:::Fabra cd label of Norway:::

Fabra is an independent cd-label and mailorder shop based in Norway for contemporary and classical music.

Online ordering info:
You may use the secure encrypted PayPal service to place the order and arrange for the payments. Cd's will be shipped by mail to your adress.
Price is Euro 19 per cd plus Euro 3 for shipping.

News:
September 2011:
Two new albums are to be released this fall!
Crossing Patterns, following up the very first Fabra-cd, by Twitter Machine.
Oslo String Quartet Jumping Wide.
What's up???

November 2010:
New distribution!
MusikkLosen is now the distributor for all the Fabra cd's. You can place orders directly from their site or on telephone.
www.musikklosen.no

Passione, FBRCD-07, the new album from Telemark Chamber Orchestra will be released December 7th! Works by Haydn, Elgar and Mozart.

June 2010:
The nev cd Grieg Revisited is now availible at the following dowloadstores:
iTunes, Amazon, Platekompaniet, Klicktrack, jamba.de & Musiconline.no.

May 2010:
The new Oslo String Quartet album is to be released during the Bergen Festival.

March 2010:
The Oslo String Quartet has now completed the recordingsessions for two new albums!

FBRCD-09: Crossing Patterns Twitter Machine Lars-Erik ter Jung, Violin Thomas Kjekstad, Guitar All works first time recordings!! Ørjan Matre: Crossing Patterns and Chaconne Jon Øivind Ness: Slow Dive Henrik Hellstenius: The Argonaut Magnar Åm: hugse Tanja Orning: Swen All design by Erik J.W. Eriksen Recording from Grorud Kirke in Oslo. Producer and engineer: Geir Inge Lotsberg Reviews: Aftenposten, 14.11. 2011: Smaalenene, 06.10. 2011:		Listen or buy from Musiconline.no Listen or buy from iTunes Listen or buy from Amazon.com Mp3 album from Platekompaniet Buy from Telenor Mobil WIMP Buy from emusic.com
Order the cd from CDON.COM. For the AUDIOPHILES: Buy the 24/96-flac high resolution masterfiles of this cd from Klicktrack!

FBRCD-08: Oslo String Quartet Jumping Wide Oslo String Quartet Released 21.10.2011: Tracklist: In the Mood Take Five The Kid from Red Bank Visa från Utanmyra Waterloo Trumpet Involuntary Summertime Le Reel du Forgeron Fairytale Ay Candela Isa Gericke, soprano Ernesto Manuitt Hernádez, volcal All design by Erik J.W. Eriksen Recording from Sofienberg Kirke in Oslo. Producer and engineer: Jørn Pedesen		Listen or buy from iTunes Listen or buy from Amazon.com Mp3 album from Platekompaniet
Buy cd from cdon.com here.

FBRCD07: Passione Telemark Chamber Orchestra Lars-Erik ter Jung, conductor Ingrid Andsnes, piano Joseph Haydn: Symphony no. 49, "La Passione" Edward Elgar: "Serenade" Wolfgang A. Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 12 Article by Olav Anton Thommesen All design by Erik J.W. Eriksen Recording from Sofienberg Kirke in Oslo. Recording engineer: Ken Christianson, Pro Musica, Chicago. Reviews: Fanfare Magazine (USA): Read here! Opus, magasin (Sweden) facsimile here! Dagsavisen facsimile here! Aftenposten facsimile here! Kulturspeilet: Read here! Smaalenene: Read here! Klassisk Musikkmagasin: Facsimile here! Martin Anderson review in English here! You can buy the cd from this site. Free shipping within EU! The Haydn is for sale here: High resolution download of the symphony here! (24 bit/96kHz flac)		Listen or buy files or album from Musiconline High resolution download of the symphony here! Listen or buy from iTunes here Listen or buy from Platekompaniet Listen or buy from Musikkverket From Telenormobil Jamba.no 02online.de Bibzoo gogoyoko.no Amazon.com Buy album (cd) at Platekompaniet! Buy album (cd) at CDON! Buy files from WIMP! Buy files from tradebit
Listen to excerpts from the f-minor Haydn Symphony:

FBRCD06: Grieg Revisited Oslo String Quartet Edvard Grieg: Ballade, opus 24 Bergliot, opus 42, Text: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson String Quartet no. 2 in F-major EG 117 (completed by Øystein Sonstad) Lise Fjeldstad, narrator All transcriptions by Øystein Sonstad Article by Finn Benestad All design by Erik J.W. Eriksen Recording from Sofienberg Kirke in Oslo. Recording engineer and producer: Jørn Pedersen New format: High resolution download of this cd! (24 bit/96kHz flac) REVIEWS AND PRESS: Aftenposten 05. 07. 2010 From aftenposten.no Read Dag og Tid, Vårt Land Read the Dagbladet & Klassisk Musikkmagasin (pdf) Ballade, interview with Øystein Sonstad		Listen to samples or buy files or album from Musiconline! Listen and buy from iTunes! Listen and buy from Amazon.com! Buy mp3 album at platekompaniet.no Jamba.de jamba.se gogoyoko.com Buy from Telenor! From Musikkverket
Listen to excerpts from the F-Major Quartet:

FBRCD05: Cirrus
Cikada String Quartet
Cirrus by Cecilie Ore, String Quartets by Emil Bernhardt, David Bratlie and Eivind Buene.
In collaboration with the New Music Composer's group.
Learn more about Emil Bernhardt, Eivind Buene, Cecilie Ore and David Bratlie.
RELEASE APRIL 27. 2007.
Read pressrelease. (pdf)
Reviews:
Dagsavisen: Frå frenetisk til filmatisk.
VG: Cirrus
Morgenbladet: Klingende tidsfilosofi

Recording from Sofienberg Church and Nordmarka Chapel in Oslo. Recording engineer was Audun Strype.
View artwork here!

Buy files or album at iTunes
Listen to samples or buy files or album from Musiconline!
From Musikkverket

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.
RELEASED SEPTEMBER 26 2005.
Recording from Bø Church. Recording engineer was Pytten, mastering by Audun Strype.
Read the programnotes. View artwork here!
Press (presently in norwegian): All reviews here!
Dagens Næringsliv: Uten bunad
www.smaalenene.no: Favoritten!
Kulturspeilet: Nostos
Telemark Arbeidarblad: Spennande møte!
Klassisk Musikkmagasin: Nostos

Listen to samples or buy files or album from Musiconline!
Buy files or album at iTunes
From Musikkverket

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 or buy files or album at Musiconline!
Buy files or album at iTunes
From Musikkverket

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)
Collected at this site.
Kulturspeilet Smaalenene

Listen to samples or buy files or album from Musiconline!
Buy files or album at iTunes

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)
Reviews stored at this site.
Download PDF with all facsimiles
NRK
Smaalenene
Dagbladet (facsimile, PDF)
Morgenbladet (facsimile)
Interview with ter Jung at ballade.no
Ballade

Buy files or album from Amazon.com
Buy files or album from gogoyoko.com
Listen to samples or buy files or album from Musiconline!
Buy files or album from platekompaniet.no
From Musikkverket

Distribution:
Distribution:
The Fabra cd's are distributed by MusikkLosen. All Fabra cd's can now be ordered directly from the distibutor MusikkLosen.
www.musikklosen.no
or phone +47 22198282,
e-mail: odd(at)musikklosen.no.

You will find all our releases including separate single tracks at Musiconline.no. and iTunes!!

Fabra is a label connected to Afontibus www.afontibus.no