Composer Matthew Peterson, nyckelharpist Josefina Paulson and the Uppsala Vocal Ensemble invite you deep into Swedish nature, literally and figuratively. Footprint Records is proud to present Fields of Light - an exploration of Sweden's folk traditions, it's distinctive light from dawn to dusk and the strain of melancholy that lies underneath it's national songs and dances. Peterson's mystical settings of verses by the Finnish poet Edith SÃ¶dergran (1892-1923) range from nuanced, minor-key nocturnes to frolicking dances, all of them woven with the plaintive, resonant thread of Josefina Paulson's nyckelharpa - the 'keyed fiddle' that is Sweden's national folk instrument. In between, Paulson's instrument leads renditions of Swedish folk songs for all seasons, sung in evocative arrangements. Peterson is an award-winning Swedish-American composer known for his work on both sides of the Atlantic. He describes SÃ¶dergran's poems as 'lyrical and free, rich in color and detail,' an apt description of his own atmospheric and deeply absorbing choral music, which uses much more than the vocal chords to evoke it's broad, luminous landscapes. His works are sung here by a radiant, precise and beautifully blended Uppsala Vocal Ensemble under musical director and principal conductor since 2011, Sofia Ã…gren. In Josefina Paulson, the choir collaborates with one of the most respected exponents of the nyckelharpa and 2016's World NYCkelharpa Champion. She joined the singers and Ã…gren in the warm acoustic of BÃ¤ringe Church to create a recording that combines atmosphere, resonance and perfection to magical effect.

Tracklist:

blomstertid nu kommer
Sommar i bergen
Polska efter Futturi Petter
blida vÃ¥r
Bruremarsj fra ValsÃ¶yflord
HÃ¤rlig Ã¤r jorden
Gjendines bÃ¥dnlÃ¥t
FÃ¶rsta polskan
Trilo
Vallvisa
LjusfÃ¤lten~SkogssjÃ¶n
LjusfÃ¤lten~Nocturne
LjusfÃ¤lten~En strimma hav
LjusfÃ¤lten~StjÃ¤rnenatten
LjusfÃ¤lten~En fÃ¥ngen fÃ¥gel
LjusfÃ¤lten~LjusfÃ¤lten
I denna ljuva sommartid
Uven
Eklundapolskan

UPC: 7320470236727
Label: Footprint
Release Date: 5.15.20
Format: CD

Fields Of Light / Various - Fields of Light (CD)