Epigraphs is an album by Norwegian pianist Ketil Bjørnstad with American cellist David Darling recorded in September 1998 and released on ECM in 2000.[1][2]

Epigraphs
Studio album by
Released2000
RecordedSeptember 1998
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length56:51
LabelECM
ECM 1684
ProducerManfred Eicher
Ketil Bjørnstad chronology
Himmelrand
(1999)
Epigraphs
(2000)
Grace
(2001)

Background

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Tracks from Epigraph were used as part of the soundtrack of Jean-Luc Godard's film In Praise of Love.[3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz     [1]
AllMusic     [4]

The All About Jazz review by Glenn Astarita awarded the album 3.5 stars.[1] 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.[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Ketil Bjørnstad, except as noted.
  1. "Epigraph No. 1" – 3:04
  2. "Upland" – 4:04
  3. "Wakening" – 4:10
  4. "Epigraph No. 1, Var. 1" – 1:39
  5. "Pavane" (William Byrd) – 3:39
  6. "Fantasia" (Orlando Gibbons) – 1:59
  7. "Epigraph No. 1, Var. 2" – 2:20
  8. "The Guest" – 2:41
  9. "After Celan" – 3:46
  10. "Song for TKJD" (David Darling) – 6:24
  11. "Silent Dream" (Darling) – 4:41
  12. "The Lake" – 4:11
  13. "Gothic" – 4:07
  14. "Epigraph No. 1, Var. 3" – 1:28
  15. "Le jour s'endort" (Guillaume Dufay) – 3:44
  16. "Factus est repente" (Gregor Aichinger) – 4:54

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Astarita, Glenn. "Ketil Bjornstad & David Darling: Epigraphs Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
  2. ^ "ECM discography". ECM Records. Archived from the original on 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
  3. ^ Lin, Ho (December 6, 2005). "Shards of Time: "In Praise of Love"". Camera Roll. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Anderson, Rick. "Ketil Bjørnstad Epigraphs Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-21.