DISCOGRAPHY
Echoes
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Petr Popelka
ABOUT
Celebrated Norwegian trumpet soloist Tine Thing Helseth returns this fall with a powerful new album that highlights the expressive and dramatic potential of the trumpet. Featuring trumpet concertos by Alexander Arutiunian, Krzysztof Penderecki, and Mieczysław Weinberg, as well as Arutiunian’s vibrant Theme and Variations, the album was recorded with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of acclaimed conductor Petr Popelka, and will be released by LAWO Classics on October 3, 2025.
“This album means a great deal to me. It brings together music that has followed me since I was a teenager, alongside works I’ve come to love more recently,” says Helseth. “The combination of these pieces feels like a portrait of my artistic journey.”
TRACKLISTING
Arutiunian: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra
Penderecki: Concertino per tromba e orchestra
I. Andante
II. Larghetto
III. Intermezzo
IV. Vivo ma non troppo
Arutiunian: Theme and Variations
Variation I. – Moderato sostenuto
Variation II. – Allegro assai
Variation III. – Adagio con dolore
Variation IV. – Andante mesto
Variation V. – Allegro risoluto (coda)
Weinberg: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra, Op. 94
Etudes – Allegro molto
Episodes – Andante
Fanfares – Andante
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She Composes Like a Man
tenThing Brass Ensemble
ABOUT
With a passion for promoting female voices in music, tenThing and Tine Thing Helseth take listeners on an exciting journey through the works of some of history’s most talented female composers. From the Baroque to the modern era, they present a diverse and inspiring selection of music that has previously been overlooked or undervalued.
“She Composes Like a Man” explores the works of composers such as Fanny Mendelssohn, Clara Schumann, Ethel Smyth, and several others. Through these works, tenThing and Tine Thing Helseth demonstrate the rich musical heritage of these remarkable women and celebrate their unique voices and contributions to classical music.
“Despite their considerable talent and influence, many female composers have been overlooked or undervalued throughout history,” says Tine Thing Helseth. “With this release, we want to shine a spotlight on their music and help give them the recognition they deserve.” tenThing adds, “It has been an honor to work with these amazing works and to bring them to life through our interpretations. We hope that this album will inspire others to discover and appreciate the extraordinary music of these female composers.”
“She Composes Like a Man” by tenThing Ensemble and Tine Thing Helseth is available on all digital platforms. This is a release that will appeal not only to lovers of classical music, but also to those seeking to explore and celebrate the diverse voices of female composers.
TRACKLISTING
Lili Boulanger (1893-1918) Deux Morceaux 02 I. Nocturne 03 II. Cortege
Florence Price (1887-1953) 04 Adoration
Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847) 05 Schwanenlied, Op. 1
Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944) 06 Rondeau, Op. 97
Grażyna Bacewicz 07 Mazovian Dance
Sally Beamish (*1956) 08 In the Stillness
Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847-1907) 3 Morceaux, Op. 15 09 I. Serenade 10 II. Au Bal 11 III. Humoresque
Maria Theresia von Paradis (1795-1824) 12 Sicilienne
Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953) 13 Rissolty Rossolty
Joy Webb (1932-2023) 14 Share my yoke
Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) 15 The Prison, No. 2 Voices Sing of Immortality
Clara Schumann (1819-1896) Drei Gemischte Chöre 16 I. Abendfeier In Venedig 17 II. Vorwärts
Mélanie Bonis (1858-1937) 18 Miocheries, Op. 126, No. 13 La Toute Petite s’endort
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Seraph
Performing with Ensemble Allegria
ABOUT
Tine Thing Helseth er tilbake med en ny utgivelse – «Seraph» – denne gang i samspill med Ensemble Allegria. Helseth og Allegria har hatt et tett samarbeid i mange år, og sammen har de spilt på bl.a. Festspillene i Bergen, Nordlysfestivalen i Tromsø, Oslo Kammermusikkfestival og Hovedscenen på Operaen. Repertoaret på utgivelsen er mer og mindre kjente verker for trompet og strykeorkester av norske og utenlandske komponister, hvor de fire første er skrevet for denne besetningen, mens de tre siste er arrangert av Jarle Storløkken.
