Haugelåt
A traditional dance from Telemark, and a string quartet arrangement
of Edvard Grieg's (1843-1907) version of this dance, by Nils Anders
Mortensen (1971-)
A traditional folk dance describing a forlorn farmer looking for his
bull. The hapless man eventually falls asleep, when he is visited by
a damsel who not only knows where the bull can be found, but also
promises future happiness. Johan Halvorsen (1864-1935) wrote the
dance down from the legendary Telemark fiddler Knut Dale
(1834-1921). Edvard Grieg used Halvorsen's transcription as the
basis for his well-known Slåtter Opus 72, composed for the piano.
In this recording the Engegård Quartet moves between the
traditional folk dance and Grieg's version arranged for string quartet
by Nils Anders Mortensen.
Engegård Quartet
Arvid Engegård - violin
Laura Custodio Sabas - violin
Juliet Jopling - viola
Jan Clemens Carlsen - cello
This is one of a series of folk music videos we recorded and filmed Summer 2023. We hope you enjoy them! Please feel free to comment and subscribe to our KZread channel. That way you'll be reminded when we release new videos!
Sound: Sean Lewis
Video: Aurora Borealis Multimedia AS
Filmed in Svolvær, Lofoten, Norway in July 2023
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