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Tunes that won't quit!

Jeff Dunn | Alameda, California United States | 11/14/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Prillar is a miraculous find. Geirr Tveitt wrote it as a graduation piece from the Leipzig Conservatory. When he couldn't get it performed, he destroyed it and for the rest of life regaled his family with stories about how great it was.But it wasn't lost, just torn to shreds. Tveitt's son found it in a barn a decade after his father's death. It was pasted back together by musicologists, published and peformed.Tveitt was right--it's a marvel. The opening is one of the most joyous in all music, building up to a theme that took my wife and I six months to get out of our heads. Three or four other great tunes follow, enhanced by orchestration and development that shows Tveitt was already a master.Don't miss this CD! I was so impressed with it I booked passage to Norway to visit the barn where it was found. The astounding scenery of the Hardanger Fjord permeates all of Tveitt's music, especially in Prillar. If you have a heart for the big outdoors, you need to scrape together the cash for this treat."

Glorious music

The Music Man | Manchester U.K. | 06/14/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I fully agree with my fellow reviewer; this music is a joy from start to finish.

I had already tasted and enjoyed Tviett on a Naxos disc my wife bought me so, when I saw this disc in a half price sale, money exchanged hands before you could say, bargin.

I would urge anyone who enjoys romantic music to buy this cd. I would buy it again at double it's recommended price, never mind half price.

The film composer John Williams has obviously been influenced by Tviett's music in his past, therefore, if you have enjoyed the 'symphonic' film scores of Williams (as I have), you will love the music of Tviett.

Highly recommended. Go and buy."