Nordland I [Import]

Nordland I [Import]

Track Listings

1. Prelude (Instrumental)

2. Nordland

3. Vinterblot

4. Dragons Breath

5. Ring Of Gold

6. Foreverdark Woods

7. Broken Sword

8. Great Hall Awaits A Fallen Brother

9. Mother Earth Father Thunder

10. Heimfard (Instrumental)

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
2002 album from the legendary & pioneering Swedish black metal constellation! Black Mark.

Tracks:

March: Hands Across The Sea
Dizzy Fingers
Mississippi Suite-I. Father Of Waters
Tournament Galop
From A Moonlit Ceremony-I. Evocatioin
Violin Concerto-I
Melody For Violin And Piano, Op.44
Al Fresco
The Breaking Heart
Andante Moderato
Camptown Races
Prelude For Meditation
I. Allegro Moderato Grazioso
Adagio For Strings
Love Duet
Hexentanz

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Triumphant
Heaviest Metal On Earth
RIP
Let's go to Nordland!
Simply Excellent

Nordland I
Bathory
Manufacturer: Black Mark Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Nordland II
Blood on Ice
Nordland II
Blood Fire Death
The Return......

ASIN: B00007FKSF
Release Date: 2003-01-14

Tracks:

Prelude
Nordland
Vinterblot
Dragons Breath
Ring Of Gold
Foreverdark Woods
Broken Sword
Great Hall Awaits A Fallen Brother
Mother Earth Father Thunder
Helmfard

Customer Reviews:

Triumphant.......2005-12-26

This is, with Nordland II, the best piece of "Viking Metal" available (at least that I'm aware of). They're also two of my favorite albums, only held back by Lost Horizon's "AFTTGB" and Virgin Steele's "Invictus".
These albums are chocked full of raw, well, what better words could I use than "POWER", "EPICNESS", "SPIRIT", and "DEVOTION". Bathory has always been more than noteworthy for their excellence in their rythmic black/thrash metal hybrid, but these albums are off the wall!
If I only get two hours of sleep, either Nordland should fix me up (true). My body is killing me from my relentless strength training, either Nordland should push me beyond limits I never knew I had (true). Need something to play for an amazing sexual experience? You got it, Nordland(I/II) (true). Need to call Quorthon back from the Golden Halls of Valhalla? That's right, Nordland. Well, OK, I've never tried that last one. But it's not a magic I'd put beyond this music. Excellent way to finish off the musical career of black/thrash/viking metal's finest act. Burnin' Leather!

Heaviest Metal On Earth.......2005-05-29

The first Bathory song I ever heard was "Mother Earth Father Thunder". I was blown away. This is without a doubt, the *heaviest* metal song I've ever heard in my life. It's epic and powerful. It grabs you where it counts and kicks your ass. You'll never hear metal the same after this song.

Some of Bathory's stuff is too thrashy/black metal for me (never did like 300bpm songs with indecipherable screaming), but the viking metal stuff he did was outstanding.

RIP.......2004-07-19

Rest in peace, modern day viking and inspirational musician.

Let's go to Nordland!.......2003-11-02

I am a new fan of Bathory. This was the first Bathory album that I purchased. I listened to the sound clips and they sounded pretty cool so I decided to get the CD. When I listened to the Cd for the first time I was just BLOWN AWAY! I have never heard anything with so much power and beauty as this CD other than the greatest band ever(DEATH). This CD is full of memorable guitar riffs and vocals. The whole album is perfect, every song is great. I recommend this album to anyone who listens to real metal.

Simply Excellent.......2003-01-31

This is an album of great power, majesty, and beauty. I just heard a little clip of the title track and thought I'd give it a shot - the whole album is excellent. High production values, and a wide range of styles make this a fantastic buy. I guess it's no longer black metal - but great Nordic metal.

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Norske romanser

Manufacturer: Norway Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004TYAQ
Release Date: 2000-06-28

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Wake me when it's over...
Discover a Gem

Leif Ove Andsnes: A Portrait

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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Similar Items:

Horizons - Leif Ove Andsnes
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Leif Ove Andsnes ~ Haydn - Piano Sonatas
Plays Bach & Mozart
Mozart: Piano Concertos #9 & 18 - Leif Ove Andsnes

ASIN: B00005QHVZ
Release Date: 2002-01-08

Tracks:

I. Allegro Molto Moderato
Pno Con in a, Op.16: II. Adagio
Pno Con in a, Op.16: III. Allegro Moderato Molto E Marcato - Andante Maestoso
Fant in C, Op.17: III. Langsam Getragen - Durchweg Leise Zu Halten
Mephisto-Walzer Nr.1, S.514: 'Der Tanz In Der Dorfschenke' (Lenau's 'Faust')
Intermezzo in B flat, Op.117 No.2
Pno Con in D, Hob.XVIII:11: I. Vivace
Pno Con in D, Hob.XVIII:11: II. Un Poco Adagio
Pno Con in D, Hob.XVIII:11: III. Rondo All'ungherese

