[ Decca / CD ]
Release Date: Tuesday 1 May 2018
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A beautiful new album of compositions and arrangements for choir and strings by Norwegian composer, Ola Gjeilo.
Including new arrangements of familiar Christmas carols in a beautiful and intimate setting to emulate the feeling of "Hygge".
Ola Gjeilo (pronounced Yay-lo) is one of the most frequently performed composers in the choral world.
An accomplished pianist, improvisations over his own published choral pieces have become a trademark of his collaborations across the world.
Although Norwegian by birth, it is perhaps Ola's adopted country of America that has influenced the composer's distinctive sound world the most, evolving a style that is both contemporary and familiar; thick harmonies and rich textures recall film score - music that forms a major part of the composer's inspiration.
"Seasonal songs and carols, in ear-caressing, borderline schmaltzy arrangements for choir, string and piano…The effect is generally soothing, if cumulatively soporific." (BBC Music)
The Rose
Ecce Novum
The first Nowell
Days of Beauty
Home
Across the Vast, Eternal Sky
Ave Generosa
First Snow
The Holly and the Ivy
Away in a Manger
Dawn
The Coventry Carol
Silent Night
Wintertide
The Rose II