During summer holidays 2013 my son Oscar William and I played the tango classic La Cumparsita on our accordions.

La Cumparsita - accordion duet by Oscar W and Daddy Rolf

This is my tentative interpretation of the piano solo "Indigio", composed by the Korean pianist Yiruma (Lee Ru-ma). Performed by Yiruma on the studio album "From the Yellow Room" (2003).

You may download the recording from my public Dropbox:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/i18y5js2oxl7eo2/Indigo.wav?dl=0

Recorded July 2013 in my living room, in Oslo Norway, on a Yamaha grand.

Indigo by Yiruma: From the Yellow Room (2003)

This is my interpretation of a ballade by the Norwegian rock musician Åge Aleksandersen (b. 1949). The lyrics, in Norwegian language, was inspired by the birth of Aleksandersen's daughter.  It describes a parent looking at a sleeping child in the evening, wondering what the future might bring. "Lys og varme" means "light and warmth". 

This is a beloved song in Norway and is often used in weddings and on other important occasion. 

Recorded at my apartment in Oslo, March 2022.

Lys og varme

My interpretation of "Reunion", a jazz tune by Marc Sabatella. The score is included with MuseScore as a demo. 

Recorded in my home studio, Oslo, Norway, on a Yamaha Grand, using Cubase 7.5 with Native Instruments Kontakt 5 for the cello part.

Reunion

My version of　”Toki ni wa Mukashi no Hanashi o" ( 時には昔の話すを) from the Hayao Miyazaki anime "Porco Rosso" (く紅の豚). It's a slow version, played in my home studio on a Yamaha Grand, with an added flute part (both instruments played by me).

時には昔の話すを Toki ni wa Mukashi no Hanashi o

As a young teenager, I discovered a wonderful vinyl record with a cute cover - "Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano" (1975), featuring Claude Bolling (composer/pianist)and the famous flautist Jean-Pierre Rampal. At that time I played the accordion only, but decided to teach myself piano and flute, partly inspired by the track "Irlandaise".  This is a my recent piano interpretation of that jolly jazz waltz. Enjoy!

Irlandaise - jazz waltz

This is the most well known song about Trondheim, the town in Norway where my son lives.  "Nidelven" (The Nid River) flows through Trondheim, and the title translates as "Nidelven calm and beautiful you are". 

This is an accordion duet with my son, Oscar William Lunheim. All errors and glitches are the sole responsibility of Oscar's old and rusty dad!

Oskar Hoddø, who wrote the lyrics for this song, was executed by the German occupational forces in 1943. 

Nidelven stille og vakker du er

The Clarinet Polka ("Klarinettpolka") is a traditional Norwegian polka, here performed as an accordion duet. Sorry, no clarinet!

Recorded with my son Oscar William in Oslo during our Christmas holiday 2014. 

Clarinet Polka

My interpretation of "Maybe" by Yiruma. Performed in my Oslo apartment on a Yamaha C4 grand. I've added an extra repetition of the first part.

Maybe

This is a soundtrack I made for a short drone video from the Oslo Forest. Recorded in my Oslo home studio. 

You can watch the video on my Youtube channel:
https://youtu.be/AYCYV7AP4gY

Autumn Forest Theme Piano

This is a collection of Rajasthani children's songs recorded on location in the Thar Desert during my fieldwork 1989-91.  I've forgotten most of the Rajasthani I once knew, so if someone out there could transcribe and translate those songs, I would be very grateful. Please feel free to contact me at rolf.lunheim@gmail.com. 

Greetings from Oslo, Norway.

You can download a copy of this file from my public Dropbox folder : 
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/f9dv58a5wfxa7ht/fuJWCarZyO



Rajasthani Children's Songs

This romantic piece was written by Edvard Fliflet Bræin (1924-1976), a  
Norwegian composer and conductor, when he was only 22 years old. In Norwegian language the title is "Ut mot havet", which translates roughly as "Towards the ocean". 

The piece was written in Kristiansund, a small town at the west coast of Norway with a spectacular view of the ocean. The Norwegian lyrics describes a sentimental scene in which a sailor is leaving on a ship, while his sweetheart is waving goodbye on the shore. 

Performed on my Yamaha grand at home in Oslo, September 2019.

Towards the Ocean - Version 1

Towards the Ocean - Version 2

This is a slow, dreaming piano piece I composed and performed at home in 2020. It is called "Dorian Meditation", because it starts out in G dorian mode, and modulates to E flat major in the second part. 

You can download the score from the Musescore site:
https://musescore.com/user/34532/scores/5980271

Dorian Meditation

URUさんの「あなたいることで」歌ってみました。ノルウェーからよろしくお願いします。

In my opinion, URU is one of contemporary Japan's greatest singer-songwriter talents and this is my favorite among URUs songs. "Anata Iru Koto de" means "because you exist" in Japanese. It is a truly beautiful love song. 

Recorded in Oslo, Norway, October 2020, in my living room. I'm neither a guitar player or a singer, but I did my best. Enjoy  - and please listen to the original and other cover versions on YouTube.

URU あなたいることで Anata Iru Koto de

大好きな曲「５００マイル」を歌ってみました。ギターとアコーディオンを弾きました。歌声は悪いですが楽しかったです。聞いて下さい。

This is my interpretation of the Japanese version of HedyWest's classic song "500 miles". I think the Japanese lyrics is better than the English one, but I have included a little bit of English at the end. Sorry for the clumsy singing (I'm not a singer), but I hope the guitar and accordion playing turned out ok. Recorded at my apartment in Oslo, Norway, February 2021.

500マイル 弾き語り

Hi, 

My name is Rolf Lunheim. I'm an amateur musician based in Oslo, Norway. My main instruments are piano, accordion and the flute. You may also check out my YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@themusicalpolarbear472/featured

Lunheim

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