1/4/2023 0 Comments Prelude ola gjeiloOla is also very interested in film, and his music draws a lot of inspiration from movies and cinematic music. Presently a full-time composer and pianist based in the US, his published concert works are performed all over the world. Ola Gjeilo (pronounced Yay-lo) was born in Norway in 1978, and moved to America in 2001 to begin his composition studies at the Juilliard School in New York City. Ola Gjeilo, 2012įacebook PHOTO ALBUM from the recording sessions With this recording I wanted to express and share my passion for that art form. We moved the piano between each take, eventually constituting a triangle, and the listener is sitting in the middle in a surround system setup.Īs a pianist, improvisation is where my heart is. Producer Morten Lindberg suggested recording a few tracks where I would play layers of two or three pianos, which I thought was a great way to really exploit the surround sound potential on a solo album. Selections: Prelude: Roxbury park (3 min 54 s) Sacred heart: Sacred light (4 min 46 s) Sacred origins: Sanctus: Sanctus Blasorchester: Second eve: Serenity: Sidewalks (2 min 34 s) Silent night (3 min 48 s) Sinfonietta: Snow in New York (3 min 29 s) Sofia Vokalensemble. Recordings of the original choral versions can be found on Phoenix Chorale's 2012 album, Northern Lights (Chandos Records). Phoenix: Piano improvisations: Piano music. While my first piano album on the 2L record label, Stone Rose (2007), was all pre-composed or outlined, I wanted this 2012 sequel to be completely spontaneous.Īlthough many of the pieces on this album are free improvisations recorded in one take, the first three tracks are fantasies around three of my own choral works Ubi Caritas, Tota Pulchra Es and Prelude. Walton Choral works by Ola Gjeilo: WW1386 Ubi Caritas WJMS1093 Prelude WW1396 Sanctus WW1393 Ubi Caritas WW1400 Unicorni.
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