Marais / Joubert-Caillet / L'Acheron - Deuxieme Livre de Pieces Viole - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Various Artists - Schnebel Orchestra / Various [COMPACT DISCS] date 11/02/2006

More than any other artist to emerge from the fertile black metal scene of the early '90s, Ihsahn has firmly established himself as an unpredictable maverick. Frontman and chief composer with the legendary Emperor, he re-wrote the rulebook on epic extreme music across a series of albums that are still widely regarded as classics. Ihsahn's unique approach and liberated musical ethos ensured that when he embarked on a solo career, fans were primed to expect the unexpected. Full conceptual album, presented in two versions Metal and Orchestral. Ihsahn has created his best and most unique and powerful album to date. InchWith this , I wanted to dig deep into the core essentials of my musical background; black/extreme-metal and my love of orchestral music and soundtracks. I approached the writing with the intent to present the material in it's full-blown metal expression, but also to arrange the orchestral parts in such a way that they would work independently. Somehow an attempt to write a soundtrack within the structures of the full production, allowing me to explore different, and sometimes contrasting, variations of essentially the same music.Inch In line with the cinematic inspirations, music and lyrics follow two parallel narratives with recurring themes throughout. The main story is presented in the metal version, whereas the secondary story is rooted in the orchestral version, although bleeding into the main story. Album Tracks 1. Cervus Venator 2. The Promethean Spark 3. Pilgrimage to Oblivion 4. Twice Born 5. A Taste of the Ambrosia 6. Anima Extraneae 7. Blood Trails to Love 8. Hubris and Blue Devils 9. The Distance Between Us 10. At the Heart of All Things Broken 11. Sonata Profana

Marin Marais published his Quatrième Livre de Pièces de Viole two years after the death of Louis XIV, establishing himself as the undisputed master of the genre and providing pieces not only for musicians who had achieved some skill on the viol but also for the most virtuoso players. Here Marais reshaped the classical forms, altering the traditional sequence for the suites and making an increasing use of character pieces. The sometimes whimsical imagery and the new freedom of form that these pieces contain reach their peak in the astonishing Suitte d'un goût étranger; these thirty or so pieces employ as yet unheard-of keys and offer a multitude of characters and representations that can tend towards the exotic. Breaking further new ground, and somewhat influenced by the Italian trio, Marais ended the Quatrième Livre with two suites for three viols, a genre he claimed to be new to France. Album Tracks 1. Première Suitte À III Violes en RÉ Majeur 2. Quatrième Suitte en la Mineur 3. Troisième Suitte en Fa Majeur 4. Première Suitte en RÉ Mineur 5. Suitte D'un Goût Étranger 6. Cinquième Suitte en la Majeur 7. Deuxième Suitte en RÉ Majeur 8. Sixième Suitte en Mi Mineur 9. Deuxième Suitte À III Violes en Sol Majeur