Allan Pettersson – BARFOTA SÅNGER (1943 – 45)

Описание: Bernt Kasberg Evensen, voice
Katrin Heyland, piano

From a performance given in Gunnar Sævigsalen (Bergen) on Saturday November 29th 2014.

I am putting this up because I believe it is an extraordinary performance of these timeless masterpieces of the repertoire.
I have loved Pettersson's "Barefoot Songs" since I discovered them in 1986. The composer and singer Bernt Kasberg Evensen presented this performance as a personal gift to me, with the excellent support of the pianist (and also composer) Katrin Heyland. It happened at the end of an exceptionally busy and inspiring week when several works by Evensen were performed. So, no, it is not polished (please, refrain from making negative comments based on the fact that it isn't "perfect", we already know that). The performance displays, rather, something far more important than cosmetic perfection: a deep understanding of the songs, obtained through more than 30 years of living with them. I find this performance deeply moving and I hope it will give you as much pleasure as it does to me.

01 - Visa i sorgton (00:00)
02 - Klokar och knythänder (02:11)
03 - Fattig är mor (04:20)
04 - Kärleiken går vilse (05:28)
05 - Stjernen och gallret (08:13)
06 - Nånting man mist (09:43)
07 - Blomma säj! (11:15)
08 - Vintervisa (13:10)
09 - Liten ska vänta (14:34)
10 - Jungfrun och Ljugarpust (16:58)
11 - En spelekarls himlafärd (21:15)
12 - Du vet (23:14)
13 - Du lögnar (25:13)
14 - Herren går på ängen (26:34)
15 - Hundarne vid havet (28:28)
16 - Kivlynnte liten (30:24)
17 - Jag tanker på ting (33:30)
18 - Blomma vid min fot (34:13)
19 - Rymmaren (35:44)
20 - Min längtan (37:38)
21 - Nu vänter man vinter (39:34)
22 - Vännen I söndagslandet (43:10)
23 - Mens Flugorna surra (45:55)
24 - Han ska släcka min lykta (48:47)