Oda Voltersvik

With a sampling of humoresques, fantasies, lyric pieces and folk dances pianist Oda Voltersvik revives forgotten voices, placing them side by side with folk dances and lyric pieces by Edvard Grieg in his living room at Troldhaugen.

Recently, the pianist from Bergen has presented a project focusing on Nordic female composers, highlighting the music by Elfrida Andrée, Laura Netzel, Agathe Backer Grøndahl, Pauline Hall, and Inger Bang Lund – all featured in this Friday evening concert in May.

‘Being aware of the struggles these female composers met in their time; my wish is primarily to bring light to their individual expressions – here resonating with works by Edvard Grieg’, says Voltersvik.

Voltersvik has toured internationally and won piano competitions since receiving her Master in Performance Degree at the Royal College of Music London. She has released three albums, all of which have received critical acclaim for their well-thought-out programme choices, technical skill, and artistic expression.

Photo: Magnus Skrede

Transportation

With your concert ticket you can book free return bus transportation from the Tourist Information to the venue. Departure one hour before the concert starts, return after the concert. The journey takes approx. 30 min.

Contributors

• Oda Voltersvik piano

Music by

• Andrée

• Netzel

• Grieg

• Grøndahl

• Bang Lund

• Hall

Works

• Elfrida Andrée (1841–1929)
  Caprice (from manuscript)

• Laura Netzel (1839–1927)
  Three Salon Pieces, op. 24: Scherzoso
  Humoresker, op. 26: 2. Allegro

• Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
  25 Norwegian Dances and Folk Tunes, op. 17 no. 1: Spring Dance (Springar)
  Lyric pieces, op. 43, no. 6: To spring (Til våren)
  Lyric pieces, op. 54, no. 3. March of the dwarfts (Troldtog)
  Lyric pieces, op. 54, no. 6. Klokkeklang
  Tempest Clouds (Hvide Skyer), EG 110

• Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847–1907)
  4 Sketches, op. 19, no. 2: Allegretto leggiero in A-flat major
  Fantasies, op. 39, no. 4: Song of the roses (Rosenes sang)
  Norwegian Folk Songs and Dances, op. 33, no. 6: Spring Dance (Springar)
  3 Études de Concert, op. 32, no. 1: Allegro

• Inger Bang Lund (1876–1968)
  3 Piano Pieces: Nocturne, Humoreske
  Past (Forbi), op. 13
  Towards Spring (Mot vår), op. 15: Mot vår
  Piano pieces, op. 11: Troll (Trold)

• Pauline Hall (1890–1969)
  Four piano pieces, op. 1:
  Traum durch die Dämmerung (Dream through the Twilight)
  Erotik
  Vals
  Scherzino

Supported by

The Savings Bank Foundation DNB