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Forrest L Norvell <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 9 Sep 2004 16:16:50 -0700
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Anne Ozorio wrote:

>Ron Chaplin wrote:
>
>>A few years ago, I was fortunate to hear the St. Louis Symphony
>>under Leonard Slatkin.  One of the works on the program was
>>"Evening Land," music by Joseph Schwantner to a poem by a
>>Scandanavian poet.  I forget the name.  Does this work ring a bell
>>with anyone?  Does anyone know if it was recorded?
>
>Per Norgard also set Aftonland, a poem from a book by Per
>Lagerkvist, as an a cappella song for four voices, but I'm not sure
>it's recorded.

Arne Nordheim, another contemporary Norwegian composer, set Aftonland
to music.  I don't know how many recordings of it exist, but there is
a very good version on the comprehensive box set of his works that was
issued a few years ago.

Forrest
http://www.pushby.com/forrest/

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