Epigraphs (album)

Epigraphs
Studio album by
Ketil Bjørnstad / David Darling
Released2000
RecordedSeptember 1998
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length56:51
LabelECM
ECM 1684
ProducerManfred Eicher
Ketil Bjørnstad chronology
Himmelrand
(1999) 		Epigraphs
(2000) 		Grace
(2001)

Epigraphs is an album by Norwegian pianist Ketil Bjørnstad with American cellist David Darling recorded in September 1998 and released on ECM in 2000.[1][2]

Background

Tracks from Epigraph were used as part of the soundtrack of Jean-Luc Godard's film In Praise of Love.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[1]
AllMusic[4]

The All About Jazz review by Glenn Astarita awarded the album 3.5 stars.[1] The AllMusic review by Rick Anderson awarded the album 4 stars, stating:

To call this music "minimalist" wouldn't be entirely accurate, since there's quite a bit of harmonic movement and not much repetition, but because Bjornstad and Darling's playing is so consistently gentle and the music is so consistently quiet and pleasant, this album has a flavor that will be familiar to fans of Philip Glass and Arvo Pärt. Recommended.[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Ketil Bjørnstad, except as noted.
  1. "Epigraph No. 1" – 3:04
  2. "Upland" – 4:04
  3. "Wakening" – 4:10
  4. "Epigraph No. 1, Var. 1" – 1:39
  5. "Pavane" (William Byrd) – 3:39
  6. "Fantasia" (Orlando Gibbons) – 1:59
  7. "Epigraph No. 1, Var. 2" – 2:20
  8. "The Guest" – 2:41
  9. "After Celan" – 3:46
  10. "Song for TKJD" (David Darling) – 6:24
  11. "Silent Dream" (Darling) – 4:41
  12. "The Lake" – 4:11
  13. "Gothic" – 4:07
  14. "Epigraph No. 1, Var. 3" – 1:28
  15. "Le jour s'endort" (Guillaume Dufay) – 3:44
  16. "Factus est repente" (Gregor Aichinger) – 4:54

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b c Astarita, Glenn. "Ketil Bjornstad & David Darling: Epigraphs Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
  2. ^ "ECM discography". ECM Records. Archived from the original on 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
  3. ^ Lin, Ho (December 6, 2005). "Shards of Time: "In Praise of Love"". Camera Roll. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Anderson, Rick. "Ketil Bjørnstad Epigraphs Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-21.