Tracks:

Wedding Day At Troldhaugen, Op.65 No.6
Butterfly, Op.43 No.1
To Spring, Op.43 No.6
Humoreske-Bagateller, Op.11 Fs 22: I. Good Morning! Good Morning!
Humoreske-Bagateller, Op.11 Fs 22: II. Spinning Top
Humoreske-Bagateller, Op.11 Fs 22: III. A Little Slow Waltz
Humoreske-Bagateller, Op.11 Fs 22: IV. Jumping Jack
Humoreske-Bagateller, Op.11 Fs 22: V. Doll's March
Humoreske-Bagateller, Op.11 Fs 22: VI. Musical Clock
Fifty Folk Tunes From Hardanger, Op.150: III. A-Wooing
Fifty Folk Tunes From Hardanger, Op.150: XXVII. Langelik Tune
Fifty Folk Tunes From Hardanger, Op.150: XXXVII. The Long, Long Winter Night
Pictures From Nordland, Ste No.1 Op.5: II. The Little Stone God
Pictures From Nordland, Ste No.1 Op.5: III. Reindeer
Pictures From Nordland, Ste No.1 Op.5: IV. Towards The Mountains Of My Forefathers
Tunes And Dances From 'Siljustol: V. Book 2: Ballad Of Revolt, Op.22
'Son' 1.X.1905, From The Street: I. Presentiment (Con Moto)
'Son' 1.X.1905, From The Street: II. Death (Adagio)
Etude-Tableau in C, Op.33 No.2
Con in c, Op.35: I. Allegro Moderato - Allegro Vivace - Moderato -
Con in c, Op.35: II. Lento -
Con in c, Op.35: III. Moderato -
Con in c, Op.35: IV. Allegro Con Brio - Presto - Allegretto Poco Moderato - Allergro Con Brio
Pno Son in b, Hob.XVI:32: II. Menuet
Pno Son in b, Hob.XVI:32: III. Finale: Presto

Customer Reviews:

Wake me when it's over..........2005-08-03

Naida Cole. Leif Ove Andsnes. Yundi Li. Lang Lang. My neighbor's 17-year-old kid. Classical piano is getting more faceless than ever. Where are the big names, the people who play five bars and you say, "Why, that's....!" I can tell Arrau or Horowitz or Cziffra or Gilels in fifteen seconds. With the present pianist, I'm lucky if I'm still awake after fifteen seconds.

I don't get all the fuss about Andsnes. I really think most of today's classical "stars" are PR-driven creations. This one is, at any rate. He plays almost all the works in these two discs the same, with zero color, zero phrasing, zero individuality. The piano sounds pretty much the same, whether the work be Haydn or Shostakovich. (Listen to Glenn Gould playing works by Byrd, Gibbons and Sweelinck and hear how he manages to suggest the sonority of a harpsichord on a piano. Amazing!) Andsnes avoids contrasts, he avoids abrupt changes in tempo, he avoids inserting his personality into the works, he avoids finding personality--charm, irony, detachment, amusement, even just simple joy--in the works. Admittedly, some of the compositions here are so obscure I cannot really comment on them, because I've never heard them before, am unfamiliar with the composers and don't have comparisons for listening. But for the works that I have heard, you can get a more interesting Grieg Concerto by Zimerman/Karajan (But who'd want to? It's a pretty vapid piece.), a far better Haydn Concerto by Richter if you can find it (it's a shame this witty work--and believe me, in better hands it is witty and it's not amateurishly *rushed*--isn't better-known), a more charming Haydn B minor sonata by Ax--by AX, for crying out loud!, and with him you get the whole thing and not just the second and third movements--and a better Janacek sonata by Firkusny. A better Grieg Op. 43 No.1 can be found by Gilels. A better Brahms Intermezzo, the disc's biggest joke, can be found anywhere--try behind the sofa. The Rachmaninoff is one of the better moments--here, recordings by Demidenko, Horowitz and Rachmaninoff himself didn't exactly blow me away in comparison. (If I have others I can't find them right now.) The Shostakovich Trumpet thingie is surpassed by Jansons and the Berlin Philharmonic, for just one. Some of the smaller works I don't know, but if they have their Norwegian charm, Andsnes doesn't bring it out here. Listen to this disc, and you'll go away with the very popular myth that classical music is this ultra-polished, tidy stuff that's good to have on in your car for your morning commute when you can't get NPR. But you won't have the sound of a thinking pianist, or one who seems to understand the music he's playing.

Discover a Gem.......2003-02-26

The Wedding Day At Troldhaugen, Op.65 No.6 - Leif Ove Andsnes' playing is magical! This CD is an exceptional value! I have purchased this CD as a gift and have received positive reviews from the recipients as well!

