Sounds and Silence, film music / Georges l. Gurdjieff, Arvo Pärt, Giovanni G. Kapsberger, Nik Bärtsch, Anouar Brahem

Sounds and Silence, film, music / Georges l. Gurdjieff, Arvo, Pärt

Label: ECM
Catalog No: ECM B001593302
Format: CD
Release Date: 2011-09-13
Number of Discs: 1
Running time: 1 hr. 16 min.
Mono/Stereo: Stereo
UPC Code: 602527700809

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Album Summary

>Gurdjieff, Georges I. : Reading of Sacred Books, for piano
>Pärt, Arvo : Für Lennart in memoriam, for string orchestra
>Lislevand, Rolf : Arpeggiata addio (after Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger)
>Bartsch, Nik : Modul 42, for jazz ensemble
>Brahem, Anouar : Sur le Fleuve, for oud, accordion & piano
>Mazur, Marilyn : Creature Walk, for saxophone, flute & percussion
>Saluzzi, Dino : Tango a mi padre, for bandoneon & cello
>Karaindrou, Eleni : The Beekeeper
>Greco, Vicente : Ojos Negros
>Arnoldi, Natale : Così, Tosca, for saxophone & orchestra (after Puccini)
>Pärt, Arvo : Da pacem Domine
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Notes & Reviews:

Over a period of five years, Swiss directors Norbert Wiedmer and Peter Guyer documented the activity of legendary producer Manfred Eicher, the founder and driving force behind ECM Records, whose advocacy of progressive jazz and of classical composers like Arvo Pärt, Meredith Monk, Valentin Silvestrov, and György Kurtág changed the landscape of contemporary music in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The film Sounds and Silence: Travels with Manfred Eicher was released in 2009 and this 2011 soundtrack album is made up largely of tracks taken from previously released ECM albums that Eicher produced, some from as early as 1980. Most of the pieces are low-key and understated and feature chamber ensembles, although there are several piano tracks and several featuring orchestra or chorus. The album has a mix of selections from ECM's classical and jazz repertoire, and from the label's specialty, the many pieces that lie somewhere in between the two. The artists include pianist Keith Jarrett, saxophonists Jan Garbarek and Gianluigi Trovesi, violist Kim Kashkashian, the duo of bandoneon player Dino Saluzzi and cellist Anja Lechner, and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir led by Tonu Kaljuste. The album offers a good sampling of ECM's offerings (although it steers clear of the more avant-garde music) and should whet listeners' appetites for seeking out the releases from which these tracks were taken. ~ Stephen Eddins



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>Gurdjieff, Georges I. : Reading of Sacred Books, for piano
  • Performers: Keith Jarrett (Piano); Keith Jarrett (Harpsichord)
  • Running Time: 8 min. 25 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern

>Pärt, Arvo : Für Lennart in memoriam, for string orchestra
  • Performers: Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Tönu Kaljuste (Percussion)
  • Conductor: Tönu Kaljuste
  • Running Time: 7 min. 10 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Written: 2006

>Lislevand, Rolf : Arpeggiata addio (after Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger)
  • Performers: Rolf Lislevand Ensemble; Rolf Lislevand (Theorbo); Pedro Estevan (Percussion); Rolf Lislevand (Archlute); Arianna Savall (Harp); Thor Harald Johnsen (Chitarra Battente)
  • Running Time: 7 min. 17 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary

>Bartsch, Nik : Modul 42, for jazz ensemble
  • Performers: Nik Bartsch's; Kaspar Rast (Drums); Sha (Percussion); Andi Pupato (Percussion); Nik Bartsch (Piano)
  • Running Time: 6 min. 27 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary

>Brahem, Anouar : Sur le Fleuve, for oud, accordion & piano
  • Performers: Jean-Louis Matinier (Accordion); Anouar Brahem (Oud); Francois Couturier (Piano)
  • Running Time: 6 min. 30 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary

>Mazur, Marilyn : Creature Walk, for saxophone, flute & percussion
  • Performer: Marilyn Mazur (Percussion)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 35 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary

>Saluzzi, Dino : Tango a mi padre, for bandoneon & cello
  • Performers: Anja Lechner (Cello); Dino Saluzzi (Bandoneon)
  • Running Time: 4 min. 15 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary

>Karaindrou, Eleni : The Beekeeper :: Farewell Theme
  • Performers: Kim Kashkashian; Jan Garbarek (Saxophone); Eleni Karaindrou (Piano); Camerata Orchestra [Greece]; Kim Kashkashian (Viola)
  • Conductor: Alexander Myrat
  • Running Time: 1 min. 48 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Form: Film Score
  • Written: 1986
  • Studio/Live: Live

>Karaindrou, Eleni : The Beekeeper :: To Vals Tou Gamou
  • Performers: Kim Kashkashian; Jan Garbarek (Saxophone); Kim Kashkashian (Viola); Camerata Orchestra [Greece]; Eleni Karaindrou (Piano)
  • Conductor: Alexander Myrat
  • Running Time: 3 min. 20 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Form: Film Score
  • Written: 1986
  • Studio/Live: Live

>Greco, Vicente : Ojos Negros
  • Performers: Dino Saluzzi (Bandoneon); Anja Lechner (Cello)
  • Running Time: 5 min. 53 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern

>Arnoldi, Natale : Così, Tosca, for saxophone & orchestra (after Puccini)
  • Performers: Gianluigi Trovesi (Clarinet); Filarmonica Mousike Orchestra; Savino Acquaviva
  • Conductor: Savino Acquaviva
  • Running Time: 8 min. 52 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary

>Gurdjieff, Georges I. : Reading of Sacred Books, for piano
  • Performers: Keith Jarrett (Piano); Keith Jarrett (Harpsichord)
  • Running Time: 8 min. 25 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern

>Pärt, Arvo : Da pacem Domine
  • Performers: Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Tönu Kaljuste (Percussion); Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
  • Conductor: Tönu Kaljuste
  • Running Time: 4 min. 57 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Written: 2004