Festspillene i Bergen collection [sound recording] = Bergen Festival collection, 1955-1966.

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Creator

Norske informasjonstjeneste i Amerika.

Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound

Extent

• 312 sound tape reels : analog.

Access Restrictions

Access restricted; advance notification required.

Scope/Contents Notes

The collection consists of noncommercial recordings of various Bergen Festival music performances from 1955 to 1966. These orchestral, choral, and chamber music concerts primarily feature Norwegian composers and performers. Edvard Grieg's music is predominant in chamber music programming. Other composers most frequently represented in the collection include Eyvind Alnæs, Sverre Bergh, Edvard Fliflet Bræin, Klauss Egge, Eivind Groven, Edvard Hagerup Bull, Pauline Hall, Johan Halvorsen, Ludvig Irgens Jensen, Sverre Jordan, Arne Nordheim, Knut Nystedt, Sparre Olsen, Harald Sæverud, Christian Sinding, Øistein Sommerfeldt, Johan Severin Svendsen, Geirr Tveitt, and Fartein Valen.

Performers for chamber music recitals include Kjell Baekkelund, Ingrid Bjoner, Kim Borg, Benny Dahl-Hansen, Olav Eriksen, Kari Frisell, Ørnulf Boye Hansen, Jan HenrikKayser, Robert Levin, Aase Nordmo Løvberg, Ole Henrik Moe,Finn Nielsen, Johan Øian, Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa, Robert Riefling, Erna Skaug, and Arve Tellefsen.

Musikselskabet "Harmonien" of Bergen is the festival's resident orchestra. During the years represented by the collection, the orchestra was conducted by Arvid Fladmoe and Carl Garaguly. Guest conductors include Herbert Blomstedt, Sir John Barbirolli, and Sir Thomas Beecham.

Controlled Access Terms

• Composers -- Norway.
• Performing arts festivals -- Norway.
• Music -- Norway.
• Sound recordings.

Additional Creator Names

• Alnæs, Eyvind, 1872-1932. cmp
• Baekkelund, Kjell. itr
• Barbirolli, John, Sir, 1899-1970. cnd
• Beecham, Thomas, Sir, 1879-1961. cnd
• Bergh, Sverre. cmp
• Bjoner, Ingrid. voc
• Blomstedt, Herbert, 1927- cnd
• Borg, Kim. voc
• Bræin, Edvard Fliflet. cmp
• Dahl-Hansen, Benny. itr
• Egge, Klaus, 1906- cmp
• Eriksen, Olav. voc
• Fladmoe, Arvid. cnd
• Frisell, Kari. voc
• Garaguly, Carl. cnd
• Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. cmp
• Groven, Eivind, 1901- cmp
• Hagerup Bull, Edvard, 1922- cmp
• Hall, Pauline, 1890-1969. cmp
• Halvorsen, Johan, 1864-1935. cmp
• Hansen, Ørnulf Boye. itr
• Jensen, Ludvig Irgens. cmp
• Jordan, Sverre, 1887-1972. cmp
• Kayser, Jan Henrik. itr
• Levin, Robert. itr
• Løvberg, Aase Nordmo, 1923- voc
• Moe, Ole Henrik, 1920- itr
• Nielsen, Finn. itr
• Nordheim, Arne. cmp
• Nystedt, Knut, 1915- cmp
• Øian, Johan. itr
• Olsen, Sparre, 1903- cmp
• Osa, Sigbjørn Bernhoft, 1910- itr
• Riefling, Robert. itr
• Sæverud, Harald, 1897-1992. cmp
• Sinding, Christian, 1856-1941. cmp
• Skaug, Erna. voc
• Sommerfeldt, Øistein. cmp
• Svendsen, Johan S. (Johan Severin), 1840-1911. cmp
• Tellefsen, Arve. itr
• Tveitt, Geirr, 1908- cmp
• Valen, Fartein, 1887-1952. cmp
• Musikselskabet "Harmonien" (Bergen, Norway)