Frode Haltli - Avant Folk II '2021

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b. 1975, nr. Trondheim, Norway. Haltli began playing accordion at the age of
seven and although he also played French horn and trombone in wind bands it was
to remain his principal instrument. As a child he played folk music but soon
moved into different forms. Playing music by composers Pietr Fiala, Torbjörn
Lundquist and others, he swiftly developed exceptional instrumental skills
alongside a deep understanding of new music. In his early years he won numerous
national contests, raising interest in and appreciation of the accordion to
unprecedented heights. Haltli studied at the Norwegian State Academy of Music,
then at the Royal Danish Music Conservatory in Copenhagen, graduating in 2000.
In 2001 the Norwegian Concert Institute named him Young Soloist Of The Year and
in the same year he was placed second in the International Gaudeamus
Interpreters Competition in the Netherlands. Concerts throughout Norway as well
as elsewhere in Scandinavia and in several other countries, including the USA,
raised awareness still further. Directing his career into explorations of new
music, he became associated with like-minded musicians mainly in Europe where
the development of adventurous forms has grown throughout recent years. He has
played with the trio Poing, alongside saxophonist Rolf-Erik Nystrøm and bass
player HÃ¥kon Thelin, with Jon Balke, Trygve Seim and Phil Minton.

Haltli has established links with several composers, notably Maja Solveig
Kjelstrup Ratkje who is one of several who have written especially for him;
others include Bent Sørensen, PerMagnus Lindborg, Asbjørn Schaathun, Joyce
Bee Tuan Koh and Sam Hayden. Haltli has also performed contemporary classical
works, including several concertos for the accordion, appearing with the Oslo
Philharmonic Orchestra and Oslo Sinfonietta. He has also played Norwegian folk
music, notably with Rusk in which he is teamed with singer Unni Løvlid and
violinist Vegar VÃ¥rdal, but has made clear that his stylistic preference is
for new music. On his 2007 recording Passing Images, Haltli is joined by
trumpeter Arve Henriksen, viola player Garth Knox, and vocalist Maja Solveig
Kjelstrup Ratkje, for a selection of lyrical explorations of folk themes couched
in the form of contemporary improvised music.

Tracklist:
 01. Frode Haltli - Doggerland (08:48)
 02. Frode Haltli - Nordlys (10:34)
 03. Frode Haltli - Gravberget (09:41)
 04. Frode Haltli - I Østen som i Vesten (All Over the Place) (11:18)

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