Epigraphs (album) explained

Epigraphs
Type:Studio
Artist:Ketil Bjørnstad / David Darling
Cover:Epigraphs (album).jpg
Released:2000
Recorded:September 1998
Studio:Rainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
Genre:Jazz
Length:56:51
Label:ECM
ECM 1684
Producer:Manfred Eicher
Chronology:Ketil Bjørnstad
Prev Title:Himmelrand
Prev Year:1999
Next Title:Grace
Next Year:2001

Epigraphs is an album by Norwegian pianist Ketil Bjørnstad with American cellist David Darling recorded in September 1998 and released on ECM in 2000.[1] [2]

Background

Tracks from Epigraph were used as part of the soundtrack of Jean-Luc Godard's film In Praise of Love.[3]

Reception

The All About Jazz review by Glenn Astarita awarded the album 3.5 stars.The AllMusic review by Rick Anderson awarded the album 4 stars, stating:

To call this music "minimalist" wouldn't be entirely accurate, since there's quite a bit of harmonic movement and not much repetition, but because Bjornstad and Darling's playing is so consistently gentle and the music is so consistently quiet and pleasant, this album has a flavor that will be familiar to fans of Philip Glass and Arvo Pärt. Recommended.[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Ketil Bjørnstad, except as noted.

  1. "Epigraph No. 1" – 3:04
  2. "Upland" – 4:04
  3. "Wakening" – 4:10
  4. "Epigraph No. 1, Var. 1" – 1:39
  5. "Pavane" (William Byrd) – 3:39
  6. "Fantasia" (Orlando Gibbons) – 1:59
  7. "Epigraph No. 1, Var. 2" – 2:20
  8. "The Guest" – 2:41
  9. "After Celan" – 3:46
  10. "Song for TKJD" (David Darling) – 6:24
  11. "Silent Dream" (Darling) – 4:41
  12. "The Lake" – 4:11
  13. "Gothic" – 4:07
  14. "Epigraph No. 1, Var. 3" – 1:28
  15. "Le jour s'endort" (Guillaume Dufay) – 3:44
  16. "Factus est repente" (Gregor Aichinger) – 4:54

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ketil Bjornstad & David Darling: Epigraphs Review . Glenn . Astarita . 2012-12-12 . All About Jazz.
  2. Web site: ECM discography . 2011-10-21 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20130609103636/http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1600/1684.php . 2013-06-09 . dead .
  3. Web site: Shards of Time: "In Praise of Love" . Ho . Lin . December 6, 2005 . Camera Roll . December 26, 2023.
  4. Web site: Anderson . Rick . Ketil Bjørnstad Epigraphs Review . 2011-10-21 . Allmusic.com.

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