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Oslo String Quartet FBRCD-08 Jumping Wide

1. In The Mood (Joe Garland) 2 ’11” 2. Take Five (Brubeck/Desmond) 3’19” 3. The Kid From Red Bank (Neil Hefti) 2’27” 4. Visa från Utanmyra (Trad. arr; Jan Johansson) 4’10” 5. Waterloo (Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus/Stikkan Anderson) 2’33” 6. Trumpet Involuntary (Horst Jankowski, Ervan Coleman, Julius Wechter) 3’12” 7. Summertime (George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin) Soprano: Isa Gericke 3’20” 8. Le Reel du Forgeron (La Bottine Souriante) 2’34” 9. Fairytale (Alexander Rybak) Vocal: Are Sandbakken 2’52” 10. Ay Candela (Faustino Oramas Osorio) Lead vocal: Ernesto Manuitt Hernández, chorus and percussion: Signe Asmussen Manuitt 4’34” e Oslo String Quartet might seem a (at some point wearing only diapers…), to .    for string quartet? We think inspiration has been greater than that from ski track, Liv Hilde wondered if anyone from somewhat contradictory phenomenon: yodelling, clad in authentic Alpen-costume. you are! another world famous quartet, namely the quartet could display the same stamina Firstly, in spite of its name, none of the But from the perspective of the four members Abba. is particularly fruitful Swedish and determination in a CD track. Have you members are actually from Oslo; in fact, the of the Oslo String Quartet the above is not at .   might be regarded our tribute collaboration has provided us with yet another got what it takes, Liv Hilde? Ready Steady…  majority of concerts take place outside the all contradictory; in fact, we love reconciling to the CD recording process. Countless tedious classic: .    ( e Blacksmith’s Reel). capital or abroad. the seemingly opposites. retakes and remakes in order to get it right. We hate it. But we also love it, because it gives . Trumpeters around the world: beware!
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i M l b u u s i P movie “ e hunt for the Beethoven Code” quartets. In terms of success and fame, no Vancouver and the formidable success of c Norwegian female athlete Marit Bjørgen in the All arrangements by Øystein Sonstad. Recorded at Sofienberg Kirke in Oslo, January and March 2010. Producer, engineer and editor: Jørn Pedersen www.takeone.no. Liner notes: Øystein Sonstad. Design & photography: Erik Johan Worsøe Eriksen, Skin Designstudio. The Oslo String Quartet is supported by Norsk Kulturråd (Arts Council Norway). The Oslo String Quartet performs on instruments provided by Dextra Musica AS. www.stringquartet.com www.fabra.no