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Track Listings
| 1. El mestre |
| 2. Buenas noches |
| 3. Ya salió de la mar |
| 4. Om kvelden |
| 5. El mariner |
| 6. Le Chant des étoiles |
| 7. Morena me llaman |
| 8. Bendik og Årolilja |
| 9. Ormen Lange |
| 10. Tarantela |
| 11. The Water Is Wide |
| 12. El noi de la mare |
| 13. Josep i Maria |
| 14. Penselstrøk |
| 15. Halling |
| 16. Yo m'enamorí d'un aire |
| 17. Trollmors vuggesang |
Product Description
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Hirundo Maris is Latin for "sea swallow" and, like that bird's nomadic flight, singer and harpist Arianna Savall's quintet - part early music ensemble, part folk group - drifts on musical currents between Norway and Catalonia, and adds its own songs, created on the wing. Savall and co-leader Petter Udland Johansen have shaped a band with a bright, glistening timbral blend, capped by Arianna's ice-clear voice, eminently well-equipped to address songs of the north and the south.
Arianna Savall's leader debut for ECM New Series follows her distinguished contributions to Rolf Lislevand's Nuove musiche and to Helena Tulve's Lijnen - sensuous early music on the one hand, bracingly contemporary composition on the other. In both genres she has proven to be a charismatic singer. Hirundo Maris, with its very fresh instrumental textures, takes another trajectory.
Savall and Petter Udland Johansen describe their project as a journey linking the Mediterranean and the North Sea. Near the centre of the sound are Arianna's sparkling harps and the drones of Johansen's Hardanger fiddle; when the colours of the mandolin and more unexpectedly the Dobro (not often heard outside bluegrass contexts) are added, a message is sent about the universality of song as well as of the transatlantic travels of old ballads...
Arianna Savall's voice is already familiar to many who have followed the outstanding work of her parents, Catalan viol master Jordi Savall and singer Montserrat Figueras: until 2008 Arianna played and sang as a member of her father's ensembles, including Hespèrion XXI. This album is dedicated to the memory of her mother, who died in December 2011.
Personnel: Arianna Savall (voice, Gothic harp, Italian triple harp), Petter Udland Johansen (voice, hardanger fiddle, mandolin), Sveinung Lilleheier (guitar, dobro, voice), Miquel Àngel Cordero (double-bass, voice), David Mayoral (percussion, voice)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By MarGorsson
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This CD of songs from Spain and Norway is an intriguing and compelling marriage of folk songs with an exquisite accompaniment of folk instruments including the Hardingfele and gothic harp. There is a most moving dedication to Arianna's mother Montserrat Figueras from whom Arianna learnt the songs featured on this CD. Highly recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By degrant
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
I can do little but echo the existing (high) recommendation. This self-styled journey linking the Mediterranean and the North Sea indeed sounds like a cross between Norway's Trio Mediaeval and Amina Alaoui's recent "Arco Iris" (to whose title "Hirundo Maris" alludes). Arianna Savall has a beautiful voice worthy of her late mother to whom the album is dedicated and she and Petter Udland Johansen lead a creation spanning the purity of opener "El Mestre" to the richly evocative "El Mariner", complete with sounds of the waves and the intertwining of male and female voice to the otherwordly textures on medieval ballad Bendik og Årolilja. While the album might outstay its welcome for some, it is beatifully conceived, planned, executed and presented and deserves much greater recognition that it has received to date.
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fantastic fusion of sound from the north (Norway) and south (Catalonia). Great voices and sounds excellent. This CD is dedicated to the memory of Montserrat Figueras, Arianna Savall mother.
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