Iver Kleive

Iver Kleive
Iver Kleive
	Iver Kleive performing at the ; Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo 2008.
Background information
Born	25 May 1949 (age 75); Skien, Telemark
Origin	Norway
Genres	Jazz, church music
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instrument(s)	Keyboards, church organ
Website	www.kalleklev.no/artists/1-artists/1432-knut-reiersrud--iver-kleive.html

Iver Kleive (born 25 May 1949 in Skien, Norway) is a Norwegian composer and organist. He is known for his composing style which is a fusion of traditional church music with other musical idioms such as blues, jazz, and Norwegian folk music.^[1] He has appeared in nearly 200 recordings as a studio musician, composer and arranger.^[2]

Biography

Kleive was born in Skien to a musical family. His father, Kristoffer Kleive, was also an organist and his brother, Audun Kleive, is a noted jazz percussionist. He studied church music and organ at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo and then served as the organist at the Frogner Church from 1976 to 1981 and the Røyken Church from 1982 to 1985. Since 1987 he has been the musical director of the Helgerud Church in Bærum. He is also director of the Oslo Bach Choir which he founded in 1988. The recording of his Blå koral (Blue Chorale) won a Spellemannprisen in 1991.^[3]

Principal discography

Klieve records primarily on the Kirkelig Kulturverksted label (KKV). His principal recordings include:

Solo albums

1988: Max Reger – Inferno, Symphonic Fantasia and Fugue for organ, Op. 57 (KKV)
1993: Max Reger – Alle Menschen müssen sterben, Chorale fantasia, Op. 52/1 (KKV)
1994: Kyrie (KKV)
1998: Juleevangeliet / The Christmas Gospel (KKV)
2004: Hyrdenes Tilbedelse / Adoration of the Shepherds (KKV), meditations over famous Christmas songs
2007: Requiem (KKV)

Collaborative works

With Ingrid Elisabeth Johansen

1978: Ingrid Elisabeth (Sonet Records)

With Øystein Sunde

1979: Hærtata Hørt (Philips Records)

With Ole Paus

1981: Å, Sonja (Zarepta Records)

With Ove Røsbak and Sigmund Groven

1981: Lævandes Dikt (Viton)

With Per Egil Hovland

1983: Med Røtter I Himmelen (KKV)

With Roar Engelberg

1985: Alveland (KKV)

With Knut Reiersrud

1991: Blå Koral / Blue Chorale (KKV)
1996: Himmelskip / Ship of Heaven (KKV)
2000: Den Signede Dag / The Blessed Day (KKV), feat. folk singer Povl Dissing
2008: De Usynlige (2L), arranging and playing most of the soundtrack of the film "deUSYNLIGE" (N/SE/D)
2006: Nåde Over Nåde / Grace of Grace (KKV)

With Jonas Fjeld

1993: Texas Jensen (Stageway Records)

With Annbjørg Lien

1994: Felefeber (Grappa Music)

With Sigmund Groven

2001: Innunder Jul (Grappa Music)
2010: HarmOrgan (2L)

With Terje Rypdal

2002: Lux Aeterna (ECM Records), recorded in 2000

With Aage Kvalbein

2007: Julemeditasjoner / Christmas Meditations (KKV)
2008: Til Trøst / The Comforter (KKV)

With Sondre Bratland

1988: Inn i draumen ^[4]
1992: Roså frå Betlehem ^[4]

With Knut Reiersrud and Povl Dissing

2013: Som Den Gylne Sol (KKV)

Notes and references

^ Ellingham et al. (1999) p. 18
^ Marcussen (30 October 2007)
^ "Spellemannprisen: 1991 Winners". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Sondre Bratland: Soloplater". Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.