Aquilonis

Aquilonis (Latin "of the North Wind") is a classical and choral studio album by the Swedish trio Trio Mediæval. This album was released in the label ECM New Series in June 2014.[3]

Aquilonis
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 21, 2014 (2014-11-21)
RecordedJune 2014
StudioSt. Gerold monastery, Austria
GenreChoral, medieval classical music and Norwegian folk music[1]
Length1:00:52
LabelECM New Series ECM 2416 NS
ProducerManfred Eicher
Trio Mediæval chronology
A Worcester Ladymas
(2011)
Aquilonis
(2014)
Rímur
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All Music[2]

Composition

The album is named after a Swedish North Wind. On this album the trio sings Icelandic chant and Italian sacred songs, with performing custom arrangements from old Norwegian folk melodies. The trio also sings some 15th-century English carols, as well as contemporary works by Anders Jormin, William Brooks and Andrew Smith. It's the first time that the trio also plays instruments with their voice on a record.[3]

Reception

James Manheim in his review for All Music says that "This certainly isn't an authentic performance of medieval music." but, he add that "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."[2]
In The New York Times's Classical Top Music Recordings of 2014, James R. Oestreich says that "So varied are the sources that it is hard to find a theme or even a common thread. But the enchanting vocal style and sonority that the female trio has evolved unifies the whole beautifully."[4]

Track listing

ECM New Series – ECM 2416 NS.[3]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Vespers Reponsory"Anonymous2:44
2."Ama"Anders Jormin2:47
3."Ave Rex Angelorum"Anonymous2:15
4."Ecce Quod Natura Mutat Sua Jura"Anonymous4:42
5."Ave Maris Stella"Andrew Smith2:32
6."Vespers Antiphon and Psalm I, II, III"Anonymous7:12
7."Ioseph Fili David"Andrew Smith2:37
8."Ave Regina Caleorum"Andrew Smith1:35
9."Alleluia: A Newë Work"Anonymous4:47
10."Morgonljos"Linn Andrea Fuglseth & Anna Maria Friman1:19
11."Vespers Antiphon and Psalm IV, V"Anonymous3:32
12."Fammi Cantar L'amor"Anonymous2:49
13."Gud Unde Oss Her Al Leve Så"Traditional1:56
14."Benedicti e Llaudati"Anonymous4:40
15."Klokkeljom"Berit Opheim, Anna Maria Friman & Linn Andrea Fuglseth0:47
16."Special Antiphon"Anonymous1:55
17."Ingen Vinner Frem Til Den Evige Ro"Traditional5:04
18."Fryd Dig, Di Kristi Brud"Traditional3:34
19."I Hamrinum"Berit Opheim & Anna Maria Friman1:00
20."Vale, Dulcis Amice"William Brooks3:05
Total length:1:00:52

Personnel

References

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