Oystein Baadsvik-Tuba Carnival.txt

Oystein Baadsvik
"Tuba Carnival"

 1. Fnugg (Oystein Baadsvik)
    Concerto for Violin in F minor, Op. 8 no 4/RV 297 "L'inverno" (Antonio Vivaldi)
 2. I. Allegro non molto
 3. II. Largo
 4. III. Allegro
 5. Peer Gynt, Op. 23: no 16, Anitra's Dance (Edvard Grieg)
    Concerto for Tuba and Strings (Arild Plau)
 6. I. Prolog
 7. II. Canzone, Andante
 8. III. Finale, Allegro
 9. Norwegian Dances for Piano 4 hands, Op. 35: no 1 (Edvard Grieg)
10. Kesh Jig (Traditional)
11. Variations in Olden Style - d'apres Bach (Thomas Stevens)
12. Variations for Trumpet on "Carnival of Venice" (Jean-Baptiste Arban)
13. Csardas (Vittorio Monti) 

??2003


PERSONNEL:
Oystein Baadsvik - tuba
Orchestra/Ensemble - Musica Vitae
Conductor - Bjorn Sagstad


HISTORY:
However much fun it may be at first, and however fabulously virtuosic the soloist may be (and Oystein Baadsvik is as amazing as they come), hearing an entire program consisting of stuff like Vivaldi's Winter, or Grieg's Anitra's Dance arranged for tuba and strings might very well outlive its cuteness value pretty quickly.
So Baadsvik wisely mixes things up a bit, by including such inherently less-than-serious items such as Vittorio Monti's Csardas (where he somehow manages a convincing tuba approximation of schmaltzy violin vibrato) and Arban's Carnival of Venice. The main work, however, a perfectly lovely neoclassical concerto for tuba and strings by Arild Plau (b. 1920), allows the soloist to display his expressive credentials and deserves to enter the repertoire of tuba virtuosos everywhere. Similarly impressive is Thomas Steven's entertainingly brief Variations in the Olden Style, based on a tune taken from Bach's French Suites. State of the art recorded sound caps an extremely well planned, perfectly executed recital in which humor, charm, and virtuosity combine to make the best possible case for the tuba as star of the show, at least once in a while.


CD:
1. Fnugg by Oystein Baadsvik
Performer:  Oystein Baadsvik (Tuba)
Conductor:  Bjorn Sagstad
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Musica Vitae

2. Concerto for Violin in F minor, Op. 8 no 4/RV 297 "L'inverno" by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:  Oystein Baadsvik (Tuba)
Conductor:  Bjorn Sagstad
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Musica Vitae
Period: Baroque
Written: 1725; Venice, Italy
Notes: Arranged for tuba and ensemble

3. Peer Gynt, Op. 23: no 16, Anitra's Dance by Edvard Grieg
Performer:  Oystein Baadsvik (Tuba)
Conductor:  Bjorn Sagstad
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Musica Vitae
Period: Romantic
Written: 1875/1892; Norway

4. Norwegian Dances for Piano 4 hands, Op. 35: no 1 by Edvard Grieg
Performer:  Oystein Baadsvik (Tuba)
Conductor:  Bjorn Sagstad
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Musica Vitae
Period: Romantic
Written: 1881; Norway

5. Concerto for Tuba and Strings by Arild Plau
Performer:  Oystein Baadsvik (Tuba)
Conductor:  Bjorn Sagstad
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Musica Vitae

6. Variations in Olden Style - d'apres Bach by Thomas Stevens
Performer:  Oystein Baadsvik (Tuba)
Conductor:  Bjorn Sagstad
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Musica Vitae

7. Kesh Jig by Traditional
Performer:  Oystein Baadsvik (Tuba)
Conductor:  Bjorn Sagstad
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Musica Vitae

8. Variations for Trumpet on "Carnival of Venice" by Jean-Baptiste Arban
Performer:  Oystein Baadsvik (Tuba)
Conductor:  Bjorn Sagstad
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Musica Vitae
Period: Romantic
Written: France
Notes: Arranged for tuba and ensemble.

9. Csardas by Vittorio Monti 
Performer:  Oystein Baadsvik (Tuba)
Conductor:  Bjorn Sagstad
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Musica Vitae
Period: Romantic