Ketil Bjørnstad discography
This is the discography of albums recorded by Norwegian pianist Ketil Bjørnstad.
Studio albums
1970s
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [1]  | |||
| Åpning[2] | 
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— | |
| Berget det blå[3] | 
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— | |
| Tredje dag[4] | 
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— | |
| Lise Madsen, Moses og de andre[5]  with Ole Paus  | 
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— | |
| Finnes du noensteds i kveld | 
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9 | |
| Selena | 
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16 | |
| Musikk for en lang natt  with Sigmund Groven  | 
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19 | |
| Leve Patagonia! | 
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13 | |
| Svart piano | 
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— | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
1980s
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [1]  | |||
| Tidevann | 
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17 | |
| 30-Årskrigen[6] with Stavangerensemblet  | 
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14 | |
| Engler i Sneen | 
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18 | |
| Bjørnstad/Paus/Hamsun  with Ole Paus, lyrics by Knut Hamsun  | 
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— | |
| Aniara[7] feat. Lill Lindfors  | 
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— | |
| Mine dager i Paris | 
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— | |
| Preludes vol. 1[8] | 
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— | |
| Preludes vol. 2 [9] | 
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— | |
| Natten[10]  with Sissel Ingri Andersen  | 
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— | |
| Pianology[11] | 
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— | |
| Karen Mowat-Suite | 
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— | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
1990s
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [1]  | |||
| The Shadow  feat. Randi Stene, poems by John Donne  | 
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— | |
| Odyssey | 
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— | |
| Rift, En Rockopera | 
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— | |
| Messe for en Saret Jord ("Mass for a Wounded Earth")[7] | 
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— | |
| Water Stories | 
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— | |
| For den som elsker ("For Those Who Love")  with Froydis Armand, lyrics by Stein Mehren  | 
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— | |
| The Sea   with David Darling, Terje Rypdal, Jon Christensen  | 
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32 | |
| Haugtussa  with Lynni Treekrem, lyrics by Arne Garborg  | 
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31 | |
| The River  with David Darling  | 
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— | |
| Reisetid  with Eldbjørg Raknes, Kjetil Saunes, Petronella Barker, Henrik Mestad  | 
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— | |
| Ett liv with Lill Lindfors, lyrics by Edith Sodergran  | 
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— | |
| The Sea II with David Darling, Terje Rypdal, Jon Christensen  | 
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— | |
| The Rosenborg Tapes, Volume I — New Life (Nytt liv) | 
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— | |
| The Rosenborg Tapes, Volume II — 20 Variations on the Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor by J. S. Bach | 
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— | |
| Himmelrand \u2013 Tusenarsoratoriet text: Stein Mehrens | 
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— | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
2000s
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [1][12]  | |||
| Epigraphs  with David Darling  | 
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— | |
| Grace | 
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— | |
| Old[13] | 
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— | |
| Before the Light[14] | 
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| Kildens Bredd[15]  with Ole Paus  | 
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31 | |
| The Nest feat. Anneli Drecker, lyrics by Harte Crane  | 
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— | |
| Profeten[16] with Kahlil Gibran and Ole Paus  | 
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— | |
| Seafarer's Song | 
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— | |
| Solskinnsdypet[17] with Kolbein Falkeid  | 
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— | |
| Floating | 
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35 | |
| Rainbow Sessions[18] | 
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— | |
| Devotions[19] | 
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— | |
| The Light[20] with Randi Stene and Lars Anders Tomter  | 
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— | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
2010s
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [1][21]  | |||
| Remembrance with Tore Brunborg & Jon Christensen  | 
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32 | |
| Night Song with Svante Henryson  | 
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— | |
| Vinding's Music - Songs from the Alder Thicket[22]  with Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Christian Eggen, Gunilla Süssmann & Jie Zhang  | 
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— | |
| La Notte with Anja Lechner, Andy Sheppard, Eivind Aarset, Arild Andersen & Marilyn Mazur  | 
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— | |
| Sunrise (A Cantata on Texts by Edvard Munch)[23]  with Kari Bremnes)  | 
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— | |
| A Passion for John Donne[24] | 
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— | |
| Bartók/Debussy/Ravel[25] | 
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— | |
| Images[26] | 
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— | |
| Shimmering[27] | 
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— | |
| Frolandia[28] with Ole Paus  | 
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8 | |
| Sanger Om Tilhorighet[29] | 
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— | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Live albums
- Life in Leipzig with Terje Rypdal (ECM, 2008)
 - Hvalenes Sang (Oratorium) (Grappa, 2010)[30]
 
