Aquilonis Trio Mediæval

Cover Aquilonis

Album info

Album-Release:
2014

HRA-Release:
20.11.2014

Label: ECM

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Chamber Music

Artist: Trio Mediæval

Album including Album cover Booklet (PDF)

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  • 1 Vespers Reponsory 02:45
  • 2 Ama 02:48
  • 3 Ave rex angelorum 02:16
  • 4 Ecce quod natura mutat sua jura 04:42
  • 5 Ave maris stella 02:32
  • 6 Vespers Antiphon and Psalm I-III 07:13
  • 7 Ioseph fili David 02:37
  • 8 Ave regina caelorum 01:36
  • 9 Alleluia: A New Work 04:47
  • 10 Morgonljos 01:20
  • 11 Vespers Antiphon and Psalm IV & V 03:32
  • 12 Fammi cantar l'amor 02:50
  • 13 Gud unde oss her at leve sa 01:56
  • 14 Benedicti e llaudati 04:41
  • 15 Klokkeljom 00:47
  • 16 Special Antiphon 01:56
  • 17 Ingen vinner frem til den evige ro 05:05
  • 18 Fryd dig, du Kristi brud 03:34
  • 19 I hamrinum 01:01
  • 20 Vale, dulcis amice 03:05
  • Total Runtime 01:01:03

Info for Aquilonis

Trio Mediæval – die drei Frauen aus Skandinavien deren Gesang „einen Klang von außerordentlicher und tröstlicher Schönheit“ produziert, wie der Boston Globe schrieb – offerieren mit ihrem sechsten (nach dem Nordwind Aquilonis benannten) ECM-New-Series-Album eine Sammlung polyphoner Musiken vom Mittelalter bis zur Moderne. Man kann im Albumtitel eine Anspielung sowohl auf die nordischen Wurzeln der Sängerinnen als auch auf die erfrischende Reinheit ihrer Stimmen sehen, überdies vollzieht das Repertoire des Albums eine Reise von Island nach Italien, von Nord nach Süd, eben wie der Wind Aquilonis.

Bei seinem kreativen Umgang mit mittelalterlichen isländischen Gesängen begleitet das Trio Mediæval seine Stimmen mit zurückhaltend strukturierender Instrumentierung. Die Gruppe hat zudem italienische Sakralmusiken aus dem 12. Jahrhundert und englische Lieder aus dem 15. Jahrhundert für sich arrangiert. Aus der heutigen Zeit kommen Werke des Schweden Anders Jormin, des Amerikaners William Brooks und des Engländers Andrew Smith hinzu. In seinen Liner Notes beschreibt John Potter – ehemals Tenor im Hilliard Ensemble und langjähriger Mentor des Trio Mediæval – treffend die Fähigkeit der Gruppe „eine Synthese aus Klang und Atmosphäre zu schaffen…Geschichte und Geographie gehen nahtlos ineinander über“.

Anna Maria Friman, Voice, Hardanger Fiddle, Melody Chimes
Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Voice, Portable Organ, Melody Chimes
Berit Opheim, Voice, Melody Chimes


Trio Mediæval
Hailed as a “fascinating journey with music of timeless beauty”, Trio Mediæval’s highly acclaimed first album “Words of the Angel” (2001) launched the group into the elite circles of early music ensembles and introduced them to a broad international audience. Formed in 1997, the Grammy nominated vocal ensemble consists of founder members Linn Andrea Fuglseth and Anna Maria Friman, and Jorunn Lovise Husan who joined the group in 2018.

A typical Trio Mediæval programme combines their many varied strands of musical exploration: medieval sacred music, Nordic folk music (adapted and arranged by members of the group), contemporary Nordic jazz, specially commissioned works and improvisation with or without instruments. Attracted by the trio’s unique sound, composers and performers have stood in line to work with the group, resulting in premieres of works by Helena Tulve, Tõnu Kõrvits, Anders Jormin, Tord Gustavsen, Mats Eilertsen, Trygve Seim, Anna Clyne, Gavin Bryars, Ivan Moody, Sungji Hong and Andrew Smith, among many others. A 2005 collaboration with Ensemble Musikfabrik in Cologne featured the work Shelter by Julia Wolfe, Michael Gordon and David Lang of the New York-based Bang on a Can composers’ collective. More recently the trio has collaborated with musicians and orchestras such as Arve Henriksen, John Potter, Sinikka Langeland Ensemble, Mats Eilertsen Trio, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.

Trio Mediæval has toured extensively in Europe and USA, and has visited Japan, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, and most recently, Australia. The trio has been invited to appear on the most prestigious stages in the world, including Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Vienna Konzerthaus, Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center. Trio Mediæval has recorded eight albums for ECM Records. Solacium is their first release with the Norwegian label 2L.



Booklet for Aquilonis

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