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Best known as a composer of choral and instrumental music, Ola Gjeilo frequently performs on his recordings as an accompanist. However, for this 2020 Decca album, Gjeilo is the soloist, playing piano on all 18 tracks, and the character of Night is one of simple tonal melodies and quiet atmosphere. A song impulse runs throughout the album, at times making this collection seem rather in need of lyrics and a vocalist who could bring real expression to the music. As it stands, though, Night lacks the focus that inspired texts could give it, and the bland harmonies, easy arpeggios, and gentle, slowly spun out melodies work against any notions of direction or substance. A quick sample of titles, such as Firefly, Sleepless, Still, City Lights, Night Rain, and so on, give a fair idea of what Gjeilo is trying to achieve. Yet instead of creating a vaguely poetic ambiance, they point to the interchangeability of his titles and music, and his fairly uniform touch and avoidance of bold, dramatic strokes makes this album only suitable as inobtrusive background music.
© Blair Sanderson /TiVo
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Ola Gjeilo, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Decca Music Group Limited
Ola Gjeilo, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Decca Music Group Limited
Ola Gjeilo, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Decca Music Group Limited
Ola Gjeilo, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Decca Music Group Limited
Ola Gjeilo, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Decca Music Group Limited
Ola Gjeilo, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Decca Music Group Limited
Ola Gjeilo, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Decca Music Group Limited
Ola Gjeilo, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Decca Music Group Limited
Ola Gjeilo, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Decca Music Group Limited
Ola Gjeilo, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Decca Music Group Limited
Ola Gjeilo, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Decca Music Group Limited
Ola Gjeilo, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Decca Music Group Limited
Ola Gjeilo, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Decca Music Group Limited
Ola Gjeilo, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Decca Music Group Limited
Ola Gjeilo, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Decca Music Group Limited
Ola Gjeilo, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Decca Music Group Limited
Ola Gjeilo, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Decca Music Group Limited
Ola Gjeilo, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Bennett, Producer - Dave Rowell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Decca Music Group Limited
Album review
Best known as a composer of choral and instrumental music, Ola Gjeilo frequently performs on his recordings as an accompanist. However, for this 2020 Decca album, Gjeilo is the soloist, playing piano on all 18 tracks, and the character of Night is one of simple tonal melodies and quiet atmosphere. A song impulse runs throughout the album, at times making this collection seem rather in need of lyrics and a vocalist who could bring real expression to the music. As it stands, though, Night lacks the focus that inspired texts could give it, and the bland harmonies, easy arpeggios, and gentle, slowly spun out melodies work against any notions of direction or substance. A quick sample of titles, such as Firefly, Sleepless, Still, City Lights, Night Rain, and so on, give a fair idea of what Gjeilo is trying to achieve. Yet instead of creating a vaguely poetic ambiance, they point to the interchangeability of his titles and music, and his fairly uniform touch and avoidance of bold, dramatic strokes makes this album only suitable as inobtrusive background music.
© Blair Sanderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:01
- Main artists: Ola Gjeilo
- Composer: Ola Gjeilo
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical
© 2020 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 2020 Decca Music Group Limited
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