Par ALNAES FRODE. 'Everyone needs a Friend' is the most famous song by the band Dance with a Stranger, first released on their self-titled debut album in 1987. It became an instant hit following their performance of the song at Spellemann 1988, one of the band's most important performances during their 40-year-long career. Both guitarist Frode Alnæs, vocalist Øivind 'Elg' Elgenes individually, an…

My Heart Remains in Wonder. Par BRORSON HANS ADOLPHE. One of the world's most famous Christmas songs was composed by the Dane Hans Adolph Brorson, who was primarily a theologian and bishop, but is also recognized as one of Scandinavia's greatest composers of hymns. 'My Heart Remains in Wonder' was first published in 1732. This arrangement was originally written for the Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag …

Par ELGAR EDWARD. Chanson de Matin ('Morning Song') (Op. 15, No. 2) was likely written by Edward Elgar around 1889, originally for violin and piano. He later created an orchestral version. The premiere of this version in 1901 was conducted by none other than Henry Wood. Wood conducted the Promenade Concerts in London for almost 50 years and is considered the 'father' of The Proms. The English comp…

Par ELGAAEN GEORG. 'Voi Voi' was written by Georg Elgaaen for the very first edition of the Melodi Grand Prix in Norway in 1960. Nora Brockstedt performed the song, which became a huge success. The song is still one of her biggest hits and an important reason why she became a major icon in Norwegian entertainment music during the 1950s and 1960s. The song is typically lively and colorful, and this…