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For those who have never heard the utterly distinctive sound of Norway's all-female Trio Mediaeval, this 2014 release may make a good place to start. The group has developed and honed that sound over several albums in programs featuring chant in several varieties, medieval polyphony, Norwegian folk melodies mostly harmonized in a quasi-medieval style, and contemporary compositions in a neo-medieval idiom. The last of these have been newly composed for the trio. Aquilonis includes unusual examples of each of these categories (such as chant from an Icelandic repertory), but the categories themselves are relatively balanced in comparison with earlier albums. The program develops logically, with broader melodies and instrumental sounds (including a Hardanger fiddle) introduced toward the end. All this leaves the listener free to soak up the eerily effective vocals of the trio, which go beyond a simple blend into some startling harmonic effects. This certainly isn't an authentic performance of medieval music, but neither is it a modern take that uses the simplicity of the music to meditative ends. In a way, it gets listeners closer than almost anybody else to the time when vertical sonorities in European music were new, and for those who have never heard it, it's time to begin.
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Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Anna Maria Friman, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Trio Mediaeval, Arranger, Ensemble, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Berit Opheim, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 ECM Records GmbH
Manfred Eicher, Producer - Anders Jormin, ComposerLyricist - Anna Maria Friman, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Trio Mediaeval, Ensemble, MainArtist - Berit Opheim, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 ECM Records GmbH
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Anna Maria Friman, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Trio Mediaeval, Ensemble, MainArtist - Berit Opheim, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 ECM Records GmbH
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Anna Maria Friman, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Trio Mediaeval, Ensemble, MainArtist - Berit Opheim, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 ECM Records GmbH
Andrew Smith, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Anna Maria Friman, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Trio Mediaeval, Ensemble, MainArtist - Berit Opheim, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 ECM Records GmbH
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Anna Maria Friman, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Trio Mediaeval, Arranger, Ensemble, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Berit Opheim, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 ECM Records GmbH
Andrew Smith, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Anna Maria Friman, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Trio Mediaeval, Ensemble, MainArtist - Berit Opheim, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 ECM Records GmbH
Andrew Smith, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Anna Maria Friman, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Trio Mediaeval, Ensemble, MainArtist - Berit Opheim, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 ECM Records GmbH
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Anna Maria Friman, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Trio Mediaeval, Ensemble, MainArtist - Berit Opheim, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 ECM Records GmbH
Manfred Eicher, Producer - Anna Maria Friman, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Trio Mediaeval, Ensemble, MainArtist - Berit Opheim, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 ECM Records GmbH
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Anna Maria Friman, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Trio Mediaeval, Arranger, Ensemble, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Berit Opheim, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 ECM Records GmbH
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Anna Maria Friman, Arranger, Voice, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Trio Mediaeval, Ensemble, MainArtist - Berit Opheim, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Arranger, Voice, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 ECM Records GmbH
Unknown, Author - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Anna Maria Friman, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Trio Mediaeval, Ensemble, MainArtist - Berit Opheim, Arranger, Voice, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Ola Vanberg, Composer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 ECM Records GmbH
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Anna Maria Friman, Arranger, Voice, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Trio Mediaeval, Ensemble, MainArtist - Berit Opheim, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Arranger, Voice, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 ECM Records GmbH
Manfred Eicher, Producer - Anna Maria Friman, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Trio Mediaeval, Ensemble, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Berit Opheim, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 ECM Records GmbH
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Anna Maria Friman, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Trio Mediaeval, Ensemble, MainArtist - Berit Opheim, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 ECM Records GmbH
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Anna Maria Friman, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Trio Mediaeval, Ensemble, MainArtist - Berit Opheim, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 ECM Records GmbH
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Anna Maria Friman, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Trio Mediaeval, Ensemble, MainArtist - Berit Opheim, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 ECM Records GmbH
Manfred Eicher, Producer - Anna Maria Friman, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Trio Mediaeval, Ensemble, MainArtist - Berit Opheim, Voice, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 ECM Records GmbH
Manfred Eicher, Producer - Anna Maria Friman, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Trio Mediaeval, Ensemble, MainArtist - William Brooks, ComposerLyricist - Berit Opheim, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Voice, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 ECM Records GmbH
Album review
For those who have never heard the utterly distinctive sound of Norway's all-female Trio Mediaeval, this 2014 release may make a good place to start. The group has developed and honed that sound over several albums in programs featuring chant in several varieties, medieval polyphony, Norwegian folk melodies mostly harmonized in a quasi-medieval style, and contemporary compositions in a neo-medieval idiom. The last of these have been newly composed for the trio. Aquilonis includes unusual examples of each of these categories (such as chant from an Icelandic repertory), but the categories themselves are relatively balanced in comparison with earlier albums. The program develops logically, with broader melodies and instrumental sounds (including a Hardanger fiddle) introduced toward the end. All this leaves the listener free to soak up the eerily effective vocals of the trio, which go beyond a simple blend into some startling harmonic effects. This certainly isn't an authentic performance of medieval music, but neither is it a modern take that uses the simplicity of the music to meditative ends. In a way, it gets listeners closer than almost anybody else to the time when vertical sonorities in European music were new, and for those who have never heard it, it's time to begin.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:52
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Trio Mediæval
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ECM New Series
- Genre: Classical
© 2014 ECM Records GmbH ℗ 2014 ECM Records GmbH
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