Sagt med Tines egne ord: «Seraph» er en plate jeg lenge har hatt lyst til å spille inn. Både pga. repertoaret og ensemblet jeg spiller sammen med. Ensemble Allegria består av musikere som jeg studerte sammen med, mange av dem gode venner som jeg har kjent lenge. Da er det ekstra givende, gøy og inspirerende å spille sammen! Det er viktig å spille inn ny musikk, og på denne plata spiller jeg to trompetkonserter som er skrevet av komponister jeg selv har jobbet med. Tittelstykket «Seraph», av James MacMillan, er en herlig blanding av fine melodier og suggererende og aggressive partier. Konsert for trompet og strykere av den amerikanske komponisten Eric Ewazen er et verk som fanger den «amerikanske sounden» og både sjarmerer og fanger lytteren hver gang jeg fremfører den. I tillegg har vi med noen av mine favorittsmåstykker av Rolf Wallin, Alexander Arutiunian, Francis Poulenc, Edvard Grieg og Erik Satie.
Helt fra starten av karrieren har Tine Thing Helseth vært en ambassadør for trompetrepertoaret, med konsertvirksomhet på alle seks kontinenter. Hun har fått lysende kritikeromtale for sin sjelfulle, lyriske klang og sin samarbeidsbaserte tilnærming til å musisere, og hun har mottatt en rekke priser.
MELODIC FRIENDSHIP
Tine Thing Helseth is back with a new release – “Seraph” – this time together with Ensemble Allegria. Helseth and Allegria have had a close association for many years and have appeared together at the Bergen International Festival, the Northern Lights Festival in Tromsø, the Oslo Chamber Music Festival, and on the main stage at the Norwegian National Opera. This release features some familiar as well as lesser known works for trumpet and string orchestra by composers from Norway and abroad, with the first four written for this instrumentation, while the last three were arranged by Jarle Storløkken.
In Tine’s own words: “Seraph” is an album I have wanted to record for a long time, both because of the repertoire and the ensemble I’m playing with. I studied together with these musicians and many are good friends I’ve known for a long time. This makes it all the more rewarding, fun and inspiring to play together! It is important to record new music, and on this album I play two trumpet concertos written by composers I’ve work with myself. The title track “Seraph” by James MacMillan is a wonderful blend of splendid melodies and suggestive and aggressive sections. The concerto for trumpet and strings by the American composer Eric Ewazen is a work that captures the “American sound”, and it both enchants and captivates the listener each time I perform it. The recording also features some of my favourite smaller pieces by Rolf Wallin, Alexander Arutiunian, Francis Poulenc, Edvard Grieg and Erik Satie.
Since the beginning of her career, Tine Thing Helseth has been challenging the boundaries of genre with an intensely creative, open-minded philosophy and has championed the trumpet repertoire, meriting the highest critical praise for her soulful, lyrical sound and collaborative approach to music-making. She has been the recipient of numerous awards.
