Officium Novum
Jan Garbarek, The Hilliard Ensemble
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More than 15 years separate the release of Jan Garbarek's best-selling album Officium from his Officium Novum. The newer release, like the original, features Garbarek on soprano and tenor saxophones and the male vocal quartet the Hilliard Ensemble. In both albums, Garbarek takes pre-existing vocal pieces and embroiders them with his soulful obbligato contributions. The chaste austerity of the men's voices and the reedy plaintiveness of the saxophone make for a surprisingly effective pairing. Garbarek and the singers manage to merge two very different musical worlds without compromising the integrity of either, and that is part of what gives these albums such an impact. The first album used primarily Medieval and Renaissance material -- chants, motets, and liturgical song -- while this second mostly uses more recent source material, primarily from Eastern Europe. In addition to several medieval sources, included are works by the early 20th century Armenian priest, musicologist, and composer Komitas; Nikolai N. Kedrov, a Russian composer of the same era; the mid-20th century Greek composer Giorgios Sefaris; the Estonian Arvo Pärt; and several original pieces by Garbarek himself. Like the first album, this one is suffused with a sense of distant mystery and a profound, powerful melancholy that is given voice with intense feeling. The sound again is spacious and warmly resonant, with an earthy, enveloping ambience. This album will be a must-have for anyone who loved the first one, and it should appeal to any listener with an affinity for meditative Eastern European spirituality, especially when tied to contemporary expressivity and stylistic freedom.
© Stephen Eddins /TiVo
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Ov zarmanali (Jan Garbarek)
Traditional, Author - David James, Composer, Counter-Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Rogers Covey-Crump, Composer, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Komitas, Composer - Gordon Jones, Composer, Baritone, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - The Hilliard Ensemble, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Garbarek, Composer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Harrold, Composer, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 ECM Records GmbH
Svjete tihij (Jan Garbarek)
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - David James, Composer, Counter-Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Rogers Covey-Crump, Composer, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Jones, Composer, Baritone, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - The Hilliard Ensemble, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Garbarek, Composer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Harrold, Composer, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 ECM Records GmbH
Allting finns (Jan Garbarek)
David James, Counter-Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Rogers Covey-Crump, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Pär Lagerkvist, Author - Gordon Jones, Baritone, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - The Hilliard Ensemble, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Garbarek, Composer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Harrold, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 ECM Records GmbH
Litany (Jan Garbarek)
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - David James, Composer, Counter-Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Rogers Covey-Crump, Composer, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Jones, Composer, Baritone, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - The Hilliard Ensemble, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Garbarek, Composer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Harrold, Composer, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 ECM Records GmbH
Surp (Jan Garbarek)
Traditional, Author - David James, Composer, Counter-Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Rogers Covey-Crump, Composer, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Komitas, Composer - Gordon Jones, Composer, Baritone, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - The Hilliard Ensemble, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Garbarek, Composer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Harrold, Composer, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 ECM Records GmbH
Most Holy Mother of God (Arvo Pärt)
Traditional, Author - David James, Counter-Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Arvo Pärt, Composer - Rogers Covey-Crump, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Jones, Baritone, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - The Hilliard Ensemble, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Garbarek, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Harrold, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 ECM Records GmbH
Tres morillas m'enamoran (Jan Garbarek)
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - David James, Composer, Counter-Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Rogers Covey-Crump, Composer, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Jones, Composer, Baritone, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - The Hilliard Ensemble, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Garbarek, Composer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Harrold, Composer, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 ECM Records GmbH
Sirt im sasani (Jan Garbarek)
Traditional, Author - David James, Composer, Counter-Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Rogers Covey-Crump, Composer, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Komitas, Composer - Gordon Jones, Composer, Baritone, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - The Hilliard Ensemble, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Garbarek, Composer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Harrold, Composer, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 ECM Records GmbH
Hays hark (Jan Garbarek)
Traditional, Author - David James, Composer, Counter-Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Rogers Covey-Crump, Composer, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Komitas, Composer - Gordon Jones, Composer, Baritone, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - The Hilliard Ensemble, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Garbarek, Composer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Harrold, Composer, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 ECM Records GmbH
Alleluia. Nativitas (Jan Garbarek)
Traditional, Author - David James, Composer, Counter-Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Rogers Covey-Crump, Composer, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Perotin, Composer - Gordon Jones, Composer, Baritone, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - The Hilliard Ensemble, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Garbarek, Composer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Harrold, Composer, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 ECM Records GmbH
We Are The Stars (Jan Garbarek)
Traditional, Author - David James, Counter-Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Rogers Covey-Crump, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Jones, Baritone, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - The Hilliard Ensemble, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Garbarek, Composer, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Harrold, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 ECM Records GmbH
Manfred Eicher, Producer - Bruno Ganz, Narrator, MainArtist - Giorgos Seferis, Author - Christian Enzensberger, Translator - Peter Länger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 ECM Records GmbH
Album Description
More than 15 years separate the release of Jan Garbarek's best-selling album Officium from his Officium Novum. The newer release, like the original, features Garbarek on soprano and tenor saxophones and the male vocal quartet the Hilliard Ensemble. In both albums, Garbarek takes pre-existing vocal pieces and embroiders them with his soulful obbligato contributions. The chaste austerity of the men's voices and the reedy plaintiveness of the saxophone make for a surprisingly effective pairing. Garbarek and the singers manage to merge two very different musical worlds without compromising the integrity of either, and that is part of what gives these albums such an impact. The first album used primarily Medieval and Renaissance material -- chants, motets, and liturgical song -- while this second mostly uses more recent source material, primarily from Eastern Europe. In addition to several medieval sources, included are works by the early 20th century Armenian priest, musicologist, and composer Komitas; Nikolai N. Kedrov, a Russian composer of the same era; the mid-20th century Greek composer Giorgios Sefaris; the Estonian Arvo Pärt; and several original pieces by Garbarek himself. Like the first album, this one is suffused with a sense of distant mystery and a profound, powerful melancholy that is given voice with intense feeling. The sound again is spacious and warmly resonant, with an earthy, enveloping ambience. This album will be a must-have for anyone who loved the first one, and it should appeal to any listener with an affinity for meditative Eastern European spirituality, especially when tied to contemporary expressivity and stylistic freedom.
© Stephen Eddins /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:07
- 2 Digital booklets
- Main artists: The Hilliard Ensemble Jan Garbarek
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ECM
- Genre: Classical
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24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo
© 2010 ECM Records GmbH ℗ 2010 ECM Records GmbH
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