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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... —
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The Fifth Century is signature Bryars but no less affecting for its familiar soundworld...The text is fascinating...but it is equally possible to allow the words to wash over you entirely and... —
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Best Choral Performance
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Officium Novum: Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble
Jan Garbarek (soprano & tenor saxophones)
The Hilliard Ensemble (David James, countertenor, Rogers Covey-Crump, tenor, Steven Harrold, Gordon Jones, baritone)
Over the immanent, limpid voices Garbarek improvises equally immaculate counter-melodies. His contributions tend to be somewhat predictable, more decoration than improvisation in the fullest... —
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Trio Mediaeval & Arve Henriksen - Rímur
Trio Mediaeval: Anna Maria Friman (voice, hardangar fiddle), Linn Andrea Fuglseth (voice, shruti box), Berit Opheim (voice) & Arve Henriksen (trumpet)
The trio sing with their usual combination of precision, imagination and deep care with text and ornamentation. Arve Henriksen’s trumpet sounds like a flute, a seabird, a human voice, a distant... —
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Sounds and Silence
Music for the Film
Keith Jarrett (piano), Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Tõnu Kaljuste (conductor), Rolf Lislevand (archlute, baroque guitar), Arianna Savall (voice), Pedro Estevan (percussion), Thor-Harald Johnsen (chitarra battente), Nik Bartsch’s Ronin, Anouar Brahem (oud), François...
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Thomas Larcher: Madhares
Till Fellner (piano), Kim Kashkashian (viola)
Munich Chamber Orchestra, Quatuor Diotima, Dennis Russell Davies
He has a fabulous ear for unusual sonorities, which he fashions into surprisingly logical narratives...Böse Zellen, in particular, is a truly original work, vigorously performed and captured... —
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Lysøen: Hommage à Ole Bull
Nils Økland (violin, hardanger fiddle) & Sigbjørn Apeland (piano, harmonium)
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Giya Kancheli: Themes from the Songbook
Dino Saluzzi (bandoneon), Andrei Pushkarev (vibraphone), Gidon Kremer (violin) & Jansug Kahkidze (voice/conductor)
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
A sincere gesture from all concerned...Late at night, with the lights turned down low, over a glass of something, would be the best ambience —
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Hirundo Maris
Arianna Savall (voice, Gothic harp, Italian triple harp), Petter Udland Johansen (voice, hardanger fiddle, mandolin), Sveinung Lilleheier (guitar, dobro, voice), Miquel Àngel Cordero (double-bass, voice) & David Mayoral (percussion
This disc is dedicated to the memory of Savall’s mother, the Catalan early-music soprano Montserrat Figueras, who died last November. The daughter has taken much from her parent — but, with... —
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