TRACKLISTING
ERIC EWAZEN (*1954)
Concerto for Trumpet and Strings (1990)
01) I. Allegro moderato /// 04:44
02) II. Scherzo /// 04:55
03) III. Elegia /// 04:32
04) IV. Allegro agitato /// 04:06
ROLF WALLIN (*1957)
05) Elegi (2009) /// 03:21
JAMES MACMILLAN (*1959)
Seraph (2010)
06) I. – /// 04:14
07) II. Adagio /// 05:07
08) III. Marcato e ritmico /// 05:30
ALEXANDER ARUTIUNIAN (1920–2012)
09) Elegy (2000) /// 04:25
FRANCIS POULENC (1899–1963)
10) Les chemins de l’amour, FP. 106-la /// 03:12
(arr. Jarle Storløkken)
EDVARD GRIEG (1843–1907)
11) Kulokk, op. 63 nr. 2 /// 02:12
(arr. Jarle Storløkken)
ERIK SATIE (1866–1925)
12) Je te veux /// 03:28
(arr. Jarle Storløkken)
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Magical Memories
Performing with Kåre Nordstoga, organ
ABOUT
Tine Thing Helseth og Kåre Nordstoga spilte inn albumet «Magical Memories» i Oslo domkirke, under Norges lockdown i slutten av august og begynnelsen av september 2020. De jobbet fra sent på kvelden til de tidlige morgentimene for å få den perfekte lyden, uforstyrret av støy fra omverdenen. Helseth sier: «Dette er et veldig personlig album for meg. Jeg vokste opp i en ordentlig korpsfamilie og mamma spilte trompet. Hun spilte ofte i kirken sammen med organisten, og mange av stykkene jeg har valgt til denne platen er verk jeg hørte da jeg lå på gulvet ved siden av orgelet mens de spilte. Jeg var ikke mange år første gang hun tok meg med. Andre spor på platen er nydelige melodier og sanger som ofte brukes ved spesielle anledninger: glade eller triste. Albumet er fylt med mine musikalske minner og jeg håper at musikken på albumet kanskje kan gi nye musikalske minner for lytterne.»
Opptaket består av Helseths favorittstykker som utforsker trompetens lydbilde, rekkevidde og stemninger. Den inkluderer musikk hun husker å ha hørt i barndommen som Lindbergs «Gammal Fäbodpsalm från Dalarna» og Purcells «Trumpet Tune» i C-dur, samt moderne sanger for spesielle anledninger, som Sjöbergs «Den första gång jag såg dig». Andre komponister på albumet er Telemann, Grieg, Moraeus, Lindberg, Sommerro og mange flere. Helseth og Nordstoga improviserer på tre av sporene – «Den första gång…» og de to bruremarsjene.
Lytteren blir transportert inn i en verden full av farger og følelser som Helseth skaper for sitt publikum. For henne er det et sted hvor hun kan uttrykke seg på den mest personlige og ekte måten. Sagt med Helseths egne ord: «Hvor enn du hører på plata, så håper jeg du kjenner på hele følelsesregisteret. Det er magien!»
Helt fra starten av karrieren har den norske trompetisten Tine Thing Helseth vært en ambassadør for trompetrepertoaret, med konsertvirksomhet på alle seks kontinenter. Hun har fått lysende kritikeromtale for sin sjelfulle, lyriske klang og sin samarbeidsbaserte tilnærming til å musisere. Hun har mottatt en rekke priser for arbeidet sitt med klassisk musikk, blant annet Årets nykommer ved 2013 Echo Klassik Awards, Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship i 2009 og andre premie i Eurovisjonens konkurranse for unge musikere, der hun dukket opp igjen som jurymedlem i 2016. I 2007 hadde Tine æren av å være den aller første klassiske musikeren som fikk Spellemannprisen som Årets nykommer.
Tine bor i Oslo og har en aktiv rolle nasjonalt som programleder i radio og på tv og som professor ved Norges musikkhøgskole. Som musiker er hun sjangeroverskridende, og hun opptrer jevnlig på noen av de mest kjente jazzbarene i Norge. I juni 2013 lanserte hun sitt eget prosjekt, Tine@Munch, som en markering av 150-årsjubileet for Edvard Munchs fødsel, med en rekke opptredener i samarbeid med musikere som Leif Ove Andsnes, Nicola Benedetti og Truls Mørk. Fra 2019 er hun med i den kunstneriske ledelsen for Risør kammermusikkfest.
Kåre Nordstoga (f. 1954) er utdannet ved musikkhøgskolen i Oslo med bl.a. Søren Gangfløt, Bjørn Boysen og Kaare Ørnung som lærere. Etter debutkonserten i 1978 studerte han videre hos David Sanger i London og var en tid organist i Ullern kirke før han kom til Oslo domkirke i 1984. Han har også vært tilknyttet Norges musikkhøgskole, hvor han i 1994 ble utnevnt til professor.
