Orph茅e

by J贸hann J贸hannsson

Orph茅e cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 16 September 2016
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • Country: Iceland
  • Length: 46:34
  • Community rating: 3.73/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Drawing deep inspiration from the myth of Orpheus and Jean Cocteau's classic film adaptation, the acclaimed Icelandic composer delivers his final solo studio album before his tragic passing in 2018. The record is a stunningly gorgeous, deeply melancholic synthesis of sweeping orchestral strings, delicate piano motifs, and subtle, droning electronic textures. It remains a defining, emotionally devastating pinnacle of modern classical music.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, orchestral, instrumental, strings, piano, ambient, choral

Tracklist

  1. Flight from the City (6:31)
  2. A Song for Europa (2:33)
  3. The Drowned World (2:20)
  4. A Deal with Chaos (2:05)
  5. A Pile of Dust (4:51)
  6. A Sparrow Alighted upon our Shoulder (2:27)
  7. Fragment I (1:24)
  8. By the Roes, and by the Hinds of the Field (2:38)
  9. The Radiant City (3:31)
  10. Fragment II (2:12)
  11. The Burning Mountain (2:45)
  12. De Luce et Umbra (2:28)
  13. Good Morning, Midnight (3:17)
  14. Good Night, Day (3:58)
  15. Orphic Hymn (3:27)

Credits

  • Jakob Bloch Jespersen - bass vocals, baritone vocals
  • Jakob Soelberg - bass vocals, baritone vocals
  • Jens Sch眉nemeyer - booklet editor
  • Clarice Jensen - cello
  • Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir - cello
  • Anders Ladegaard - cover, artwork
  • ACME (American Contemporary Music Ensemble) - ensemble
  • Elenor Wiman - mezzo-soprano vocals

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