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Aquilonis

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

Aquilonis (Latin "of the North Wind") is a classical and choral studio album by the Swedish trio Trio Mediæval recorded in June 2014 and released on the ECM New Series November that same year.[3]

Composition

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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

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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' 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

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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 caelorum"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

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Trio Mediæval

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References

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  1. ^ "Aquilonis (Rate Your Music page)". Rate Your Music. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Aquilonis (All Music Review)". All Music. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Aquilonis". ECM New Series. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "Classical Critics Pick the Top Music Recordings of 2014". The New York Times. Retrieved June 24, 2017.