Idenstam - Lofoten Meditations - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Metal Angel is a collection of eighteen pieces and a Symphonic Sonata for organ by Gunnar Idenstam, born in Swedish Lappland in 1961; this album presents fifteen of these pieces in a series of three suites. Written between 2013 and 2019, they exploit the full range of the modern symphonic organ to give musical expression to the idea of angels in a Gothic fantasy world. Idenstam's distinctive musical language blends the physical energy of symphonic rock and metal and the modal cast of Scandinavian folk-music with an approach to the organ in the French cathedral tradition of such composers as Dupré, Vierne and Widor. This recording presents some of the most fiercely exciting organ music of recent years, in high-voltage performances by the composer himself. Album Tracks 1. Metal Angel. Suite I~I. Introduction 2. Metal Angel. Suite I~II. Waiting for 3. Metal Angel. Suite I~III. Gothic Garden 4. Metal Angel. Suite I~IV. Toccata V 5. Metal Angel. Suite I~V. Metal Angel 6. Metal Angel. Suite II~I. Angel's Theme 7. Metal Angel. Suite II~II. Saga I 8. Metal Angel. Suite II~III. Dark Angel 9. Metal Angel. Suite II~IV. Elegy for an Absent Angel 10. Metal Angel. Suite II~V. Falling Angel 11. Metal Angel. Suite III~I. Polina's Song 12. Metal Angel. Suite III~II. Golden Angel 13. Metal Angel. Suite III~III. Archangel 14. Metal Angel. Suite III~IV. Black Angel 15. Metal Angel. Suite III~V. Saga III Epilogue

As so often happens, it was during a delightful dinner one evening in 2013 with Ketil Bjørnstad, Wiggo Andersen, Knut Kirkesæther and Marianne Beate Kielland that an idea was hatched Why not make a Lofoten Oratorio? Lofoten has so much to offer. A majestic and heavenly nature - beautiful, dramatic and world famous. Light that changes momentarily from one minute to the next. Long, lavish summer days on the one hand. Violent winter storms on the other. A thousand years of traditional fishing culture that Norway is built upon. Local handcraft and gourmet traditions. Dramatic tales of the fishermen's battle against the elements, of dangerous eddies that can swallow a boat whole. Last but not least all the artists who have sought inspiration for the canvas, the camera and the written word. The Lofoten Oratorio has been a tribute. A tribute to Lofoten itself and what it never ceases to give us. A tribute to it's residents, and to those who return again and again. And finally, a homage to nature and art. For without art we would despair of describing the raw Lofoten nature in the words, images, and music we have rendered for you here. Album Tracks 1. Lofotoratoriet (The Lofoten Oratorio)~I. Lofoten 2. Lofotoratoriet (The Lofoten Oratorio)~II. Sommernatt 3. Lofotoratoriet (The Lofoten Oratorio)~III. Ennu E Det Sol 4. Lofotoratoriet (The Lofoten Oratorio)~IV. Mellom Mosken Og Lofoten 5. Lofotoratoriet (The Lofoten Oratorio)~V. Bortenfor Havet 6. Lofotoratoriet (The Lofoten Oratorio)~VI. Historien 7. Lofotoratoriet (The Lofoten Oratorio)~VII. Historier Vil Vare 8. Lofotoratoriet (The Lofoten Oratorio)~VIII. Mørketid 9. Lofotoratoriet (The Lofoten Oratorio)~IX. Når Mørket Kommer 10. Lofotoratoriet (The Lofoten Oratorio)~X. Småseivise 11. Lofotoratoriet (The Lofoten Oratorio)~XI. Opptur 12. Lofotoratoriet (The Lofoten Oratorio)~XII. Mørketidstrollet

Soundfulness, the new collection of the Cypres tag, is an invitation to plenitude through sounds, frequencies, vibrations and breath. Soundfulness creates a space for dialogue between musical cultures, at the crossroads of traditional, sacred and meditative music. Immediately accessible and sensitive, this music is like an inner journey it opens our horizon, inspires us and connects us to our deepest roots. To listen to Soundfulness is to offer oneself a time filled with healing sounds, to salute the spirit and the force of nature and to open up to the meditative powers of sounds. Trust in the integrity of the musicians chosen to bring you into new sound rituals. The Sound Meditation project imagined by Musiques Nouvelles takes you on a meditative musical journey, revisiting a vast repertoire ranging from Dowland to Satie, via Arvo Pärt or Pink Floyd. The meditative power of sounds is embodied in a sound ritual combining classical and modern music. Album Tracks 1. Wasserpiano 2. Voûte étoilée 3. Tu seras là, tribute to Michel Berger 4. Requiems~Asato ma sat gamaya 5. Leaf-coloring mantra 6. Interstellar Cloud 7. Für Alina 8. Meditaction 9. Oblivion 10. Pianoplane 11. Lachrymae pavan 12. Little Gig in the Sky, Tribute to Pink Floyd 13. Gymnopédie no. 1 14. Prière universelle 15. Comprovisation in D 16. Drawn by Drones