Som domorganist i Oslo domkirke fremfører Nordstoga jevnlig et stort orgelrepertoar, bl.a. har han to ganger gitt populære konsertrekker med Bachs samlede orgelverker. Han har dessuten spilt inn CD-er med orgelmusikk av Bach, Brahms, Franck, Widor og Liszt, en innspilling med alle Bachs fiolinsonater i samspill med Geir Inge Lotsberg på domkirkens kororgel, og for øvrig flere plater med norsk orgelmusikk. Bach-innspillingene har høstet svært gode kritikker, og to ganger har de blitt nominert til Spellemannprisen. Nordstoga er en aktiv konsertorganist. De siste årene har han vært solist med symfoniorkestrene i Oslo, Bergen og Trondheim, og i utlandet har han blant annet vært invitert til den internasjonale orgelfestivalen i Aarhus, Notre Dame i Paris og Musashino kultursenter i Tokyo. For sin aktive innsats i musikklivet ble han tildelt Lindemanprisen 2006
MAGICAL MEMORIES
Trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth and organist Kåre Nordstoga recorded the album “Magical Memories” in Oslo Cathedral during Norway’s lockdown in late August / early September 2020. They worked from late in the evening into the early hours of the morning to carefully capture the perfect sound, undisturbed by even the already minimized noise of the outside world. Helseth says: “This is a very personal album to me. Whilst I was growing up my mother also played the trumpet, and many of these pieces are works that I listened to laying on the floor next to the organ whilst she was at rehearsals. She took me there from when I was 6 weeks old! Other tracks are just lovely melodies and songs that people often use on special occasions: happy or sad. So, the album is filled with my musical memories and my hope is that it will bring musical memories to the listeners as well.”
The recording is made up of Helseth’s favourite pieces which explore the full sound, range, and moods of the instrument. It includes music she remembers hearing during her childhood such as Lindberg’sGammal Fäbodpsalm från Dalarna and Purcell’s Trumpet Tune in C major as well as modern songs for special occasions such as Sjöberg’s Den första gång jag såg dig – a Swedish love song translated as The First Time I Saw You. Other composers include Telemann, Grieg, Moraeus, Lindberg, Sommerro and many more. Helseth and Nordstogaimprovise on three of the tracks – the Sjöberg and two wedding marches (Bruremarsj). The listener is transported into the world of vivid colours and emotions that Helseth creates for her audience. For her, it is a place where she can express herself in the most personal and genuine way. To put it in Helseth’s own words: “Wherever you may listen to the album, I hope you will feel the entire range of emotions. That’s the magic!”
Since the beginning of her career, Tine Thing Helseth has been challenging the boundaries of genre with an intensely creative, open-minded philosophy and has championed the trumpet repertoire, meriting the highest critical praise for her soulful, lyrical sound and collaborative approach to music-making. She has been the recipient of numerous awards, including “Newcomer of the Year” at the 2013 Echo Klassik Award and the 2009 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship. In 2007, Helseth had the rare honour of being the first ever classical artist to win Newcomer of the Year at the Norwegian Grammy® Awards (Spellemannprisen). Based in Oslo, she maintains an active role in her community as a regular TV and radio presenter and teaches trumpet at the Norwegian Academy of Music. An all-round musician, she also regularly performs in some of the most iconic jazz bars in Norway. In June 2013, Helseth launched her own project, Tine@Munch, in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Edvard Munch, and since 2019, she has been a member of Artistic Board at Risør Chamber Music Festival.
Kåre Nordstoga (b. 1954) studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music under Søren Gangfløt, Bjørn Boysen, and Kaare Ørnung, among others. Following his debut concert in 1978, he continued his studies under David Sanger in London, and he was for a time organist at Ullern Church, before coming to Oslo Cathedral in 1984. He has also been associated with the Norwegian Academy of Music, where he was appointed professor in 1994. As cathedral organist at Oslo Cathedral, Nordstoga frequently performs a large repertoire, which has included two popular concert series with Bach’s complete organ works.
