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NORGE, MITT NORGE!
Sparbo & string quintet
QCD 9409 / NOK 160,-

SONGS
Sparbo & Steen-Nøkleberg
QCD 9301 / NOK 130,-

WINTERREISE
Sparbo & Steen-Nøkleberg
QCD 9306 / NOK 150,-

MESSIAH
QCD 9311-2 / NOK 190,-

CRUX
Grex Vocalis
QCD 9308 / NOK 150,-

Å, DETTE HJARTET!
Lars Klevstrand
QCD 9307 / NOK 150,-

VOICES
The vocal quartet Quattro Stagioni
QCD 9302 / NOK 150,-

CANTIO
The vocal quartet Quattro Stagioni
QCD 9303 / NOK150,-


AMADEUS
Gustav Lorentzen
QCD 9401 / Soundtrack

1. KLASSE
Gustav Lorentzen
QCD 9402 / Soundtrack

KANSKJE KOMMER KONGEN
Gustav Lorentzen
QCD 9403 / Soundtrack

GENERATIONS
Carl Høgset
QCD 9310 / Soundtrack

SONGS AND AIRS
Carl Høgset
QCD 9304 / Soundtrack

QCD 9301 - SONGS

Njål Sparbo, bassbaryton
Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, piano

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CONTENTS

EDVARD GRIEG (1843 - 1907)

"Hjertets Melodier", op 5 (H.C. Andersen)
Du fatter ej Bølgernes evige Gang
Jeg elsker Dig
Min Tanke er et mægtigt Fjeld
To brune Øjne

fra "Digte af Henrik Ibsen", op 25
Med en vannlilje
En svane
Spillemenn
En fuglevise

fra "Melodier til Digte af Vinje", op 33
Tytebæret
Guten
Langs ei å
Ved Rondane
Eit syn
Det fyrste du hev å gjera

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)

Fra "Schwanengesang" D 957
Liebesbotschaft
Am Meer
Die Taubenpost

Der Wanderer an den Mond, D 870, (opus 80, No.1)

"Gesänge des Harfners", D 479-81 (Op.12)
Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt
Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen aß
An die Türen will ich schleichen

Der Musensohn, D 764 (opus 92, No.1)
An die Musik, D 547 (opus 88, No.4)
An Silvia, D 891 (opus 106, No.4)
Im Abendrot, D 799

"Beautiful Singing"
Great range, beautiful singing. Njål Sparbo's interpretations radiate warmth. The melodies flow easily, his voice is pleasant, the intonation quite perfect. His enunciation is clear, without being overdone, and underlines the essential purity of these songs.
B.S.Kraglund, Vårt Land, October 7, 1993.
"Great Lied-singing"
... and this is one of the great aspects of Njål Sparbo's interpretations: the words appear just as essential as they should. His well-developed bass-baritone makes priority of the poem, and yet each song is given its own individual musical quality.
Fædrelandsvennen, November 4, 1993.
TOTAL PLAYING TIME 63:21
Recording producer & digital editing: Njål Sparbo
Sound engineers: Trond Engebretsen & Birger Sparbo
Recorded 1992 at Universitetets aula, Oslo
Released in 1993 by Quattro AS, Oslo, Norway