Notes and Editorial Reviews
Emilia Amper, one of Sweden’s most exciting young folk musicians, is also one of the finest nyckelharpa players in the world today. (In fact, she can even boast of being a World Champion on the instrument, a title she won in 2010.) For Trollfågeln, her first solo disc, she has devised a programme which demonstrates the numerous facets of her own musical personality, and of her instrument. With its roots stretching back to medieval Europe, the nyckelharpa (‘keyed fiddle’) almost died out in the middle of the twentieth century, but has made a remarkable comeback and is attracting an increasing number of performers in Sweden and around the world. Firmly grounded in Swedish traditional music, Emilia Amper has also worked with musicians
Read more
from many other backgrounds, and regards folk music as a common international language, and a way of combining tradition with spontaneous improvisation in a playful reflection of our own times. Consequently, on Trollfågeln (‘The Magic Bird’) a traditional dance tune such as Bredals Näckapolska stands next to Emilia’s own take on rock music, Kapad (‘Hijacked’). Similarly, Ut i mörka natten (‘Into the Dark Night’), a song about budding love that she’s written and composed herself, is contrasted with Herr Lager och skön fager, her setting of a poem from the late 1800s describing the sad outcome of a love affair. Solos are mixed with settings in which Emilia is joined by a string ensemble from the famous Norwegian chamber orchestra the Trondheim Soloists, or by another well-known virtuoso on the nyckelharpa, Johan Hedin, as well as by some of her regular collaborators: Anders Löfberg, Dan Svensson and Olle Linder. In turns hypnotic, melancholy and meditative, groovy and jubilant, Trollfågeln is a breathtaking roller-coaster of a disc. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
For Maria by Emilia Amper
Performer:
Helge Norbakken (Percussion),
Dan Svensson (Voice/Percussion),
Emilia Amper (Nyckelharpa/Voice),
Olle Linder (Percussion/Guitar),
Johan Hedin (Fiddle),
Anders Löfberg (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Trondheim Soloists
2.
Polska in G minor after A. G. Jernberg by Traditional
Performer:
Helge Norbakken (Percussion),
Dan Svensson (Voice/Percussion),
Emilia Amper (Nyckelharpa/Voice),
Olle Linder (Percussion/Guitar),
Johan Hedin (Fiddle),
Anders Löfberg (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Trondheim Soloists
3.
Into the Dark Night by Emilia Amper
Performer:
Helge Norbakken (Percussion),
Dan Svensson (Voice/Percussion),
Emilia Amper (Nyckelharpa/Voice),
Olle Linder (Percussion/Guitar),
Johan Hedin (Fiddle),
Anders Löfberg (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Trondheim Soloists
4.
Isadora's Land by Emilia Amper
Performer:
Helge Norbakken (Percussion),
Dan Svensson (Voice/Percussion),
Emilia Amper (Nyckelharpa/Voice),
Olle Linder (Percussion/Guitar),
Johan Hedin (Fiddle),
Anders Löfberg (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Trondheim Soloists
5.
Trollfuglen "The Magic Bird" by Traditional
Performer:
Helge Norbakken (Percussion),
Dan Svensson (Voice/Percussion),
Emilia Amper (Nyckelharpa/Voice),
Olle Linder (Percussion/Guitar),
Johan Hedin (Fiddle),
Anders Löfberg (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Trondheim Soloists
6.
Polska from Hoffsmyran by Emilia Amper
Performer:
Helge Norbakken (Percussion),
Dan Svensson (Voice/Percussion),
Emilia Amper (Nyckelharpa/Voice),
Olle Linder (Percussion/Guitar),
Johan Hedin (Fiddle),
Anders Löfberg (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Trondheim Soloists
7.
Polska from Hoffsmyran by Emilia Amper
Performer:
Helge Norbakken (Percussion),
Dan Svensson (Voice/Percussion),
Emilia Amper (Nyckelharpa/Voice),
Olle Linder (Percussion/Guitar),
Johan Hedin (Fiddle),
Anders Löfberg (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Trondheim Soloists
8.
Herr Lager and the Fair One by Emilia Amper
Performer:
Helge Norbakken (Percussion),
Dan Svensson (Voice/Percussion),
Emilia Amper (Nyckelharpa/Voice),
Olle Linder (Percussion/Guitar),
Johan Hedin (Fiddle),
Anders Löfberg (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Trondheim Soloists
9.
Drinking Song from Torsås by Traditional
Performer:
Helge Norbakken (Percussion),
Dan Svensson (Voice/Percussion),
Emilia Amper (Nyckelharpa/Voice),
Olle Linder (Percussion/Guitar),
Johan Hedin (Fiddle),
Anders Löfberg (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Trondheim Soloists
10.
The Maid's Polska/The Forgotten Polska by Traditional
Performer:
Helge Norbakken (Percussion),
Dan Svensson (Voice/Percussion),
Emilia Amper (Nyckelharpa/Voice),
Olle Linder (Percussion/Guitar),
Johan Hedin (Fiddle),
Anders Löfberg (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Trondheim Soloists
11.
When Young Women Get Married by Traditional
Performer:
Helge Norbakken (Percussion),
Dan Svensson (Voice/Percussion),
Emilia Amper (Nyckelharpa/Voice),
Olle Linder (Percussion/Guitar),
Johan Hedin (Fiddle),
Anders Löfberg (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Trondheim Soloists
12.
Hijacked by Emilia Amper
Performer:
Helge Norbakken (Percussion),
Dan Svensson (Voice/Percussion),
Emilia Amper (Nyckelharpa/Voice),
Olle Linder (Percussion/Guitar),
Johan Hedin (Fiddle),
Anders Löfberg (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Trondheim Soloists
13.
Näckapolska after Bredal by Traditional
Performer:
Helge Norbakken (Percussion),
Dan Svensson (Voice/Percussion),
Emilia Amper (Nyckelharpa/Voice),
Olle Linder (Percussion/Guitar),
Johan Hedin (Fiddle),
Anders Löfberg (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Trondheim Soloists
14.
Galatea Creek by Emilia Amper
Performer:
Helge Norbakken (Percussion),
Dan Svensson (Voice/Percussion),
Emilia Amper (Nyckelharpa/Voice),
Olle Linder (Percussion/Guitar),
Johan Hedin (Fiddle),
Anders Löfberg (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Trondheim Soloists
15.
Waltz from Valsebo by Traditional
Performer:
Helge Norbakken (Percussion),
Dan Svensson (Voice/Percussion),
Emilia Amper (Nyckelharpa/Voice),
Olle Linder (Percussion/Guitar),
Johan Hedin (Fiddle),
Anders Löfberg (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Trondheim Soloists
Customer Reviews
Be the first to review this title
Review This Title
