Drone Mass
Johann Johannsson
Awards:
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd December 2022
Drone Mass speaks in a musical language that is immediately accessible when one first encounters it, yet at the same paradoxically retains a sense of shadowy mystery even after many listenings.
Drone Mass
Johann Johannsson
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Awards:
-
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
-
Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd December 2022
Drone Mass speaks in a musical language that is immediately accessible when one first encounters it, yet at the same paradoxically retains a sense of shadowy mystery even after many listenings.
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Contents and tracklist
- Theatre of Voices (voices), American Contemporary Music Ensemble (chamber ensemble), Jóhann Jóhannsson, Paul Hillier (chorus conductor), Else Torp (soprano), Kate Macoboy (soprano), Signe Asmussen (mezzo-soprano), Iris Oja (alto), Paul Bentley-Angell (tenor), Jakob Skjoldborg (tenor), Jakob Bloch Jespersen (bass-baritone), Steffen Bruun (bass (vocal)), Laura Lutzke (violin), Caleb Burhans (viola), Ben Russell (violin), Clarice Jensen (cello)
- Paul Hillier
- Recorded: 2019-05-28
- Recording Venue: Garnisonskirken København, Copenhagen
- Theatre of Voices (voices), American Contemporary Music Ensemble (chamber ensemble), Jóhann Jóhannsson, Paul Hillier (chorus conductor), Else Torp (soprano), Kate Macoboy (soprano), Signe Asmussen (mezzo-soprano), Iris Oja (alto), Paul Bentley-Angell (tenor), Jakob Skjoldborg (tenor), Jakob Bloch Jespersen (bass-baritone), Steffen Bruun (bass (vocal)), Laura Lutzke (violin), Ben Russell (violin), Caleb Burhans (viola), Clarice Jensen (cello)
- Paul Hillier
- Recorded: 2019-05-28
- Recording Venue: Garnisonskirken København, Copenhagen
- Theatre of Voices (voices), American Contemporary Music Ensemble (chamber ensemble), Jóhann Jóhannsson, Paul Hillier (chorus conductor), Else Torp (soprano), Kate Macoboy (soprano), Signe Asmussen (mezzo-soprano), Iris Oja (alto), Paul Bentley-Angell (tenor), Jakob Skjoldborg (tenor), Jakob Bloch Jespersen (bass-baritone), Steffen Bruun (bass (vocal)), Laura Lutzke (violin), Caleb Burhans (viola), Ben Russell (violin), Clarice Jensen (cello)
- Paul Hillier
- Recorded: 2019-05-28
- Recording Venue: Garnisonskirken København, Copenhagen
- Theatre of Voices (voices), American Contemporary Music Ensemble (chamber ensemble), Jóhann Jóhannsson, Paul Hillier (chorus conductor), Else Torp (soprano), Kate Macoboy (soprano), Signe Asmussen (mezzo-soprano), Iris Oja (alto), Paul Bentley-Angell (tenor), Jakob Skjoldborg (tenor), Jakob Bloch Jespersen (bass-baritone), Steffen Bruun (bass (vocal)), Laura Lutzke (violin), Caleb Burhans (viola), Ben Russell (violin), Clarice Jensen (cello)
- Paul Hillier
- Recorded: 2019-05-28
- Recording Venue: Garnisonskirken København, Copenhagen
- Theatre of Voices (voices), American Contemporary Music Ensemble (chamber ensemble), Jóhann Jóhannsson, Paul Hillier (chorus conductor), Else Torp (soprano), Kate Macoboy (soprano), Signe Asmussen (mezzo-soprano), Iris Oja (alto), Paul Bentley-Angell (tenor), Jakob Skjoldborg (tenor), Jakob Bloch Jespersen (bass-baritone), Steffen Bruun (bass (vocal)), Laura Lutzke (violin), Caleb Burhans (viola), Ben Russell (violin), Clarice Jensen (cello)
- Paul Hillier
- Recorded: 2019-05-28
- Recording Venue: Garnisonskirken København, Copenhagen
- Theatre of Voices (voices), American Contemporary Music Ensemble (chamber ensemble), Jóhann Jóhannsson, Else Torp (soprano), Kate Macoboy (soprano), Signe Asmussen (mezzo-soprano), Iris Oja (alto), Paul Bentley-Angell (tenor), Jakob Skjoldborg (tenor), Jakob Bloch Jespersen (bass-baritone), Steffen Bruun (bass (vocal)), Paul Hillier (chorus conductor), Laura Lutzke (violin), Caleb Burhans (viola), Ben Russell (violin), Clarice Jensen (cello)
