Maria Magdalena / Sinikka Langeland.

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Langeland, Sinikka, composer, performer.

Tomter, Lars Anders, 1959- musician.

Nordstoga, Kåre, musician.

Series:

Naxos Music Library.

Language:

Norwegian

Subjects (All):

Mary Magdalene, Saint--Songs and music.

Mary Magdalene.

Mary Magdalene, Saint.

Folk songs, Norwegian--Norway.

Folk songs, Norwegian.

Norway.

Norway--Songs and music.

Songs, Norwegian.

Genre:

Chamber music.

Streaming audio.

Songs and music.

Sound recordings.

Songs.

Music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : LAWO Classics, [2021]

Language Note:

Sung in Norwegian

System Details:

digital

audio file

Summary:

The story of Mary Magdalene has been a source of comfort for many women, and research has shown that medieval ballads about Mary Magdalene are often sung by single mothers. Young women who were outcasts must have found some measure of consolation in the songs about Mary, who bore children with her father, her brother and a priest, but was cleansed of sin after doing penance in the wilderness for many years. But the possibility should not be overlooked that the songs could have been sung with a sarcastic undertone, becoming an unassailable and liberating weapon when there was no other recourse for rebelling against unjust treatment. The Mary Magdalene ballads, found in Solør, Telemark and Gudbrandsdalen, along with other folk tunes and improvisations, form the musical basis of the vocal element, where Sinikka Langeland uses the recitative form to tell the story while surrounded by works of Johann Sebastian Bach. The instrumental music is meant to intensify the emotions and atmosphere of the story although it is in itself, of course, some of the most beautiful music ever written. Bach/Vivaldi's well-known Concerto in G Major, "Christ lag in Todesbanden", BWV 718 and "Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr", BWV 676 are played by Kåre Nordstoga on the famous Wagner organ in the Nidaros Cathedral, and Bach's Cello Suite in D Major, BWV 1012 (here in G Major) is played on the viola by Lars Anders Tomter. Langeland also improvises vocally to two of Bach's works. Between the texts that describe Jesus appearing to his disciples after the resurrection, she plays a 15-string kantele. The recording was made in the Nidaros Cathedral, and represents the continuation of a project of many years' standing to place Norwegian religious folk songs side by side with organ chorales by Bach, using the same hymn as a basis. Here Langeland is taking a freer approach, but is still pairing folk songs with works by Bach, as on her earlier recording of songs about the Virgin Mary.

Contents:

Maria gikk til kilden / Langeland (1:49)

Fantasia sopra 'Christ Lag in Todesbanden', BWV 718 / J.S. Bach (5:30)

Maria går til graven / traditional (5:31)

Konzert G-Dur, BWV 592 (excerpts) / J.S. Bach (5:53)

Noli me tangere - Mary Magdalene sees Jesus / traditional (4:19)

Organ concerto in G major, BWV 592 / J.S. Bach (5:53)

Organ concerto in G major, BWV 592. Presto / J.S. Bach (2:02)

Jesus viser seg for disiplene - Jesus forlater disiplene / traditional (6:15)

Cello suite no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012 / J.S. Bach (12:08)

Peter og Maria / traditional (:57)

Cello suite no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012. Courante (3:13)

Tell us the things that you remember / traditional (:56)

Cello suite no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012. Sarabande / J.S. Bach (4:01)

Mary's vision / Langeland (2:15)

Cello suite no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012 / J.S. Bach (7:33)

Peter's jealousy / Langeland (3:06)

Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 676 / J.S. Bach (5:29).

Participant:

Sinikka Langeland, vocals ; Lars Anders Tomter, viola ; Kåre Nordstoga, organ.

Notes:

Recorded 2008 February Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim.

Hard copy version record.

OCLC:

1311276255

Publisher Number:

NOEHX2119010

NOEHX2119020

NOEHX2119030

NOEHX2119040

NOEHX2119050

NOEHX2119060

NOEHX2119070

NOEHX2119080

NOEHX2119090

NOEHX2119100

NOEHX2119110

NOEHX2119120

NOEHX2119130

NOEHX2119140

NOEHX2119150

NOEHX2119160

NOEHX2119170

NOEHX2119180

NOEHX2119190

7090020182506 LAWO Classics

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