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9. “Den store hvite flokk å se” begins as a traditional choral prelude featuring a motif from the Hardanger fiddle tune “Førnesbrunen” as a recurrent counter
melody. The melody of the hymn originates from Heddal, and was transcribed by Ludvig Mathias Lindeman (1812-1887) in 1851, with Inger Laurine Flood, a vicar’s wife, serving as the source. The title “Førnesbrunen” is after a horse by that name, and refers to a legend from Rauland in the days of the Black Death, in which this unusual horse carried the dead from the remote parish of Møsstrond to the cemetery in Rauland. And it continued to do so, over the long path along the Falkeriset ridge, even after nobody was left to ride the horse. The horse’s whinnying during its own death throes can supposedly be heard in the tune. The organ piece itself
does offer a moment of high drama where the fiddle tune collides powerfully with the otherwise serene hymn that describes images from the Book of Revelation.

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Afontibus Oslo, Norway

Afontibus is run by organist Kåre Nordstoga and violinist Geir Inge Lotsberg. Currently there are 18 discs released and some digital releases.

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