Paul Giger: Ignis
ECM New Series 1681 (465 648-2 German edition for European release)
Recorded
at the Niguliste Church, Tallinn, Estonia in June 1998. Released in
2000. Recording Engineer: Maido Maadik; Editing and mastering: Peter
Drefahl; Producer: Manfred Eicher; An ECM Production.
All compositions/arrangements by Paul Giger
Organum 6:26 (anonymous composition of the Notre Dame school, arranged for string trio by Paul Giger)
Paul Giger:violin, violino d'amore; Marius Ungureanu:viola; Beat Schneider:violoncello.
Karma Shadub 21:01
Paul Giger:violin, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir/Tõnu Kaljuste
Tropus 14:00 (based on monophonic melodies by Tuotilo and Notker Balbulus from the abbey of St. Gallen, ca.1000)
Paul
Giger:violin, violino d'amore; Marius Ungureanu:viola; Beat
Schneider:violoncello; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir/Tõnu Kaljuste
Alleluja 3:31 (based on monophonic melodies by Tuotilo and Notker Balbulus from the abbey of St. Gallen, ca.1000)
Paul Giger:violin, violino d'amore; Marius Ungureanu:viola; Beat Schneider:violoncello.
O Ignis 27:43
(based on a hymn by Hildegard von Bingen, faux bourdon by Peter Roth)
Paul Giger:violin, violino d'amore; Marius Ungureanu:viola; Beat
Schneider:violoncello; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir/Tõnu Kaljuste
Commissions, Dedications and Awards
Research in progress.
Music Publishers
No publishing information is provided in the CD booklet.
Other Points of Interest and Links
1.
There are only very brief notes in English which state the origin of
the melodies used in the arrangements. No vocal texts are provided.
2.
It is not explained in the notes, but the circumstances of this
recording was a several day long "ECM Days" Festival organized by Tõnu
Kaljuste in Tallinn, Estonia during June 1998. Noted ECM artists
performing included Kim Kashkashian, Christopher Bowers- Broadbent, and
the Swedish Radio Choir as well as the Paul Giger string trio & the
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir recorded here. The tracks Karma
Shadub and Tropus were recorded at the concert performance of Paul
Giger & the EPCC during the festival as is evident in the
occasional audience cough and ambient city sounds that can be heard if
the recording is played at extremely high volume or is listened to
carefully on headphones.
3. For further information on this disc,
please go to the ECM Records website where they have a separate
information page posted here.