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Fartein Valen

1887-1952 NO, Stavanger
Composer of Classical
A.k.a. Olav Fartein Valen

Olav Fartein Valen (25 August 1887 – 14 December 1952) was a Norwegian composer and music theorist, notable for his work in atonal polyphonic music.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Electronic
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A fikk jeg kun vaere den minste kvist (arr. F. Valen) on Musik i Domkyrkan Goteborg by Goteborgs Domkyrkokoren, Ann Mari Rydberg-Fernlund & Ann-Marie Rydberg
Praetorius/Steenberg/Valen: Jeg synger julekvad on Magnum Mysterium by Grex Vocalis & Carl Høgset
Le cimetiere marin, Op. 20: Le cimetiere marin, Op. 20 (Kirkegarden ved havet, the Churchyard by the Sea) on Valen, F.: Orchestral Music, Vol. 3 - Symphony No. 4 / Piano Concerto / Kirkegarden Ved Havet by Fartein Valen, Christian Eggen & Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
Le cimetiere marin, Op. 20: The Churchyard By the Sea, Op. 20 on Norwegian Classical Favourites by Iceland Symphony Orchestra & Bjarte Engeset
Symphony No. 3, Op. 41: II. Larghetto on Valen, F.: Orchestral Music, Vol. 2 - Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 / Epithalamion by Fartein Valen, Christian Eggen & Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
Legende, opus 1 on Valen: Legende, Opus 1 by Fartein Valen, Tore Martinsen & TrondheimSolistene
Violin Concerto, Op. 37 on Valen, F.: Orchestral Music, Vol. 1 - Symphony No. 1 / Violin Concerto by Fartein Valen, Christian Eggen & Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
Violin Concerto, Op. 37: Allegro moderato on Sibelius, Valen & Others: Violin Works by Camilla Wicks
Nenia sulla morte d'un giovane, Op. 18, No. 1 on Valen, F.: Orchestral Music, Vol. 2 - Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 / Epithalamion by Fartein Valen, Christian Eggen & Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
Fartein Valen: String Quartet no. 1, op. 10 I. Moderato on Fartein Valen String Quartets by Fartein Valen & Hansakvartetten

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
L'Altra BeltàAnnabel Guaita Piano, Fartein Valen, Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern, Alban Berg2011Album
Norwegian ImperativesFartein Valen, Klaus Egge, Finn Mortensen, Rolf Wallin, Håkon Austbø2009Album
Inspired By BachAnders Eidsten Dahl Organ Works By Robert Schumann, Arne Eggen, Fartein Valen & Johann Sebastian Bach2009Album
Orchestral Music Vol. IIFartein Valen, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Christian Eggen2008Album
Orchestral Music Vol. IIIFartein Valen, Einar Henning Smebye, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Christian Eggen2008Album
Orchestral Music Vol. IFartein Valen, Elise Båtnes, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, Christian Eggen2008Album
Norwegian VariationsEdvard Grieg, Fartein Valen, Geirr Tveitt, Einar Røttingen2005Album
Norwegian Classical FavouritesJohan Halvorsen • Harald Sæverud • Fartein Valen • Geirr Tveitt • Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Bjarte Engeset2004Album
Complete SongsFartein Valen, Siri Torjesen, Håkon Austbø, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester, Christian Eggen2003Album
Violin Concertos By Arne Nordhiem And Fartein ValenArve Tellefsen / Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester Conducted By Christian Eggen, Arne Nordheim And Fartein Valen2000Album
The EternalFartein Valen2000Compil.
UntitledBjarne Fiskum, Jørgen Larsen, César Franck, Fartein Valen, Bertil Palmar Johansen, Terje Bjørklund2000Album
Norwegian 20th-Century String QuartetsFartein Valen • Klaus Egge • Johan Kvandal • Alfred Janson – Oslo String Quartet2000Album
Norwegian Rhapsody No. 2 / Piano Concerto Op. 44 / Serenade / Carnival In ParisJohan Halvorsen, Fartein Valen, Edvard Fliflet Bræin, Johan Svendsen, Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester, Øivin Fjeldstad1996Album
Fartein Valen; Lasse Thoresen; Torleif Torgersen, PianoFartein Valen / Lasse Thoresen / Torleif Torgersen1995Album
Violin Concerto Op. 37 • Piano Concerto Op. 44 • Epithalamion Op. 19 • An Die Hoffnung Op. 18 No. 2 • Piano Trio Op. 5 • Serenade For Wind Instrument Op. 13Fartein Valen1995Compil.
Piano Music From NorwayFartein Valen, Harald Sæverud, Robert Riefling, Jan Henrik Kayser1992Album
Symphony No. 1&4Fartein Valen / Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester, Aldo Ceccato1987Album
Symphony No. 2&3Fartein Valen / Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester, Aldo Ceccato1987Album
String Quartet No 2 Op 13 / String Quartet No 1Fartein Valen / Gunnar Sønstevold - Den Norske Strykekvartett1984Album
Violin SonatasSergei Prokofiev, Fartein Valen1983Album
The Complete Music For PianoFartein Valen - Robert Riefling1981Album
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 37 / Epithalamion, Op. 19 / Trio For Violin , Violoncello And Piano, Op. 5Fartein Valen1974Album
Contemporary Music From NorwayFartein Valen, Dorothy Dorow, Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester, Miltiades Caridis1972Album
Contemporary Music From NorwayEgil Hovland / Bjørn Fongaard / Finn Mortensen / Knut Nystedt / Fartein Valen1967Album
Fartein ValenJuilliard String Quartet, Robert Riefling, Fartein Valen1956Album
In Collaboration With Society Of Norwegian ComposersEdvard Fliflet Bræin, Harald Sæverud, Fartein Valen, Odd Grüner-Hegge, Johan Svendsen, Arne Eggen1950Album
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