Fields of Light Uppsala Vokalensemble, Josefina Paulson & Sofia Ågren

• Traditional:
• 1 Den blomstertid nu kommer 04:23
• 2 Sommar i bergen 04:47
• 3 Polska efter Futturi Petter 02:43
• 4 Den blida vår 05:04
• 5 Bruremarsj fra Valsöyflord 02:21
• 6 Härlig är jorden 01:37
• 7 Gjendines bådnlåt 04:46
• 8 Första polskan 03:05
• 9 Trilo 06:42
• 10 Vallvisa 01:34
• Matthew Peterson (b. 1984):
• 11 Skogssjön 03:41
• 12 Nocturne 03:51
• 13 En strimma hav 01:52
• 14 Stjärnenatten 03:01
• 15 En fången fågel 01:41
• 16 Ljusfälten 03:43
• Traditional:
• 17 I denna ljuva sommartid 04:34
• Josefina Paulson:
• 18 Uven 02:24
• Traditional:
• 19 Eklundapolskan 02:54
• Total Runtime 01:04:43

Info for Fields of Light

Composer Matthew Peterson, nyckelharpist Josefina Paulson and the Uppsala Vocal Ensemble invite you deep into Swedish nature, literally and figuratively. Footprint Records is proud to present Fields of Light an exploration of Swedens folk traditions, its distinctive light from dawn to dusk and the strain of melancholy that lies underneath its national songs and dances. Petersons mystical settings of verses by the Finnish poet Edith Södergran (1892-1923) range from nuanced, minor-key nocturnes to frolicking dances, all of them woven with the plaintive, resonant thread of Josefina Paulsons nyckelharpa the keyed fiddle that is Swedens national folk instrument. In between, Paulsons instrument leads renditions of Swedish folk songs for all seasons, sung in evocative arrangements. Peterson is an award-winning Swedish-American composer known for his work on both sides of the Atlantic. He describes Södergrans poems as lyrical and free, rich in color and detail, an apt description of his own atmospheric and deeply absorbing choral music, which uses much more than the vocal chords to evoke its broad, luminous landscapes. His works are sung here by a radiant, precise and beautifully blended Uppsala Vocal Ensemble under musical director and principal conductor since 2011, Sofia Ågren. In Josefina Paulson, the choir collaborates with one of the most respected exponents of the nyckelharpa and 2016s World Nyckelharpa Champion. She joined the singers and Ågren in the warm acoustic of Bäringe Church to create a recording that combines atmosphere, resonance and perfection to magical effect.

Uppsala Vokalensemble
Sofia Ågren, conductor

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