His recordings include the organ music of Bach, Brahms, Franck, Widor, and Liszt, all of Bach’s violin sonatas recorded on the cathedral’s chancel organ in collaboration with violinist Geir Inge Lotsberg, as well as several recordings of Norwegian organ music. Nordstoga is an active concert organist. In recent years he has been soloist with the symphony orchestras of Oslo, Bergen, and Trondheim, and he has been invited to organ festivals abroad, including Aarhus, Notre Dame in Paris, and Musashino Cultural Center in Tokyo. He was awarded the Lindeman Prize 2006 for his active contribution to musical life.
TRACKLISTING
Charpentier Prelude from Te Deum
Traditional Bruremarsj fra Østerdalen + improvisation
JS Bach Adagio from Concerto in C minor
Nils Ferlin, Leif Strand arr Jarle Storløkken Men går jag öer engarna
Sigurjónsson arr. Jarle Storløkken Sofðu unga ástin mín
Grieg Ved Rondane, Op. 33 No. 9
Telemann From Heldenmusik TWV 50:31-42 I. Die Würde – La Majesté
Telemann From Heldenmusik TWV 50:31-42: II. Die Anmut – La Grâce
Telemann From Heldenmusik TWV 50:31-42: III. Die Tapferkeit – La Vaillance
Traditional Bruremarsj fra Sørfold + improvisation
Traditional arr. Jarle Storløkken Shenandoah
Mouret Rondeau from Fanfares et Simphonies
Lindberg Gammal Fäbodpsalm från Dalarna
Mendelssohn Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2
Sommerfeldt Elergy for Trumpet and Organ Op. 27
Sjöberg Den första gång jag såg dig + improvisation
Grieg Våren – The Last Spring Op. 33 No. 2
Clarke From Suite in D major I. Prelude, The Duke of Gloster’s March
Clarke From Suite in D major II. Minuet
Clarke From Suite in D major III. Sybelle
Clarke From Suite in D major IV. Rondeau, The Prince of Denmark’s March (“Trumpet Voluntary”)
Per-Erik Moraeus arr. Jarle Storløkken Koppången
Henning Sommerro arr. Kåre Nordstoga Vårsøg
Grieg Solveigs Vuggevise from Peer Gynt Op. 23 No. 2
Purcell Trumpet Tune in C major
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Bent Sørensen: Concertos
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra; Per Kristian Skalstad, conductor
ABOUT
The 20 best classical albums of the year – Politiken
Best classical album of the year 2020 – Dagens Nyheter
»This is a wonderful album, highly recommended« The Art Music Lounge
Bent Sørensen’s distinctive music thrives on the intangible, from atmospheres and feelings to memories and dreams. This recording unites three recent concertos from the Grawemeyer Award-winning composer performed by distinguished Nordic soloists, beginning with a second piano concerto played by its dedicatee and inspiration, Leif Ove Andsnes. Sørensen’s clarinet concerto for Martin Fröst is inspired by the scents of Spanish poetry, while his trumpet concerto for Tine Thing Helseth feeds on his constant obsession with the beauty and vulnerability of Venice. Each concerto is highly evocative and filled with Sørensen’s etched beauty.
TRACKLISTING
Bent Sørensen: La Mattina (Second Piano Concerto)
I. Lento lugubre
II. Luminoso – quasi allegro
III. Lento misterioso
IV. Andante
V. Presto
Bent Sørensen: Serenidad (Clarinet Concerto)
I. –
II. –
III. –
Bent Sørensen:Trumpet Concerto
I. –
II. –
III. –
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Never going back
Mathias Eick, Jarle G. Storløkken, Gunnar Flagstad, Aksel Jensen, Olaf Olsen, Jan Martin Smørdal, Oslo Strings, Martin Hagfors
ABOUT
A creative process
“All the songs on my new album are from the same period in my life. They are all about the same. The experiences have the same feelings, colors, thoughts, descriptions. It’s as if they’re all connected, and they all try to describe the same – but in different ways. Therefore, are the songs and sounds in the same landscape. They simply belong in the same world. Never Going Back is to me a great description of this specific time which has been, and which I will not return to” – Tine Thing Helseth.
