Epigraphs (album)

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

Background

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

Reception

The All About Jazz review by Glenn Astarita awarded the album 3.5 stars. The AllMusic review by Rick Anderson awarded the album 4 stars, stating:<blockquote>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.</blockquote>

Track listing

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

• Ketil Bjørnstad – piano
• David Darling – cello

References