Tine Thing Helseth’s New Album, Magical Memories, Out Now on LAWO Classics

May 28, 2021

Tine Thing Helseth releases her new album Magical Memories on Friday 28 May on LAWO Classics. It is her first UK release in eight years.

The recording is deeply personal; 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’s Gammal 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 JS Bach, Telemann, Grieg, Per-Erik Moraeus, Oskar Lindberg, Henning Sommerro and many more.

Tine Thing 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 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.”
Helseth and organist Kåre Nordstoga recorded the album in Oslo Cathedral, during Norway’s lockdown in late August/early September 2020 and 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.

This physical sanctuary reflects the haven Helseth creates for her audience and throughout the album, the listener is transported into a world of vivid colours and emotions. For Helseth, it is a place where she can express herself in the most personal and genuine way. She and Nordstoga improvise on three of the tracks – the Sjöberg and two wedding marches (Bruremarsj) – joining them together with listeners to experience the magic of music.

In the lead up to the release, there will be three digital singles. In addition to the one out today, the other two are: Sigurjónsson, arr: Jarle Storløkken’s Sofðu unga ástin mín (26 March); and Purcell’s Trumpet Tune (23 April).

Tracklisting

  1. Charpentier Prelude from Te Deum
  2. Traditional Bruremarsj fra Østerdalen + improvisation
  3. JS Bach Adagio from Concerto in C minor
  4. Nils Ferlin, Leif Strand arr Jarle Storløkken Men går jag öer engarna
  5. Sigurjónsson arr. Jarle Storløkken Sofðu unga ástin mín
  6. Grieg Ved Rondane, Op. 33 No. 9
  7. Telemann From Heldenmusik TWV 50:31-42 I. Die Würde – La Majesté
  8. Telemann From Heldenmusik TWV 50:31-42: II. Die Anmut – La Grâce
  9. Telemann From Heldenmusik TWV 50:31-42: III. Die Tapferkeit – La Vaillance
  10. Traditional Bruremarsj fra Sørfold + improvisation
  11. Traditional arr. Jarle Storløkken Shenandoah
  12. Mouret Rondeau from Fanfares et Simphonies
  13. Lindberg Gammal Fäbodpsalm från Dalarna
  14. Mendelssohn Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2
  15. Sommerfeldt Elergy for Trumpet and Organ Op. 27
  16. Sjöberg Den första gång jag såg dig + improvisation
  17. Grieg Våren – The Last Spring Op. 33 No. 2
  18. Clarke From Suite in D major I. Prelude, The Duke of Gloster’s March
  19. Clarke From Suite in D major II. Minuet
  20. Clarke From Suite in D major III. Sybelle
  21. Clarke From Suite in D major IV. Rondeau, The Prince of Denmark’s March (“Trumpet Voluntary”)
  22. Per-Erik Moraeus arr. Jarle Storløkken Koppången
  23. Henning Sommerro arr. Kåre Nordstoga Vårsøg
  24. Grieg Solveigs Vuggevise from Peer Gynt Op. 23 No. 2
  25. Purcell Trumpet Tune in C major