The Half-Finished Heaven Sinikka Langeland
Album info
Album-Release:
2015
HRA-Release:
04.02.2015
Label: ECM
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Crossover Jazz
Artist: Sinikka Langeland
Composer: Sinikka Langeland
Album including Album cover Booklet (PDF)
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- 1 Hare Rune 04:09
- 2 The Light Streams In 04:29
- 3 The White Burden 03:59
- 4 The Half-Finished Heaven 06:53
- 5 The Woodcock's Flight 05:56
- 6 Caw of the Crane 05:42
- 7 The Tree and the Sky 03:56
- 8 The Magical Bird 03:47
- 9 Hymn to the Fly 03:31
- 10 Animal Miniatures 02:12
- 11 The Blue Tit's Spring Song 04:31
- 12 Animal Moment 00:20
Info for The Half-Finished Heaven
Die Halb-Finnin Sinikka vertont auf ihrem vierten Album für ECM “The Half-Finished Heaven” und andere Gedichte von Tomas Tranströmer. Sie prägen auch die Tonlage für Langelands Kompositionen mit ihren markanten Mischungen der Klangfarben. Sinikkas Kantelen – 10-saitig, 15-saitig und eine 39-saitige Tischharfe – scheinen archaische Echos zu transportieren, die älter sind als die „Folk“-Tradition.
Lars Anders Tomter ist vom Magazin The Strad als „der Gigant der nordischen Bratsche“ bezeichnet worden. Er ist einer der profiliertesten Klassiksolisten in Norwegen, hat aber auch viel Erfahrung in der Zusammenarbeit mit Musikern anderer Genres. So war er auch auf Sinikkas Album „Maria’s Song“ und auf ECM-Alben von Terje Rypdal und Ketil Bjørnstad vertreten. Saxofonist Trygve Seim und Schlagzeuger Markku Ounaskari waren beide Mitglieder von Sinikkas Quintett auf den Alben „Starflowers“ und „The Land That Is Not“ und spielen unter anderem auch im Kuára Trio zusammen. Aus diesem Netzwerk musikalischer Beziehungen hat Sinikka ein charaktervolles Quartett mit einer starken eigenen Identität geformt.
Sinikka Langeland, Kantele, Gesang
Lars Anders Tomter, Viola
Trygve Seim, Tenorsaxophon
Markku Ounaskari, Schlagzeug, Percussion
Sinikka Langeland
has worked for decades with the mythological part of the cultural heritage of Finnskogen ("Forest of the Finns"). She is the country's foremost interpreter of, and advocate for, the vocal folk music from this region of Norway. This work has resulted in several books and CD releases, most recently the disc The Half - Finished Heaven which a reviewer has described as, "Constantly developing. A world-class performer, Langeland upholds her reputation by maintaining high quality in every detail." The CD has impressed both the Norwegian and international press. In The Magical Forest Langeland continues to share aspects of Finnskogen's rich musical traditions. This unique new piece was commissioned by the Finnskogen Exhibition and is performed in collaboration with some of the Nordic region's foremost jazz musicians: Arve Henriksen on trumpet, Trygve Seim on saxophone, Anders Jormin on bass and Markku Ounaskari on drums. In addition, Langeland is joined by the renowned vocal trio, Trio Mediaeval, who will experiment with the part of the piece inspired by runic songs.
Booklet for The Half-Finished Heaven