The road to this album has been a creative process that was launched by a hugh lust and need to create something. It started with a couple of songs, and then it just kept coming. The songs on the album are written by Tine herself, some of them in collaboration with Jarle Storløkken.
New experience in the studio
It was a brand new experience for Tine to be in a recording studio with her own songs and her own band, and something completely different from the classical albums she has previously recorded.
”It has been amazing to be in the studio with these brilliant musicians. I love the feeling that they each put their own stamp on my music and hear how they perceive and understand it. The collaboration with Mathias has been magical. We soon understood each other. He understood my thoughts and wishes. Then he took it forward and gave so much to what has now become the identity of the record. We fell in love in the same sounds and went in the same direction”.
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Variations over Variations
Performing with Norwegian Radio Orchestra; Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
ABOUT
Variations over Variations is a great snapshot of contemporary Norwegian orchestral music. The four works enters into a dialogue with existing music and a music history that binds them together, in very different ways. Some places musical quotes open up a door to the Norwegian, other places it re-contextualises the idea of a national music. Tine is featured on the title track in Janson’s trumpet concerto ‘Variations over variations on a Norwegian folk tune’, a variation over Edvard Grieg’s ‘Ballad in G minor’. Ratkje’s ‘Paragraf 112’ expands the orchestra’s ordinary timbre and establishes a vulnerable openness which later turns darker and more dangerous. Mikalsen’s folk-inspired ‘Songr’ moves between grand orchestral roars and fragile chords, while Vaage’s ‘Mylder’ could be described as a symphonic internet where the surface seems strangely familiar.
TRACKLISTING
Mikalsen: Songr for Orchestra
2. I. Movement
3. II. Movement
4. III. Movement
5. Vaage: Mylder
6. Ratkje: Paragraf 112
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Tine
Kathy Stott, piano
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TRACKLISTING
2. Glazunov: Albumblatt
3. Enescu: Légende
4. Bull, E H: Perpetuum Mobile
Puccini
5. Storiella d’amore
6. Sole e amore
7. E l’uccellino
8. Canto d’anime
9. Avanti Urania
Sommerfeldt: Divertimento for solo trumpet, Op.21 (1970)
11. Allegro
12. Larghetto
13. Allegro con brio
Falla: 7 canciones populares españolas (7 Popular Spanish Songs)
14. I El Paño Moruno (The Moorish cloth)
15. II Seguidilla Muricana
16. III Asturiana
17. IV Jota
18. V Nana
19. VI Canción
20. VII Polo
Hindemith: Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
21. I Mit Kraft
22. II Mässig Bewegt
23. III Trauermusik Sehr Langsam
24. Rachmaninov: Vocalise
25. Fritz Kreisler: Marche miniature viennoise
26. Kreisler: Toy Soldiers March
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Petr Eben: Landscapes of Patmos
Performing with Gunther Rost, organ
ABOUT
Gunther Rost was able to win two prominent guest musicians for this CD: Tine Ting Helseth (trumpet) and Babette Haag (percussion).
TRACKLISTING
1. I. Rueben, the blue window
2. II. Isachar, the green window
3. III. Zebulon, the blood-red window
4. IV. Levi, the golden window
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tenThing Brass Ensemble
TRACKLISTING
2. Albéniz: Suite Española: Asturias
3. Piazzólla: Invierno Porteño
Weill, K: Suite from Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera)
4. 1. Overture
5. 2. Moritat of Mack the Knife
6. 3. Instead-Of-Song
7. 4. Ballad of the Easy Life
8. 5. Polly’s Song
9. 6. Tango-Ballad
10. 7. Cannon Song
11. Grieg: Bestemors Menuet Op.68 No.2 (Grandmother’s Minuet)
12. Grieg: Gjendines bådnlåt Op.66 No.19 (Gjendine’s Lullaby)
13. Grieg: Troldtog Op.54 No.3 (March of the Dwarfs)
Piazzólla: Verano Porteño
14. 1. Allegro
15. 2. Larghetto
16. 3. Rondo
17. Mozart: Piano Sonata No.11 K.331: III. Rondo Alla Turca
18. Koetsier: Grassauer Zwiefacher Op.105 No.3 (folksong)
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Storyteller
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Eivind Aadland, conductor; Jonathan Aausgaard, cello
ABOUT
This collection of songs transcribed for trumpet includes music by Strauss, Sibelius, Ravel, Canteloube and Weill, and is anchored by Grieg’s Haugtussa song-cycle. The recording is with orchestra and piano accompaniment.
