Composer: Jonathan Östlund
Performer: Ruxandra Ibric Cioranu, Blandine Waldmann, Eleonore Pameijer, Yoana Karemova, Lydia Hillerudh, Ariel Jacob Lang, Alexander Zagorinsky, Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Ursula Leveaux, Cellini Quartet
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Divine Art
Catalogue: DDA21226
Release: 2015
Size: 520 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
01. Lunaris
02. Opus Pocus Fantienne
03. Phantasion
04. Air dans l’air
Lumière d’étoiles
05. I. —
06. II. —
07. Fantasia on Scarborough Fair
08. Rencontre
09. The Wizard
Rêverie – Jeux de pluie
10. I. —
11. II. —
12. III. —
13. IV. —
CD 02
Night-struck
01. I. Invocation
02. II. Electrifying
03. III. Astray
04. Winter Vigil
05. Reve et Lune
Miroir d’un mirage
06. I. O
07. II. N
08. III. D
09. IV. I
10. V. N
11. VI. E
La Féerique et Pierrot
12. I. Pierrot, trop fatigue pour dormir
13. II. Après la pluie
14. III. Nuages de nuit
The Frog Pond
15. I. —
16. II. —
17. Music at Moonrise
18. Lunaris
Jonathan Östlund is a Swedish composer who has recently been living in London. He manifested an avid interest for music from an early age and has pursued his passion with a BA and MA in Composition at the Luleå Tekniska Universitet, in Sweden. He has studied under the artistic guidance of Prof Rolf Martinsson, Prof Jan Sandström and Prof Sverker Jullander, among others, and has so far completed approximately 80 works, including several orchestral pieces and a Piano Concerto, and has been awarded many prizes in international competitions.
This double album features vocal, instrumental and chamber music with inspiration from nature, especially the mysteries of the night, evoked in some works by wordless vocalise. A team of top European soloists (several of whom also gave the world premieres of these works) were gathered to present this album.
Östlund’s music is very accessible and tonal and often full of wit and humour, and always atmospheric.