Arvid Aarsnes

Arvid Kjell Aarsnes (also: Årsnes ; born September 18, 1920 in Norway ; † September 18, 2012 ) was a Norwegian organist , pianist , conductor , composer and arranger .

Life

Arvid Aarsnes studied at the Music Conservatory in Oslo and passed the organist exam in 1940. He was organist in the church of Voss near Bergen . From 1952 he was conductor of the Fossegrimen Orchestra in Voss. In 1953, the orchestra played under his leadership, the third piano concerto of Ludwig van Beethoven with the Norwegian pianist Ingebjørg Gresvik (1908-2000) as soloist. In 1975 they played Georg Philipp Telemann's viola concerto on Norwegian television under Aarsne's direction with the Dutch violist Rudolf Zwartjes (* 1934). On July 1, 1999, he was awarded the Kongens Fortjenstmedalje [Royal Medal of Merit].

Works (selection)

Her vil eg kvile . for voice and piano, text: Ola Setrom, Oslo, 1946, recorded on May 31, 1954 by Kirsten Flagstad and the Norwegian pianist Waldemar Alme (1890–1967) for the Norwegian radio
Brudeslåtten og bruremarsj frå Telemark for organ or harmonium, Norsk Musikforlag, Oslo, 1969 OCLC 474176932
Ole Bull: Cantabile for violin and piano, arranged by Arvid Aarsnes, recorded by violinist Arve Tellefsen and pianist Håvard Gimse on the CD Ole Bull - a Norwegian pioneer, released in 2005 by Simax OCLC 871976381
Ole Bull: Andante cantabile for violin and piano , arranged by Arvid Aarsnes, recorded by the violinist Arve Tellefsen and the pianist Håvard Gimse on the CD Arve Tellefsen plays Ole Bull, published 2010 on the Simax OCLC label 715318984
Fagre Mjølfjell, arranged by Arvid Aarsnes, recorded by Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa on the Hardanger fiddle on the MC Virtu-Osa , released in 1985 on the Buen Kulturverkstad label

Tone Frå Cuba , arranged by Arvid Aarsnes, recorded by Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa on the Hardanger fiddle on the MC Virtu-Osa , released in 1985 on the Buen Kulturverkstad label

Individual evidence

↑ Nations . In: Nations . Oslo June 21, 1940, p. 3 (Norwegian, nb.no ).
↑ Orkesteret Fossegrimen gjennom 100 år. In: https://fossegrimen.no/ . Orkesteret Fossegrimen, 2017, accessed October 26, 2019 (Norwegian).
↑ Astrid Marie Skaland. In: https://www.kongehuset.no/ . Det Norske Kongehus, accessed October 26, 2019 (Norwegian).
^ William Shaman, Edward Joseph Smith, William J. Collins, Calvin M. Goodwin: More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings: "Unique Opera Records Corporation" (1972-1977), "ANNA Record Company" (1978- 1982), "special-label" Issues (circa 1954-1981), and Addendum to "The Golden Age of Opera" Series . Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999, ISBN 978-0-313-29835-6 ( google.de [accessed October 26, 2019]).

personal data
SURNAME	Aarsnes, Arvid
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Aarsnes, Arvid Kjell (full name); Årsnes, Arvid
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Norwegian organist, pianist, conductor and arranger
DATE OF BIRTH	September 18, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH	Norway
DATE OF DEATH	September 18, 2012

[1] Nations . In: Nations . Oslo June 21, 1940, p. 3 (Norwegian, nb.no ).

[2] Orkesteret Fossegrimen gjennom 100 år. In: https://fossegrimen.no/ . Orkesteret Fossegrimen, 2017, accessed October 26, 2019 (Norwegian).

[3] Astrid Marie Skaland. In: https://www.kongehuset.no/ . Det Norske Kongehus, accessed October 26, 2019 (Norwegian).

[4] William Shaman, Edward Joseph Smith, William J. Collins, Calvin M. Goodwin: More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings: "Unique Opera Records Corporation" (1972-1977), "ANNA Record Company" (1978- 1982), "special-label" Issues (circa 1954-1981), and Addendum to "The Golden Age of Opera" Series . Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999, ISBN 978-0-313-29835-6 ( google.de [accessed October 26, 2019]).