Poster Erik Pratt visits a troll in Norway
Erik Pratt poses with a troll in Norway.
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Music with Minnesotans

With a Norske Eye (and Ear)

Erik Pratt MwM

Ask Erik Pratt about renewable energy and prepare yourself for a passionate response. Ask him about ballroom dancing, choral music or Edvard Grieg and you'll get the same: passion, passion, passion. He's a passionate man, Erik Pratt. His playlist is an invitation to look into his Norske heart.

Grieg: "Jon Vestafes Springar" with hardanger fiddle player, Knut Buen and pianist, Steen Nokleberg. Simax 1040

Grieg: "Blueberry Slope" with mezzo-soprano, Anne Sophie von Otter and pianist, Bengt Forsberg. DG 174269

Leoncavallo: "Don, din don" from Pagliacci with Philadelphia Orchestra and Westminster Symphonic Choir conducted by Riccardo Muti. Philips 438 132

Bernstein: Overture to Candide with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein. Sony 39448

Rutter: "Pie Jesu" from Requiem with soprano, Caroline Ashton and City of London Sinfonia conducted by John Rutter. Collegium 502

Anonymous: "Folkefrelsar, til oss kom" with Trio Medieval. ECM 9888

Next Week: Trucker James Cadwell has a playlist for long-haul driving.

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