Anima, by Benedicte Maurseth / Knut Hamre

Anima

by Benedicte Maurseth / Knut Hamre

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1.	Førnesbrunen 02:06	buy track
2.	5736 17:38	buy track
3.	A Pavin 02:46	buy track
4.	Nordafjells 02:38	buy track
5.	Engelsk Sett 05:05	buy track
6.	Springar 02:14	buy track
7.	Touch Me Lightly 01:51	buy track
8.	Biberslått 04:46	buy track
9.	Rameslått I 03:11	buy track
10.	Otteslåtten 01:39	buy track
11.	Bibervals 02:35	buy track
12.	Grøn Fjord 02:39	buy track
13.	Improvisasjon 03:09	buy track
14.	Rundtanz 02:18	buy track

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In 2006, Hardanger fiddle players Benedicte Maurseth and Knut Hamre released their CD/DVD “Rosa i botnen”, a pioneering work in the field of Norwegian folk music. This important project introduced fresh, new perspectives into the way folk music was perceived.

It is apparent that on “Anima” the musicians are equally concerned with creating something new and relevant as they are with searching for something that is historically correct and authentic. “What is old is new, and what is new is old,” Maurseth and Hamre write in the CD booklet.

The CD “Anima” (soul) represents a further development of “Rosa i botnen”. Once again they are dusting off the old Hardanger fiddles. This time we are also able to hear the oldest fiddle in Norway, made by Trond Flatebø in 1746, which has never been recorded before.

Maurseth and Hamre invited two classical performers to join them on “Anima” who have specialised in instruments from the same time period. Elisabeth Seitz, from Germany, plays the tympanon (hammered dulcimer) and Philippe Pierlot, from Belgium, plays the viola da gamba. They are both among the leading performers in their fields. The innovative musician and composer Nils Økland plays fiddles and viola d’amore on the album, and has also contributed a work commissioned by Maurseth and Hamre, “5736”. The title refers to the postcode of Hamre’s home village of Granvin, and on the album the piece is found alongside fiddle tunes and early baroque music by Henry Purcell and Tobias Hume, among others. “Writing for this ensemble was a tremendous and exciting challenge,” says Nils Økland. “The piece has an open structure, in which the musicians can express themselves in a landscape they feel at home in, with regard to both their instruments and their musical backgrounds.”

“Anima” is presented in a beautiful cover designed by Rune Mortensen, with paintings by Els Geelen. The comprehensive booklet includes an essay by Associate Professor Bjørn Aksdal on fiddle makers Isak Nielsen Skaar and Trond Flatebø.

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released June 1, 2012

Benedicte Maurseth: Hardanger fiddle, viola d'amore
Knut Hamre: Hardanger fiddle
Nils Økland: Hardanger fiddle, viola d'amore, violin
Elisabeth Seitz: tympanon
Philippe Pierlot: viola da gamba

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Benedicte Maurseth Norway

Benedicte Maurseth, Hardanger fiddle player, composer and writer, is a well- established and esteemed composer/performer on Norway’s folk music scene. In 2007 she came to wider attention as Norway’s Young Folk Musician of the Year. Since then Maurseth has toured extensively as a soloist and in collaboration with others, both in Norway and internationally. ... more

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Systerspel

Oct 2022
Hárr

Feb 2022
Benedicte Maurseth

Aug 2019
Tidekverv

Sep 2018
Anima

Jun 2012
Alde

Jun 2010

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