Epigraphs (album)


Epigraphs is an album by Norwegian pianist Ketil Bjørnstad with American cellist David Darling recorded in 1998 and released on the ECM label in 2000. Tracks from this album 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, and the Allmusic review by Rick Anderson awarded the album 4 stars, stating:
''... 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...

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" - 3:39

  1. "Fantasia" - 1:59

  1. "Epigraph No. 1, Var. 2" - 2:20
  2. "The Guest" - 2:41
  3. "After Celan" - 3:46
  4. "Song for TKJD" - 6:24

  1. "Silent Dream" - 4:41

  1. "The Lake" - 4:11
  2. "Gothic" - 4:07
  3. "Epigraph No. 1, Var. 3" - 1:28
  4. "Le Jour S'Endort" - 3:44

  1. "Factus Est Repente" - 4:54

Personnel