Ola Gjeilo: Winter Songs

 
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OLA GJEILO
Ola Gjeilo: Winter Songs
Ola Gjeilo (piano) The Choir of Royal Holloway / 12 Ensemble, Rupert Gough

[ Decca / CD ]

Release Date: Tuesday 1 May 2018

A beautiful new album of compositions and arrangements for choir and strings by Norwegian composer, Ola Gjeilo.

Including new arrangements of familiar Christmas carols in a beautiful and intimate setting to emulate the feeling of "Hygge".

Ola Gjeilo (pronounced Yay-lo) is one of the most frequently performed composers in the choral world.

An accomplished pianist, improvisations over his own published choral pieces have become a trademark of his collaborations across the world.

Although Norwegian by birth, it is perhaps Ola's adopted country of America that has influenced the composer's distinctive sound world the most, evolving a style that is both contemporary and familiar; thick harmonies and rich textures recall film score - music that forms a major part of the composer's inspiration.

"Seasonal songs and carols, in ear-caressing, borderline schmaltzy arrangements for choir, string and piano…The effect is generally soothing, if cumulatively soporific." (BBC Music)

Tracks:

The Rose
Ecce Novum
The first Nowell
Days of Beauty
Home
Across the Vast, Eternal Sky
Ave Generosa
First Snow
The Holly and the Ivy
Away in a Manger
Dawn
The Coventry Carol
Silent Night
Wintertide
The Rose II

Check here for a short promotional video