Leif Ove Andsnes - The long, long winter night ~ Grieg · Tveitt · Johansen · Valen · Saeverud

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Music for Long Winter Nights and any time of day or season!
Gorgeous
Engaging listening
for a long long winternight
LEIF OVE ANDSNES : A PARAGON OF CULTURAL VIRTUE

Leif Ove Andsnes - The long, long winter night ~ Grieg · Tveitt · Johansen · Valen · Saeverud

Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000630G
Release Date: 1998-05-05

Tracks:

Calling The Cows, Op.66 No.1
Myllarguten's Gangar, Op.72 No.6
Kurt Lurasen's Halling I, Op.72 No.10
I Wander Deep In Thought, Op.66 No.18
Tomorrow You'll Marry Her, Op.66 No.10
Halling From The Fairy Hill, Op.72 No.4
Prillar From Os Parish. Leaping Dance, Op.72 No.5
Lullaby, Op. 66 No.17
Goblin's Bridal Procession At Vossevangen. Gangar, Op.72 No.14
1. Welcome With Honour
33. Tears And Laughter For A Boat
3. A-Wooing
9. The Most Beautiful Song On Earth
27. Langeleik Tune
38. The Father Of The Child
37. The Long, Long Winter Night
1. Portrait Of A Woman
2. The Little Stone God
3. Reindeer
4. Towards The Mountains Of My Forefathers
Tema - Variasjoner I-XII - Coda
V Ballad Of Revolt, Op. 22 (Book)
IV The Cotton Grass Plays On A Moonbeam Fiddle, Op.24 (Book III)
V Thor And His Hammer, Op.24 (Book III)
IV Tone's Cradle Song, Op.25 (Book 4)
Hymn Against The Boyg, Op.28

Customer Reviews:

Music for Long Winter Nights and any time of day or season!.......2004-11-21

Leif Ove Andsnes is a fine musician who feels an affinity to his Scandinavian roots as he so ably demonstrates in this exquisite recording of Norwegian piano music. Yes, we all know the Grieg pieces and Andsnes plays them with shimmering intensity and flair. But it is the piano works of David Monrad Johansen, Geirr Tveitt, Fartein Valen, and Harald Saeverud that come as special surprises. Each of these composers lived well into the 20th Century and yet their music, while embracing forms of modern idiom, simply 'feels' Nordic. Here are some of the more ethereal melodies and folksong-inspired rhythms in the literature for the solo piano and Andsnes plays them to perfection.Another fine aspect of this generous recording is the engineering choices of allowing enough silence between pieces to allow the air to breathe around the one last performed and inhale, ready for the next. This is a very special album of new music that should encourage other pianists (and audiences) to pay closer attention to Norwegian composers. Recommended. Grady Harp, November 2004

Gorgeous.......2003-12-04

I read an article about Leif Ove Andsnes in "The Economist", of all places, which called him one of the "most interesting" pianists today. Now I know why. His performance of the nine pieces by Grieg on this CD is totally liquid, effortless, MORE perfect than snowfall. I've heard some fantastic Grieg performances, but this is the best by far.

The most interesting tracks on the disc, though, are actually Geirr Tveitt's "Fifty Folktunes from Hardanger". Tveitt based these songs on folk melodies he collected up in northern Norway (his native region) around the time of the German occupation, and they're full of some of the melancholy he must have felt during the war. They're also, as you would expect, full of snow-cloaked mountains, love, stars, dreams, the electric northern sky and, yes, "long, long winter nights". While Tveitt's distinctive idiom is avant-garde enough to be unique (unlike in a lot of settings of folktunes by other composers), it's a lot more accessible than some of Johansen, Valen, and Saeverud's pieces on this disc. I just heard an orchestrated version of the "Hardanger Tunes" on one of Naxos' CDs -- pretty impressive, but even more overpowering in the hands of Andsnes.

Engaging listening.......2002-02-19

A collection of works by Norwegian composers, including several worthy lesser-known works, performed with superlative musicianship by Leif Ove Andsnes. Rhythmic passages churn, fast passages sparkle, lyrical passages sing, to great emotional effect. Andsnes makes his technical proficiency a servant to the compositions. Every composer should be so lucky to have an artist such as this play his works.

for a long long winternight.......2000-11-27

This album shows that Scandinavien music is not only Grieg. Compositions in different styles are performed in a wonderful way by Leif Ove Andsnes. The atmosphere is the same in all pieces: as in a long, long winter night.

LEIF OVE ANDSNES : A PARAGON OF CULTURAL VIRTUE.......2000-01-28

To explore the culture of your homeland with the sophistication and dedication that Andsnes expresses on the album deserves a Nobel Prize. This dynamic young Norwegian pianist escews cultural imperialism and exploitation and gives pride to those who recognise the depth and value of the music that has evolved over time in this seemingly far far land. This collection of Norwegian music, echoing so often the dynamics of the landscape and psychological interrogation of the nature of time ~ long long winter nights, and by implication long long summer days. Andsnes bears witness to the craft and creativity of his forebearers with style beautifully expressing their ideas and ambitions. A wonderfully powerful cd. Enjoy!