Officium
A hauntingly beautiful combination of medieval unaccompanied choral music and jazz saxophone.
Jan Garbarek (saxophone)
Hilliard Ensemble
no matter how one views so-called crossover...or the relative unwisdom of sticking to rigid musical boundaries, the evidence remains conclusive: ''Officium'' successfully transcends any limitations...
Officium
A hauntingly beautiful combination of medieval unaccompanied choral music and jazz saxophone.
Jan Garbarek (saxophone)
Hilliard Ensemble
Purchase product
no matter how one views so-called crossover...or the relative unwisdom of sticking to rigid musical boundaries, the evidence remains conclusive: ''Officium'' successfully transcends any limitations...
About
'Officium' is one of the iconic albums. It has sold around 1½ million copies, and is still in the charts as one of the top 20 best-selling classical albums of the past decade, two decades after its 1994 release.
Contents and tracklist
- Jan Garbarek (saxophone), Gordon Jones (baritone), John Potter (tenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), David James (countertenor), Jan Garbarek (tenor saxophone)
- The Hilliard Ensemble
- Recorded: 1993-09-30
- Recording Venue: Propstei St. Gerold
- Jan Garbarek (saxophone), Gordon Jones (baritone), John Potter (tenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), David James (countertenor), Jan Garbarek (tenor saxophone)
- The Hilliard Ensemble
- Recorded: 1993-09-30
- Recording Venue: Propstei St. Gerold
- Jan Garbarek (saxophone), Gordon Jones (baritone), John Potter (tenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), David James (countertenor), Jan Garbarek (tenor saxophone)
- The Hilliard Ensemble
- Recorded: 1993-09-30
- Recording Venue: Propstei St. Gerold
- Jan Garbarek (saxophone), Gordon Jones (baritone), John Potter (tenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), David James (countertenor), Jan Garbarek (tenor saxophone)
- The Hilliard Ensemble
- Recorded: 1993-09-30
- Recording Venue: Propstei St. Gerold
- Jan Garbarek (saxophone), Gordon Jones (baritone), John Potter (tenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), David James (countertenor), Jan Garbarek (tenor saxophone)
- The Hilliard Ensemble
- Recorded: 1993-09-30
- Recording Venue: Propstei St. Gerold
- Jan Garbarek (saxophone), Gordon Jones (baritone), John Potter (tenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), David James (countertenor), Jan Garbarek (tenor saxophone)
- The Hilliard Ensemble
- Recorded: 1993-09-30
- Recording Venue: Propstei St. Gerold
- Jan Garbarek (saxophone), Jan Garbarek (tenor saxophone), David James (countertenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), John Potter (tenor), Gordon Jones (baritone)
- The Hilliard Ensemble
- Recorded: 1993-09-30
- Recording Venue: Propstei St. Gerold
- Jan Garbarek (saxophone), Gordon Jones (baritone), John Potter (tenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), David James (countertenor), Jan Garbarek (tenor saxophone)
- The Hilliard Ensemble
- Recorded: 1993-09-30
- Recording Venue: Propstei St. Gerold
- Jan Garbarek (saxophone), Gordon Jones (baritone), John Potter (tenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), David James (countertenor), Jan Garbarek (tenor saxophone)
- The Hilliard Ensemble
- Recorded: 1993-09-30
- Recording Venue: Propstei St. Gerold
- Jan Garbarek (saxophone), Gordon Jones (baritone), John Potter (tenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), David James (countertenor), Jan Garbarek (tenor saxophone)
- The Hilliard Ensemble
- Recorded: 1993-09-30
- Recording Venue: Propstei St. Gerold
- Jan Garbarek (saxophone), Gordon Jones (baritone), John Potter (tenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), David James (countertenor), Jan Garbarek (tenor saxophone)
- The Hilliard Ensemble
- Recorded: 1993-09-30
- Recording Venue: Propstei St. Gerold
- Jan Garbarek (saxophone), Gordon Jones (baritone), John Potter (tenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), David James (countertenor), Jan Garbarek (tenor saxophone)
- The Hilliard Ensemble
- Recorded: 1993-09-30
- Recording Venue: Propstei St. Gerold
- Jan Garbarek (saxophone), Gordon Jones (baritone), John Potter (tenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), David James (countertenor), Jan Garbarek (tenor saxophone)
- The Hilliard Ensemble
- Recorded: 1993-09-30
- Recording Venue: Propstei St. Gerold
- Jan Garbarek (saxophone), Gordon Jones (baritone), John Potter (tenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), David James (countertenor), Jan Garbarek (tenor saxophone)
- The Hilliard Ensemble
- Recorded: 1993-09-30
- Recording Venue: Propstei St. Gerold
- Jan Garbarek (saxophone), Gordon Jones (baritone), John Potter (tenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), David James (countertenor), Jan Garbarek (tenor saxophone)
- The Hilliard Ensemble
- Recorded: 1993-09-30
- Recording Venue: Propstei St. Gerold
Awards and reviews
no matter how one views so-called crossover...or the relative unwisdom of sticking to rigid musical boundaries, the evidence remains conclusive: ''Officium'' successfully transcends any limitations imposed by time and style...pick up your personal stereo, visit a favourite solitary spot and leave your pre-conceptions at home. Recordings, documentation and presentation are exemplary.
