Fabra is an independent cd-label and mailorder shop based in Norway for contemporary and classical music. News:
January 28.2006:
Nils Henrik Asheim recived the norwegian Grammy award in the contemporary music class for the cd "19 March 2004. Oslo Cathedral" FBRCD03. CONGRATULATIONS!!

January 18.: Phonophile AS is presenting the Fabra cd`s. Here you can buy our music as digital downloads. Please visit www.musiconline.fabra.no.

January 5: Nils Henrik Asheim has been nominated for the "Edvard-prisen", the Edvard-prize in the category of Church Music for his concert-performance on the 19. March 2004. The prize is awarded by TONO.
This concert is released on cd as Fabra FBRCD-03. CONGRATULATIONS!!
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January 2.: FBRCD03 with Nils Henrik Asheim on organ has been nominated for the norwegian "Grammy" award in the contemporary music class.

September 2005: Nostos is ready for release! Congratulations to Telemark Chamber Orchestra for their first album!

June 05: New PayPal service for easy ordering of the Fabra cd's from this site.


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FBRCD04: Nostos
Telemark Chamber Orchestra

Lars-Erik ter Jung, violin soloist and conductor
Per Anders Buen Garnås and Torgeir Straand, Hardanger fiddles
"Cor" chamber choir

Nostos, concerto for violin and strings by Bjørn H. Kruse.
Nyslått for two Hardanger fiddles and strings by Henrik Ødegaard.
Omriss for chamber choir and nine stringplayers by Gisle Kverndokk.
RELEASE SEPTEMBER 26!
Recording from Bø Church. Recording engineer was Pytten, mastering by Audun Strype.

Orders possible here!
Read the programnotes. View artwork here!
Press (presently in norwegian): All rewievs here!
Dagens Næringsliv: Uten bunad
www.smaalenene.no: Favoritten!
Kulturspeilet: Nostos
Telemark Arbeidarblad: Spennande møte!
Klassisk Musikkmagasin
Listen to samples from Musiconline!
 
     

FBRCD03: 19 March 2004. Oslo Cathedral
Nils Henrik Asheim, organ
On 19 March 2004 at 10pm, Nils Henrik Asheim sat down at the organ of Oslo Cathedral to play an improvisational concert as part of the programme of the Oslo International Church Music Festival. At 11.03pm he finished playing. The result is captured on this disc.   RELEASED 11. MARCH 2005.
Press (presently in norwegian): www.smaalenene.no   Vårt Land
Listen to samples:
MP3 format (64 Kbps) 238 kB.
WMA (Windows Media Audio) format (20Kbps) 80,3 kB.
RA (Real Audio) format (44Kbps) 163 kB.
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Buy album on ITunes Unknown - 19 March 2004, Oslo Cathedral
 
     

FBRCD02: Oslo String Quartet: Falling upwards
Oslo String Quartet plays popular tunes arranged for string quartet by Øystein Sonstad, the cellist of the quartet.
Recorded by Andrew Hallifax and mastered by Audun Strype.
1. Memories of You 2. SOS 3. Cavatina 4. Chump Change 5. Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed 6. Mamma Mia 7. One Note Samba 8. Pink Panther 9. Babels Blunder 10. Blue Rondo alla turk 11. Popcorn 12. Romeo 13. Send in the clowns 14. West Side Story.    RELEASED NOVEMBER 2003.
Links to press: (presently in norwegian only)
Kulturspeilet    Smaalenene
Listen to samples:
MP3 format (64 Kbps) 286 kB.
WMA (Windows Media Audio) format (20Kbps) 95,5 kB.
RA (Real Audio) format (44Kbps) 194 kB.
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Listen to soundtracks at iTunes! Oslo Strykekvartett - Oslo Strykekvartett Faller Oppover

 
     
 

FBRCD01: Twitter Machine
Lars-Erik ter Jung, violin
Thomas Kjekstad, guitar

Works by: Mark Adderley, Henrik Hellstenius, Eivind Buene, Knut Vaage and Eliza Weisenbaum.
The recording was made in February 2003 in the Bø Church. Producer was Geir Inge Lotsberg, engineer was Pytten. Mastering by Audun Strype.
RELEASED MARCH 2004.
Read the programnotes. Download the notes in word.doc format(18k) or in pdf format(32k).
Learn more about Lars-Erik ter Jung and Thomas Kjekstad.
View the painting Twittering Machine.
Links to press: (presently in norwegian only)
Ballade    NRK    Smaalenene    BT
Interview with ter Jung at ballade.no
Listen to samples:
MP3 format (64 Kbps) 241 kB.
WMA (Windows Media Audio) format (20Kbps) 81,1 kB.
RA (Real Audio) format (44Kbps) 163 kB.
Listen to samples from Musiconline!

 
     
  Single/pre release not for sale. Do you want a free copy??
FBRS-01: Björn Kruse: Nostos, Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra.
Lars-Erik ter Jung, violin and director and Telemark Chamber Orchestra

Recorded by Pytten in the Bö Church in Telemark. Produced by Geir Inge Lotsberg.
Read the programe notes. Select to to read more about the Telemark Chamber Orchestra .
Nostos will be included on FBRCD04.
 
 
 
  In Norway, the distribution is taken care of by Musicservice Norway AS.
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