David Lang - The Little Match Girl Passion | A day in the library | Ep. 5 |

Watch The Norwegian Soloists' Choir (Det Norske Solistkor) and conductor Yuval Weinberg perform composer David Lang's The Little Match Girl Passion, based on H. C. Andersens' fairytale The Little Match Girl (Piken med svovelstikkene).
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Director: Yuval Weinberg and Pål Finnkroken
Picture: Rebell
Music Producer: Alf Christian Hvidsteen
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Singers:
Soprano
Margitte Narvesen
Magnhild Korsvik
Camilla Wiig Revholt
Ditte Marie Bræin
Alto
Eli Stange Synnes
Maria Dale Johannessen
Sunniva Eliassen
Camilla Marie Bjørk Andreassen
Nina T Karlsen
Tenor
Øystein Stensheim
Håvard Gravdal
Ludvik Kjærnes
Szymon Rudzki
Bass
Peder Arnt Kløvrud
Olle Holmgren
Haakon Hille Hustad
David McCune

[@ireneadolfsenwenaes]

I have listened to this many times the last two years, and it is equally touching, moving and fascinating each time

[@Sarah-zt5mb]

Amazing performance. Mesmerizing.

[@merlijn0100]

Heard this masterpiece just a week ago ..... The part 'When it is time for me to go' brings me goosebumps and moves me to bitter tears.

[@fridaq2979]

I am crying with you ❤️❤️. This is phenomenal, such a deep and honest interpretation. So intense even though I am in front of my computer. Real voices, real people, real emotions, perfection. I loved the soloists, especially the alt. Thank you so very much for making this recording and lovely video, this is going to accompany wherever I go the next few days.

[@thenorwegiansoloistschoir]

Thank you so much for sharing these kind words with us

[@jeffreybrooks-mj7fp]

beautiful performance - exquisite

[@bilbobaggins2265]

I've been practising my part in this for several weeks and am totally blown away by this performance. It's perfection - and as Anne M says below by far the best recording I've heard to date. I feel sorry for the one commentator below who finds it "too simplistic". It's anything but, and we have to work hard to avoid inserting our own emotions and instead let the music convey that. (The composer specifically requires that in the score).❤❤❤

[@owenravden6764]

check out durham chamber choir's excerpt of them singing this!

[@PS-vm3we]

@@owenravden6764Why? Can’t say their version is any better or addressing the issue mentioned.

[@edzardlocher426]

Cool and all. But who lent you the percussion instruments?

[@esterruderman3591]

יובל היקר! איזו עבודה ! ברכות חמות! שלך, אסתר.

[@MarcosDinnerstein]

Beautifully, beautifully done. My chorus will be performing this next season. We hope to do it equal justice.

[@thenorwegiansoloistschoir]

Thank you so much for the kind words. This is such an inspiring piece to work with and perform. Wishing you the very best!

[@annemuller8421]

Indescribably beautiful, by far the best recording of this piece. Well done!

[@thenorwegiansoloistschoir]

Thank you so much for watching, Anne!

[@austinshoupe3003]

Those sleigh bells are fantastic. Any info on them?

[@hemingv]

They are two old Premier. Bells attached to leather straps. Probably from 60/70s.

[@traceyedson9652]

Shattering

[@pianoredux7516]

The music is too simplistic and nonspecific to do justice to the expression of the deep emotions of Anderson's tale.

[@PS-vm3we]

Each to their own. I rarely hear music that is so moving capturing the emotions of the story with such effective musical means. Simplistic? You don’t come across quarter note quintuplets often, tenors soaring above the sopranos and rather complex polyrhythms. And yet there are no extras here, not one feature that doesn’t serve the purpose of telling the story. It won the Pulitzer Prize for music and deservedly so.