Arve Moen Bergset & Håvard Gimse

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Sunday 30 May 2021at 19:30 Troldhaugen, Troldsalen

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Sunday 30 May 2021at 20:00 Troldhaugen, Troldsalen

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Folk and classical music from two masters.

Arve Moen Bergset has had a long sabbatical from Norwegian folk music with his angelic voice and the Hardanger fiddle as his instruments. Today he is a violinist in the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Together with his partner, the classical pianist Håvard Gimse, he has now returned to his roots in folk music. After performances at the Oslo Chamber Music Festival this fall with some of Norway's best musicians, they visit the Bergen International Festival as a duo.

Norwegian composers have found much inspiration in the rich heritage of Norwegian folk music. At this concert Arve Moen Bergset will first sing or perform the folk tunes that inspired Edvard Grieg, Geir Tveitt and Øistein Sommerfeldt, and Håvard Gimse will then play the composer's own version. Works by Norwegian composers Ole Bull, Johan Halvorsen, Ludvig Irgens-Jensen and Knut Buen complete the programme.

The concert starts with the work Arvesylv ('Family Silver'), an early edition of Geirr Tveitt's Velkomne med æra. Arvesølv was also the title of Bergset's record from 1987 and of Gimse's 2012 album with music by Tveitt, Sæverud and Mørk Karlsen.

Håvard Gimse will also perform in a solo recital at Siljustøl at this year's festival.

Image: Arve Moen Bergset (photo: Øyvind Olsen Amdam), Håvard Gimse (photo: Ilja Hendel)

Information

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Arve Moen Bergset & Håvard Gimse. Photo: Magnus Skrede

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Venue

Troldhaugen

Duration

1 h 30 min, incl. interval

Tickets

At the venue

Standard: 470

Senior: 423

Under 30/student: 190

BT Fordel: 352

Digital event

Standard: 250

Under 30/Student: 150

BT Fordel: 180

Household: 400

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Transportation

Public transportation: Closest light rail stop is Hop (20 min walk, follow signs to Troldhaugen)

Car & parking: Troldhaugen is a 15-min drive south of Bergen city center.

Contributors

Arve Moen Bergset violin, Hardanger fiddle, vocal
Håvard Gimse piano

Music by

Tveitt
Bull
Grieg
Halvorsen
Irgens-Jensen
Sommerfeldt
Buen

Works

Trad./Geirr Tveitt (1908–1981)
Arvesylv (Family silver)
Ole Bull (1810–1880)
Solitude
Trad./Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
Bridal march after Myllarguten, op. 72 no. 8
Solfager and the Snake King, op. 17 no. 12
Gjendine’s lullaby, op. 66 nr. 19, text:Peder M. Offvid
Dance from Jølster, op. 17 no. 5
Rotnamsknut, op. 72 no. 7
Johan Halvorsen (1864–1935)
Torgeir’s song from Fossegrimen, op. 21, text: Sigurd Eldegard
Norwegian dance no. 1
Interval
Ludvig Irgens-Jensen (1894–1969)
Falkvor Lommanson – old Norwegian ballad
Bol’s song from Driftekaren (The Drover), text: Hans E. Kinck
Trad.
Stev
Trad./Øistein Sommerfeldt (1919–94)
Und meg Gud et lite rom (Grant me, God, a little room)
Knut Buen (1948–)
Fangen fra Dei fredlause (The Prisoner from The Outlaws)
Trad./Geirr Tveitt (1908–1981)
Guds godhet vil vi prise (We shall praise God's goodness), text:Paul Eber
God's goodness and God's greatness
The most beautiful song on earth
Going courting