Marianne Beate Kielland, (born October 12, 1975 in

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) is a Norwegian

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. In 2009, she was awarded the

Nordlysprisen (the Northern Lights Prize, established in 1989) is an annual award presented by the newspaper Nordlys during the opening concert at Nordlysfestivalen in Tromsø, Norway. Nordlysprisen is awarded to a performing musician or composer, that through ...

Recordings

*''Veslemøy synsk'' (

Song cycle A song cycle (german: Liederkreis or Liederzyklus) is a group, or cycle (music), cycle, of individually complete Art song, songs designed to be performed in a sequence as a unit.Susan Youens, ''Grove online'' The songs are either for solo voice ...

Olav Anton Thommessen Olav Anton Thommessen (born 16 May 1946) is a Norwegian contemporary composer who has been one of the foremost modernist composers in Norway since the 1970s. His main compositions include ''Et glassperlespill'' and ''Gjennom Prisme''. He was a pro ...

) (2011) -

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piano. The cycle is based on the text ''Haugtussa'' by the Norwegian poet

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. *''

Händel George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training i ...

cantatas for solo alto'' (2010) - Bergen Barokk *''Come away death'' (Songs by

Korngold Erich Wolfgang Korngold (May 29, 1897November 29, 1957) was an Austrian-born American composer and conductor. A child prodigy, he became one of the most important and influential composers in Hollywood history. He was a noted pianist and compo ...

, Plagge,

Sibelius Jean Sibelius ( ; ; born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius; 8 December 186520 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely regarded as his country's greatest composer, and his music is often ...

, Ratkje, Finzi og

Mussorgsky Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky ( rus, link=no, Модест Петрович Мусоргский, Modest Petrovich Musorgsky , mɐˈdɛst pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ ˈmusərkskʲɪj, Ru-Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky version.ogg; – ) was a Russian compo ...

) (2009) - Sergei Osadchuk *''

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: ''Vergnügte Pleißenstadt'', BWV 216'' (2005) - Osaka Bach Ensemble/

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*''J. S. Bach: Matthew Passion'' (2006) -

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/Kölner Kammerorchester/

Helmut Müller-Brühl Helmut Peter Müller-Brühl (28 June 1933 – 2 January 2012) was a German conducting, conductor. Müller-Brühl was a pupil of Hermann Abendroth, founder of the Cologne Chamber Orchestra. In 1958, Müller-Brühl invited this orchestra to be the p ...

*''J. S. Bach: Alto solo cantatas

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, 54,

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and

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'' (2005) - Kölner Kammerorchester/

*''J. S. Bach: Alto solo cantata

'' (2005) - Kölner Kammerorchester/Helmut Müller-Brühl *''J. S. Bach: Messe in h-moll

BWV 232 The Mass in B minor (), BWV 232, is an extended setting of the Mass ordinary by Johann Sebastian Bach. The composition was completed in 1749, the year before the composer's death, and was to a large extent based on earlier work, such as a Sanctu ...

'' (2004) - Kölner Kammerorchester/Dresdner Kammerorchester/Helmut Müller-Brühl *''

Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespread a ...

: Gloria, Kyrie'' (2004) - Nidarosdomens jentekor/Norsk Barokkorkester/Edward Higginsbottom *''

Ragnar Bjerkreim Ragnar Bjerkreim (born 19 April 1958) is Norwegian composer with film scores as his specialty. Bjerkreim was born in Bjerkreim, and has a master's degree in music from University of Oslo; his thesis was entitled "The Function of Film Music". He r ...

: Kong David (2004) Oratorie Kor Z'' *''J. S. Bach - Markuspasjonen'' (2003) - Norsk Barokkorkester/Edward Higginsbottom *''

Alf Hurum Alf Thorvald Hurum (21 September 1882 – 12 August 1972) was a Norwegian composer and painter. Early and personal life Hurum was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was a son of Thorvald Hurum (1839-1909) and Jakobine Olava Haslum (1 ...

: Fandango - Complete Songs with Piano'' (2003) - Øyvind Aase

External links

Marianne Beate Kielland's web site
at bach-cantatas.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Kielland, Marianne Beate 1975 births Living people People from Lørenskog 21st-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian women singers