Compilations/bundles
- Tredje dag/Svart piano (Philips, 2 CD re-release 1994)
 - Ophelia's Arrival/Pianology/Minotauros, three ballets (Hermitage (1994 re-release) 3 × LPs
 - Early Years (Universal, 2000)[31]
 - Early Piano Music (Hubro, 19 July 2011) Preludes and Pianology[32]
 - Images/ Shimmering (Grappa, 2015)
 
Other albums
- Och människor ser igen, Lill Lindfors, written and arranged by Bjørnstad (Metronome, 1980)
 - La elva leve! (Kolibri, 1980, contributed one track)
 - Manniskors makt for Lill Lindfors, lyrics by Edith Sodergran (1985)
 - Losrivelse Kari Bremnes, lyrics by Edvard Munch (KKV, 1993)
 - Davidsalmer, Anders Wyller, lyrics from the bible (KKV, 1995)
 - Sanger fra en Klode for Per Vollestad (Grappa, 1995)
 - Salomos Hoysang written for Lill Lindfors & Tommy Nilsson, lyrics from the bible (KKV, 1995)
 
References
- ^ a b c d e "Ketil Bjørnstad". norwegiancharts.com.
 - ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad: Åpning". AllMusic.
 - ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad – Berget Det Blå". Discogs.
 - ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad – Tredje dag". Discogs.
 - ^ "Ole Paus - Lise Madsen, Moses Og De Andre". AllMusic.
 - ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad / Stavangerensemblet – 30-Årskrigen". Discogs. 
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ a b Marcussen, Tor (2009-02-13). "Ketil Bjørnstad Biography" (in Norwegian). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
 - ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad - Preludes Vol. 1". Discogs.
 - ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad - Preludes Vol. 2". Discogs.
 - ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad: Natten". AllMusic.
 - ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad - Pianology". Discogs.
 - ^ "PAUS / BJØRNSTAD - KILDENS BREDD (ALBUM)". norwegiancharts.com.
 - ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad: Before the Light". AllMusic.
 - ^ Couture, François. "Ketil Bjørnstad: Before the Light". AllMusic.
 - ^ "Ole Paus, Ketil Bjørnstad - Kildens bredd". Discogs.
 - ^ "Ole Paus, Ketil Bjørnstad, Khalil Gibran – Profeten". Discogs.
 - ^ "Solskinnsdypet - Kolbein Falkeid & Ketil Bjørnstad". Amazon.
 - ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad: Rainbow Sessions". AllMusic.
 - ^ "Devotions - Ketil Bjørnstad". VG-lista.
 - ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad – The Light". Discogs.
 - ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad & Ole Paus Froland - 17 sanger". norwegiancharts.com.
 - ^ Grillo, Tyran (May 13, 2015). "KETIL BJØRNSTAD: VINDING'S MUSIC – SONGS FROM THE ALDER THICKET (ECM 2170/71)". Between Sound and Space.
 - ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad: Sunrise: A Cantata on Texts By Edward Munch". Discogs.
 - ^ Jurek, Thom. "Ketil Bjørnstad: A Passion for John Donne". AllMusic.
 - ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad – Bartók/Debussy/Ravel". Discogs.
 - ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad – Images". Discogs.
 - ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad – Shimmering". Discogs.
 - ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad & Ole Paus - Frolandia". Discogs.
 - ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
 - ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad – Hvalenes Sang (Oratorium)". Discogs.
 - ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad - Early Years". Discogs.
 - ^ Jurek, Thom. "Ketil Bjørnstad: Early Piano Music". AllMusic.