- Paul Hillier
- Recorded: 2019-05-28
- Recording Venue: Garnisonskirken København, Copenhagen
- Theatre of Voices (voices), American Contemporary Music Ensemble (chamber ensemble), Jóhann Jóhannsson, Else Torp (soprano), Kate Macoboy (soprano), Signe Asmussen (mezzo-soprano), Iris Oja (alto), Paul Bentley-Angell (tenor), Jakob Skjoldborg (tenor), Jakob Bloch Jespersen (bass-baritone), Steffen Bruun (bass (vocal)), Paul Hillier (chorus conductor), Laura Lutzke (violin), Caleb Burhans (viola), Ben Russell (violin), Clarice Jensen (cello)
- Paul Hillier
- Recorded: 2019-05-28
- Recording Venue: Garnisonskirken København, Copenhagen
- Theatre of Voices (voices), American Contemporary Music Ensemble (chamber ensemble), Jóhann Jóhannsson, Paul Hillier (chorus conductor), Else Torp (soprano), Kate Macoboy (soprano), Signe Asmussen (mezzo-soprano), Iris Oja (alto), Paul Bentley-Angell (tenor), Jakob Skjoldborg (tenor), Jakob Bloch Jespersen (bass-baritone), Steffen Bruun (bass (vocal)), Laura Lutzke (violin), Caleb Burhans (viola), Ben Russell (violin), Clarice Jensen (cello)
- Paul Hillier
- Recorded: 2019-05-28
- Recording Venue: Garnisonskirken København, Copenhagen
- Theatre of Voices (voices), American Contemporary Music Ensemble (chamber ensemble), Jóhann Jóhannsson, Paul Hillier (chorus conductor), Else Torp (soprano), Kate Macoboy (soprano), Signe Asmussen (mezzo-soprano), Iris Oja (alto), Paul Bentley-Angell (tenor), Jakob Skjoldborg (tenor), Jakob Bloch Jespersen (bass-baritone), Steffen Bruun (bass (vocal)), Laura Lutzke (violin), Caleb Burhans (viola), Ben Russell (violin), Clarice Jensen (cello)
- Paul Hillier
- Recorded: 2019-05-28
- Recording Venue: Garnisonskirken København, Copenhagen
- Theatre of Voices (voices), American Contemporary Music Ensemble (chamber ensemble), Jóhann Jóhannsson, Paul Hillier (chorus conductor), Else Torp (soprano), Kate Macoboy (soprano), Signe Asmussen (mezzo-soprano), Iris Oja (alto), Paul Bentley-Angell (tenor), Jakob Skjoldborg (tenor), Jakob Bloch Jespersen (bass-baritone), Steffen Bruun (bass (vocal)), Laura Lutzke (violin), Caleb Burhans (viola), Ben Russell (violin), Clarice Jensen (cello)
- Paul Hillier
- Recorded: 2019-05-28
- Recording Venue: Garnisonskirken København, Copenhagen
Jóhannsson, J:
The Mountain View, the Majesty of the Snow-Clad Peaks, from a Place of Contemplation and Reflection
Work length8:43
- Theatre of Voices (voices), American Contemporary Music Ensemble (chamber ensemble), Jóhann Jóhannsson, Paul Hillier (chorus conductor), Else Torp (soprano), Kate Macoboy (soprano), Signe Asmussen (mezzo-soprano), Iris Oja (alto), Paul Bentley-Angell (tenor), Jakob Skjoldborg (tenor), Jakob Bloch Jespersen (bass-baritone), Steffen Bruun (bass (vocal)), Laura Lutzke (violin), Caleb Burhans (viola), Ben Russell (violin), Clarice Jensen (cello)
- Paul Hillier
- Recorded: 2019-05-28
- Recording Venue: Garnisonskirken København, Copenhagen
Spotlight on this release
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Paul Hillier on Jóhann Jóhannsson's Drone Mass
3rd May 2022
The conductor of Theatre of Voices talks about his new recording of a striking, atmospheric work by Jóhann Jóhannsson.
Awards and reviews
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Presto Recordings of the YearFinalist 2022
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Presto Recording of the Week23rd December 2022
23rd December 2022
Drone Mass speaks in a musical language that is immediately accessible when one first encounters it, yet at the same paradoxically retains a sense of shadowy mystery even after many listenings.
