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Geirr Tveitt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 5
Royal Schottish National Ochestra
Bjarte Engeset
Håvard Gimse, piano
(Naxos)

Grammophone June 2001
(Editor's Choice june 2001)
Caracterful accounts of bright, colourful concertos from a great but unsung Norwegian.
(...) It would, I am sure, go down a storm at the Proms, especially in so persuasive a performance as Gimse's here.
Bjarte Engeset directs the RSNO very sensitively. Warmly recommended.
Guy Rickards
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Diapason septembre 2001
(5 diapasons)
(...) L'intermède poètique du Concerti no 5 nous montre Haavard Gimse aussi capable de caresser les touches que de les engloutir en cataclysmes indomptables tout au long du Springar ou en cascades dèferlantes dans le Halling.
Partenaire attentif, Bjarte Engeset dose avec soin les couleurs d'une rutilante palette.
Sylviane Falcinelli
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MUSIC WEB aug 01
(...) This is a very interesting and rewarding recording which is very well played by Gimse and the Scottish Orcehstra admirably conducted by Bjarte Engeset. The recording is very clear. (...) There are excellent notes by David Gallagher. All this at super-budget price! Recommended.
Arthur Baker
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Classical CD Review 29-09-2001
(...) The music absolutely knocks me out. (...) Engeset commands the musical argument to such an extent that he never loses you. Gimse's fingers generate some exciting climaxes and some beautifully lyric playing. (...) Very fine music-making in unfamiliar terrirtory, The sound is quite good. This will probably remain one of my favorite Naxos discs.
S.G.S.
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Morgenbladet 30.mars 2001
(...) en utsøkt innspilling av verk du umiddelbart vil nikke gjenkjennende til, selv om du aldri har hørt dem.
Ingen liten prestasjon i seg selv og norsk musikk på sitt absolutt beste internasjonale nivå - på alle måter.
Espen Mineur Sætre
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BT 11.9.2001
GEIR TVEITT-MUSIKK PÅ INTERNASJONALT NIVÅ
(...) Tveitts femte klaverkonsert er høydepunktet på to gode cd-produksjoner (...)
Espen Selvik
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Øvre Smaalenene 28-09-01
(Terning: 5)
(...) Og man kan med tilfredshet registrere at dirigent-talentet Engeset har et meget godt grep om et fint orkester, og ikke minst en fremragende solist i Håvard Gimse.
Trond Erikson
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KLASSISK 4/2001
(...) Håvard Gimse leverer herlig lysende og livlige fremførelser av begge verkene, som krever sin pianist fullt ut, og han får friskt akkompagnement fra de skotske musikerne under Bjarte Engeset.
Martin Anderson

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