Tine is 23 with a refreshingly focused and straightforward approach to making music. She is a unique artist with several facets – classical soloist, ensemble leader and jazz musician – and equally at home with each.
Tine Thing Helseth, born in 1987, started to play trumpet at the age of 7, and is already one of the leading trumpet soloists of her generation. Already in her solo career, Helseth has appeared with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, Philharmonie Baden-Baden, all the major Norwegian orchestras and further afield with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, amongst others.
TRACKLISTING
2. Dvořák: Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 55 No. 4
3. Delibes: Les filles de Cadix
4. Sibelius: Våren flyktar hastigt, Op. 13 No. 4 (Text: Runeberg)
5. Sibelius: Soluppgång, Op. 37 No. 3 (Text: Tor Hedberg)
6. Sibelius: Var det en dröm? Op. 37 No. 4 (J.J. Wecksell)
7. Strauss, R: Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1
8. Mahler: Wer hat dies liedel erdacht?
9. Korngold: Marietta’s Lied (from ‘Die tote Stadt’)
Grieg: Das Kind der Berge Op 67 (The Mountain Maid)
10. Lockung (Allurement)
11. Das Kind der Berge (The Mountain Maid)
12. In den Heidelbeeren (Among the Bilberries)
13. Stelldichein (The Tryst)
14. Liebe (Love)
15. Zickeltanz (Kid-Dance)
16. Ein böser Tag (An Evil Day)
17. Am Bergbach (The Mountain Brook)
18. Cano, J M: ‘Epílogo’ noche de luna
19. Saint-Saëns: Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix (from Samson et Dalila)
20. Canteloube: La pastoura al camps (from Chants d’Auvergne No.1)
21. Canteloube: Malurous Qu’o uno Fenno (from Chants d’Auvergne Series 3 no 5)
22. Weill, K: Je ne t’aime pas (text: Maurice Magre)
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A Tribute to the Northern Winds
Performing with The Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces, Ole Kristian Ruud
ABOUT
In recent years the trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth has become one of the most sought after instrumental soloists in Europe, following her previous CDs for Simax, and . This winter she gave her debut recital in Carnegie Hall. On this new album she joins the Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces in a performance of the Trumpet Concerto No. 2 by composer and jazz pianist Jukka Linkola. The music is playful and virtuosic, and is strongly influenced by the blues.
Renowned Finnish composer Aulis Sallinen incorporates his nation’s passion for the tango in a piece entitled ‘The Palace Rhapsody’. ‘Stabsarabesque’ was written for the Staff Band in 1974 by Norwegian composer Olav Anton Thommessen and has become one of his breakthrough pieces. Egil Hovland was also born in Norway and his ‘Fanfare and Choral’ is well known both in the version for symphony orchestra and in this original version for wind band. Hugo Alfvén is one of the most influential Swedish composers, and his Festival Overture is an elegant and heartfelt declaration of his love for the folk music of his homeland. Olé Schmidt was born in Denmark and is best-known for his work as a conductor. His ‘Homage à Stravinsky’ is a short three-movement piece written in 1985.
