The Eternal

by Fartein Valen

The Eternal cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 17 January 2000
  • Label: Rune Grammofon
  • Country: Norway
  • Length: 1:12:34
  • Community rating: 3.23/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A compilation of orchestral works by Fartein Valen, the Norwegian composer whose atonal polyphony made him his country's leading modernist. 'The Eternal' gathers recordings from across his output.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, instrumental, dissonant, complex, long-form, modern

Tracklist

  1. The Churchyard By The Sea (9:50)
  2. Pastorale (5:04)
  3. Ode To Solitude (8:01)
  4. Nachtst眉ck (4:23)
  5. Violin Concerto (13:44)
  6. Lied Ohne Worte (3:04)
  7. [Part 1] (7:40)
  8. [Part 2] (7:23)
  9. [Part 3] (5:58)
  10. [Part 4] (7:27)

Credits

  • Fartein Valen - primary artist, composed by
  • Rune Kristoffersen - compilation producer
  • Kim Hiorth酶y - design [sleeve design]
  • Arne Akselberg - engineer
  • Morten Eide Pedersen - liner notes
  • Shari Gerber Nilsen - liner notes [english translation]
  • Arne-Peter Rognan - producer
  • James Mallinson - producer
  • Lasse Thoresen - producer
  • Tore Simonsen - producer

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