Nordic Voices & Berit Opheim Versto - Lasse Thoresen: Himmelkvad (2012) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

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Nordic Voices & Berit Opheim Versto - Lasse Thoresen: Himmelkvad (2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time - 72:49 minutes | 2,42 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 72:49 minutes | 1,1 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

A marvellous disc of Norwegian folk-inspired music performed with extraordinary virtuosity by Nordic Voices under Berit Opheim Versto. The 2L sound is, as usual, incredibly precise - defining each location with clarity but resolving every last nuance that is uttered from the performers lips.

The Nordic Council Music Prize 2010 was awarded to the Norwegian composer Lasse Thoresen. His "Opus 42" represents a true renewal of Nordic vocal music. This strikingly beautiful piece reveals the common denominators in ancient and ultra-modern sounds, drawing our attention to the similarities between Scandinavian folk traditions and the music we might find in, say, the Middle East or India. Lasse Thoresen not only uses folk sounds to spice up art music, he also integrates its finely tuned microtonality, spectral overtones, harmonies and rhythms into the contemporary, modernist project in a truly pioneering manner. A project like this depends upon close collaboration with skilled musicians who are willing to take risks. Thoresen found them in the vocal ensemble Nordic Voices and folk singer Berit Opheim Versto.

Berit Opheim Versto is one of Norway’s foremost female vocalists today. She has particularly worked with Norwegian folk music, chiefly from the west of Norway and her native district of Voss. She has classical training from the Grieg Academy in Bergen and from the Norwegian Academy of Music. Berit Opheim Versto has been a key performer in the realm of folk music, as a mediator of the tradition but also as an innovator, putting traditional music into new contexts both in Norway and abroad. She has collaborated with a number of musicians and composers, ranging from Per H. Indrehus, Nils
Økland and Karl Seglem to Lasse Thoresen and Ragnhild Berstad. She has been involved in a variety of recordings and is a sought-after teacher, not least at the Ole Bull Academy at Voss. Berit is a member of several ensembles and is often used as a soloist in the felds of folk, jazz and contemporary music. Throughout her career, she has been awarded numerous awards and scholarships

Artistic creativity, versatility and technical precision are the main elements that make up NORDIC VOICES. The six-voice a cappella group was formed in 1996 and comprises graduates from the Norwegian Academy of Music and the Norwegian Academy of Opera, who, in addition to their singing backgrounds, have a broad range of experience from choral conducting to teacher training and composition. It is perhaps this range of interests that leads them to explore a wider than usual spectrum of musical expression, from plainchant to new works commissioned from leading Norwegian composers; from the most sacred of religious texts to the definitely profane. Nordic Voices are an unusual blend of sophisticated music-making and stylish performance, more often than not with more than a dash of humour.

Tracklist:

01 - Opus 42: Solbøn
02 - Opus 42: Likferdssælmin
03 - Opus 19: Skap i meg et rent hjerte
04 - Opus 19: La meg næres av din skjønnhet
05 - Opus 19: O du som er vårt liv og lys
06 - Opus 42: Himmelske Fader
07 - Opus 19: Forfrisk og gled min ånd
08 - Opus 19: For menneskeheten
09 - Opus 19: Gud bevitner an Han er én
10 - Opus 42: Tvetrall

Recorded in June & October 2010 at Sofenberg Church, Oslo, NORWAY.
Recording Producer and Balance Engineer - MORTEN LINDBERG.
Recording Technician - BEATRICE JOHANNESSEN
Editing - JØRN SIMENSTAD. Mix and Mastering - MORTEN LINDBERG
Produced in DXD (Digital eXtreme Definition 352,8kHz/24bit).

Nordic Voices:
Tone Braaten - soprano
Ingrid Hanken - soprano
Ebba Rydh -mezzo soprano
Per Kristian Amundrød - tenor
Frank Havrøy - baritone
Trond Reinholdtsen - bass
&
Berit Opheim Versto - vocals

Analyzed: Berit Opheim Versto / Lasse Thoresen: HIMMELKVAD (1-6)
Nordic Voices / Lasse Thoresen: HIMMELKVAD (7-10)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -8.27 dB -30.52 dB 3:59 03-Opus 19: Skap i meg et rent hjerte
DR12 -11.82 dB -30.83 dB 2:35 04-Opus 19: La meg næres av din skjønnhet
DR12 -8.65 dB -27.45 dB 4:52 05-Opus 19: O du som er vårt liv og lys
DR12 -10.79 dB -30.50 dB 2:20 07-Opus 19: Forfrisk og gled min ånd
DR12 -9.37 dB -28.35 dB 5:55 08-Opus 19: For menneskeheten
DR10 -7.57 dB -24.71 dB 5:03 09-Opus 19: Gud bevitner an Han er én
DR16 -0.87 dB -25.13 dB 11:17 01-Opus 42: Solbøn
DR17 -1.03 dB -25.30 dB 10:18 02-Opus 42: Likferdssælmin
DR15 -2.58 dB -25.86 dB 12:53 06-Opus 42: Himmelske Fader
DR16 -0.20 dB -21.86 dB 13:37 10-Opus 42: Tvetrall
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 4733 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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