TRACKLISTING
2. Sallinen: The Palace Rhapsody
Linkola: Trumpet Concerto No. 2
3. I Cantando
4. II Ballade, moderato
5. III Ritmico
Schmidt, O: Hommage à Stravinsky
6. I
7. II
8. III
9. Alfvén: Festival Overture Op. 26
10. Hovland: Festival Overture, Op. 39
11. Thommessen: Stabsarabesque
SPOTIFY
My Heart is Ever Present / Mitt hjerte alltid vanker
ABOUT
The wonderful Christmas tunes
The idea for this release relates back to Tine’s very first public performance as a trumpet soloist. Only 10 years old she stepped in for her mother at a local church concert, performing O Holy Night. And her fascination for this repertoire has grown over the years. In Tine’s own words: “The Christmas songs and chorals have such simple melodic lines, making it possible to express wide emotional spectrum. The arching of simple beautiful melodies is one of my greatest pleasures as a soloist, because it demands such attention to detail.”
Tine’s dream project is a sublime classical Christmas album
«My Heart is Ever Present», is nothing less than Tine’s dream project. Again she teams up with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, lead by Elise Båtnes. Isa Katharina Gericke joins in for thrilling versions of Handle’s two showpieces for soprano, trumpet and orchestra, plus the archaic I know a Castle in Heavens High. And among the all time classics of Bach/Gounod, Holst, Reger and others, Tine also presents a beautiful piece she has written herself: Angels dance.
Tine
Where other trumpeters seem to be rated as more or less successful athletes, Tine Thing Helseth (1987) really puts the music first. Her stunning timbre and articulation – the sheer musicality of Tine – reaches the listener immediately. Since her breakthrough in 2006 with the Eurovision Young Musician Finale, her development has just continued. In 2009 she was made a Borletti-Buitoni Fellow, and her diary is filled with concert dates all over the world through 2010.
TRACKLISTING
2. trad.: Et lite barn så lystelig
3. trad.: Mitt hjerte alltid vanker
4. Reger: Mariä Wiegenlied, Op. 76 No. 52
5. Smart: Angels from the Realms of Glory
6. Excerpt, Handel: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV74
7. Torelli: Sinfonia In D, G.8
8. Bach, J S: Ave Maria
9. Helseth: Engledans
10. trad.: Kirken den er et gammelt hus
11. Handel: ‘Let The Bright Seraphim’ fra Samson
12. Nils Larsen: Hymne
13. trad.: Ingen vinner frem til den evige ro
14. trad.: Eg veit i himmelrik ei borg
15. Adam: O, helga natt
16. Johannes Klotz: In Dulci Jubilo
17. trad.: Deilig er Jorden
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Haydn / Albinoni / Neruda / Hummel
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
ABOUT
The classic trumpet concertos – at 20!
Tine Thing Helseth performs these concertos with a natural spontaneity and a unique quality of sound. She interprets Haydn’s trumpet concerto – the very icon among them – with authority and a phenomenal variation of colour in her sound. Not only does Tine make it her own, together with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra she presents a reading that sets a new standard for this concerto. The performances are all captured in transparent and brilliant SACD sound in Jar church, Oslo.
Tine Thing Helseth
Born in 1987, Tine belongs to a new generation of Norwegian soloists and indeed a new generation of brass soloists all together, – perhaps more influenced by the idiom of string players and singers than what used to be the case. Tine’s approach to music is refreshingly focused and straightforward – with an extra touch of artistic magic that reaches everyone who hears her playing. Studies with Arnulf Naur Nilsen (Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra) has further strengthened her natural abilities as a performer and communicator. At the age of 20 Tine Thing Helseth has the best reason in the world for playing and recording these concertos: She makes wonderful music!
TRACKLISTING
1. 1st movement
2. 2nd movement
3. 3rd movement
Albinoni: Concerto In B Flat, Op 7 No.3
4. I. Allegro
5. II. Adagio
6. III. Allegro
Neruda, J B G: Trumpet Concerto In E Flat
7. I. Allegro
8. II. largo
9. III. Vivace
Hummel, J: Trumpet Concerto In E Flat
10. I. Allegro Con Spirito
11. II. Andante
12. III. Rondo