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Jóhann Jóhannsson – Orphée
Jóhann Jóhannsson – Orphée
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- The composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, winner of the Golden Globe Prize and nominated for the Oscar, BAFTA and Grammy, releases his first album for the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft: it is a meditation on beauty and the process of artistic creation. Jóhannsson is a figurehead in a dynamically growing scene of composers who move freely and imaginatively between film music, classical minimalism, ambient and electronic musicOrphée describes a path from darkness to light, inspired by the different versions of the ancient Orpheus myth, from Ovid to Cocteau. The multi-layered narrative about death, rebirth, change and the ephemerality of memory can also be interpreted as a metaphor for artistic creativityOrphée offers a versatile sound palette: there are acoustic instruments solo or in ensemble combined with electronics and the mysterious sounds of the "number transmitters" on short wave. It is based on many facets of his previous works and incorporates music for solo cello, organ, string quartet, string orchestra and a cappella singing.
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:(113 votes)Artist: Jóhann JóhannssonLabel: Deutsche GrammophonFormat: LPUnits: 1Country: EuropeGenre: ClassicalStyle: Neo-ClassicalA1 Flight From The City
A2 A Song For Europa
A3 The Drowned World
A4 A Deal With Chaos
A5 A Pile Of Dust
A6 A Sparrow Alighted Upon Our Shoulder
A7 Fragment I
B1 By The Roes, And By The Hinds Of The Field
B2 The Radiant City
B3 Fragment Ii
B4 The Burning Mountain
B5 De Luce Et Umbra
B6 Good Morning, Midnight
B7 Good Night, Day
B8 Orphic Hymn
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