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The Ongaku Masters: An Anthology of Japanese Classical Music
*2022 stock. In process of stocking* The Ongaku Masters: An Anthology of Japanese Classical Music, a five-CD edition presented in a black linen box, spans 1,000 years of Japanese classical/traditional music, from early Buddhist Shomyo chant to late 20th century Takemitsu. It touches on every relevant stage in the development of Japanese music from the distant origins on the Asian mainland to contemporary expressions. Leading scholars from universities on three continents contributed to extensive…
De Dreit Nien
The Jericho project is fully in line with the approach of the La Nòvia collective from which it originates, a hub for like-minded musicians reinventing regional folk repertoires, marrying traditional French song with minimalism via the use of drone. Jericho is just one of many available permutations of La Nòvia members, with the line-up including Yann Gourdon, Clément Gauthier, Jacques Puech and Antoine Cognet – you could say it’s La Nòvia’s flagship, or super-group. There are no dramatic stylis…
Lotfi Bouchnak - Tunisia
Tunisian singer and oud player Lotfi Bouchnak in concert in Berlin on 18 April 1998, with classical Arabic songs and a few popular titles.
Overtones in Old European Cathedrals Thoronet
Michael Vetter's improvised overtone songs with tambura, Gesänge der Nacht I and II, recorded on 12 and 13 September 1987 in the Cistercian abbey of Le Thoronet.
Rousilvo
Dine Doneff's Balkan-jazz folk opera on the abandoned village of Rousilvo (Xanthogeia) in northern Greece, mixing an ensemble, the Camea Quartet and archive voices. Recorded April 2004 at Agrotikon, Thessaloniki; neRED/1.
Folk Songs
Trio Mediaeval (Anna Maria Friman, Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Torunn Østrem Ossum) sing traditional Norwegian ballads, hymns and lullabies, with Birger Mistereggen on percussion and jew's harp. Recorded at Propstei St. Gerold in 2007.
Watersong
Fifth ECM album by Greek singer Savina Yannatou with Primavera en Salonico and Tunisian singer Lamia Bedioui: traditional and early songs about water from the Mediterranean, the Arab world, Scotland and the US. Recorded at Sierra Studios, Athens, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Wolf Rune
Solo album by Norwegian singer and kantele player Sinikka Langeland: rune songs, folk hymns, dances and settings of Eckhart, Hauge and Fosse, for voice and three kanteles. Recorded December 2019 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo. ECM 2674, 2021.
Rímur
Chants, hymns and folk songs from Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish sources, sung by Trio Mediaeval (Anna Maria Friman, Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Berit Opheim) with Arve Henriksen on trumpet. Recorded February 2016 in Munich; produced by Manfred Eicher.
Over Tones
Duo album by Benedicte Maurseth (Hardanger fiddle, voice) and Åsne Valland Nordli (voice) from Hardanger, Norway: traditional tunes and songs, their own compositions and free improvisations. Recorded May 2011 at Strype Audio, Oslo.
Songs Of An Other
Third ECM album by Greek singer Savina Yannatou with the Thessaloniki ensemble Primavera en Salonico: traditional songs from Armenia, the Balkans, Kazakhstan, Italy and Greece, arranged mostly by Kostas Vomvolos. Recorded October 2007, Sierra Studios, Athens.
Agram
Second Nordan Project album, led by Lena Willemark and Ale Möller, with Palle Danielsson, Mats Edén, Jonas Knutsson and Tina Johansson: Swedish traditional and new songs. Recorded 30 March to 3 April 1996, Rainbow Studio, Oslo. ECM 1610.
Rosensfole
Medieval Norwegian ballads sung by Agnes Buen Garnås, arranged by Jan Garbarek for saxophones, synthesizers and percussion. Recorded September-December 1988 at Bel Studio, Oslo, produced by Garbarek and Manfred Eicher. CD, ECM 1402, 1989.