewu🎶 Bravi!

❤️Gorące podziękowania dla Perrine, Brora, Anny i Katarzyny za to, że znaleźli czas na spotkanie z nami. Takie chwile należą do naszych ulubionych operowych wspomnień!

🫶Szczególnie dziękujemy Brorowi za podpisanie albumu (który gorąco polecamy!). Jedno ze zdjęć w tym poście pochodzi właśnie z dołączonej do płyty książeczki - norweski krajobraz z rodzinnych stron Brora, sfotografowany przez jego tatę. Ogromnie miło było usłyszeć tę historię i uznaliśmy, że jest zbyt piękna, by się nią nie podzielić 🇳🇴

🌟I jak zawsze, ogromne podziękowania dla naszej drogiej divy, Anny Bernackiej, za jej życzliwość i nieustające wsparcie!💕

#traviata #operanarodowa #muzykaklasyczna #opera #classicalmusic
💿 @simax_classics Opera narodowa

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#morninglistening to the @emersonstringquartet in #Mozart's Prussian Quartets on @sonyclassical

Very creditable performances, indeed! Should I not be surprised?

Amzn: https://amzn.to/4nS9A7J

#WolfgangAmadeusMozart, #yeslamy

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Leif Ove Andsnes has spent a lifetime chasing the ghost of Geirr Tveitt. 🎹⁠
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Andsnes has a lifelong fascination for Tveitt, a 20th-century composer whose life’s work was tragically, and largely, destroyed in a fire. This album unearths music steeped in both Norwegian folklore and modernist color, including the monumental “Sonata No. 29,” a work Andsnes describes as the most ambitious ever written for solo piano by a Norwegian composer.⁠
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🎧 Released by Simax, 'Geirr Tveitt' by Leif Ove Andsnes is out now in Hi-Res on Qobuz. ⁠
📹 And stay tuned! We’re releasing a short documentary on the making of the album next week!⁠
🎶 Listen to the 'Sonata No. 29' and tell us if you hear the mountains of Hardanger in the notes.

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Leif Ove Andsnes’ new album featuring music by Geirr Tveitt was released last week, and has already received outstanding reviews and international attention - including coverage in @nytimes. We’re proud to be part of bringing this remarkable repertoire to a wider audience.

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Have you heard of Geirr Tveitt? The 20th-century Norwegian composer wrote some 300 works, most of which were tragically lost in a fire in 1970.

Two decades later, a young Leif Ove Andsnes curated a program dedicated to Tveitt, unearthing the incredible richness his surviving work.

From the formidable "Sonata No. 29" to haunting folk-inspired melodies, experience the richness of Tveitt in stunning Hi-Res. Stream the collection on Qobuz now.

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Vous connaissez Geirr Tveitt ?

Un compositeur norvégien de génie… dont l'œuvre a presque entièrement disparu dans un incendie.

Leif Ove Andsnes lui rend justice avec un album exceptionnel, et c'est notre Album de la Semaine !

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I dag slipper min kjære bror @leifoveandsnes albumet med den fantastiske musikken til Geirr Tveitt. Utrolig takknemlig for å få være med på 9 sanger på denne plata. Tusen hjertelig takk Leif Ove for at du ville ha meg med på dette prosjektet, det har vært en glede. Så fint(og morsomt) å jobbe sammen med deg❤️ Stor takk til @simax_classics også, det har vært så fint! Albumet kan strømmes der du hører på musikk🎶

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