Hirundo Maris: Chants du Sud et du Nord

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All Music Guide - Stephen Eddins
Hirundo Maris is dedicated to the memory of Montserrat Figueras, the legendary advocate, researcher, and performer of Renaissance and Baroque music, particularly that of the Mediterranean basin, who died in 2011, after the album was recorded but before it was released. It features her daughter, singer and harpist Arianna Savall, in arrangements of folk repertoire from the Catalan, Sephardic, Norwegian, and Scottish traditions. The title, Latin for sea swallow, refers to the centrality of the sea in all these traditions, and its subtitle, "Songs of South and North," to the connections between the traditions that sea facilitated, connections that are evident in the ...
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All Music Guide - Stephen Eddins
Hirundo Maris is dedicated to the memory of Montserrat Figueras, the legendary advocate, researcher, and performer of Renaissance and Baroque music, particularly that of the Mediterranean basin, who died in 2011, after the album was recorded but before it was released. It features her daughter, singer and harpist Arianna Savall, in arrangements of folk repertoire from the Catalan, Sephardic, Norwegian, and Scottish traditions. The title, Latin for sea swallow, refers to the centrality of the sea in all these traditions, and its subtitle, "Songs of South and North," to the connections between the traditions that sea facilitated, connections that are evident in the similarities between the songs. Savall and singer Petter Udland Johansen, who also plays a Hardanger fiddle and mandolin, made most of the arrangements, and are joined by Sveinung Lilleheier, guitar, dobro, and voice; Miquel Àngel Cordero, double bass and voice; and David Mayoral, percussion and voice. Savall has a pleasing, sweet, pure voice, not as expansive or as penetrating as that of her mother (to whom she bears a striking physical resemblance), but especially well suited to this folk-style repertoire. She and the other singers perform these evocative, melancholy songs with clear, focused tone and terrific intonation, and with the unmannered directness of folk singers. The tone of most of the songs is understated but poignantly yearning, and that mood is beautifully expressed in the delicacy and sensitivity of the performances. The accompaniments are lovely and simple but sophisticated; they reflect Savall's lifetime exposure to her parents' disciplined and lively approaches to early music interpretation and its relation to folk traditions. The sound of the ECM New Series album, produced by Manfred Eicher, is characteristically immaculate and natural. The recording should appeal not only to fans of international folk music but of historically informed performances of early vocal music for which Savall's family is famous.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 7/17/2012
  • Label: Ecm Records
  • UPC: 602527843957
  • Catalog Number: 001697802
  • Sales rank: 15,770

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 El mestre - Petter Udland Johansen (6:33)
  2. 2 Buenas noches - Petter Udland Johansen (5:49)
  3. 3 Ya salió de la mar - Petter Udland Johansen (2:36)
  4. 4 Om kvelden - Petter Udland Johansen (4:38)
  5. 5 El mariner - Petter Udland Johansen (6:14)
  6. 6 Le chant des étoiles - Petter Udland Johansen (3:44)
  7. 7 Morena me llaman - Petter Udland Johansen (6:10)
  8. 8 Bendik og Årolilja - Petter Udland Johansen (7:01)
  9. 9 Ormen lange - Petter Udland Johansen (2:50)
  10. 10 Tarantela - Petter Udland Johansen (4:46)
  11. 11 The Water Is Wide - Petter Udland Johansen (5:24)
  12. 12 El noi de la mare - Petter Udland Johansen (3:32)
  13. 13 Josep i Maria - Petter Udland Johansen (3:28)
  14. 14 Penselstrøk - Petter Udland Johansen (5:19)
  15. 15 Halling - Petter Udland Johansen (2:53)
  16. 16 Yo m'enamori d'un aire - Petter Udland Johansen (5:35)
  17. 17 Trollmors vuggesang - Petter Udland Johansen (3:13)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Arianna Savall Primary Artist, Vocals
Miquel Angel Cordero Vocals, Double Bass
David Mayoral Percussion, Vocals
Petter Udland Johansen Mandolin, Vocals, Hardingfele
Sveinung Lilleheier Dobro, Guitar, Vocals
Technical Credits
Manfred Eicher Producer
Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz Composer
Arianna Savall Arranger, Composer, Liner Notes
British Isles Traditional Composer
Arnulf Øverland Text
Sephardic Traditional Composer
Catalan Traditional Composer
Christmas Traditional Composer
Juan Gabriel López Guix Text Translation
Jacqueline Minett Text Translation
Per Sivle Text
Norwegian Traditional Composer
Petter Udland Johansen Arranger, Composer, Liner Notes
Margit Holmberg Composer
Nadia F. Romanini Cover Photo
Rolf E. Moe Lyricist, Text Translation
Erik Fosse Text Translation
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