HENRIKSEN, ARVE — The Height of the Reeds
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"The Height Of The Reeds" begann als Auftragsarbeit fr die Stadt Hull, Grobritanniens Kulturhauptstadt 2017. Das von Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset und Jan Bang komponierte Werk feiert die langjhrige Seefahrtsbeziehung zwischen Hull und Skandinavien. Ursprnglich war es der musikalische Begleiter eines Klangspaziergangs, der im April, Mai und Juni 2017 stattfand. Die Teilnehmer konnten die Musik ber Kopfhrer hren, whrend sie die Humber Bridge berquerten. Ursprnglich nur fr den April vorgesehen, erwies sich das Arrangement als so beliebt, dass es schlielich auf drei Monate verlngert wurde und stets ausverkauft war. Nur geringfgige Anpassungen wurden vorgenommen fr den bergang vom Sound Walk zum Album. Neben Henriksen, Aarset und Bang enthlt die Arbeit wichtige Beitrge des Hull-Klangknstlers Jez Riley French, der Field Recordings von der Brcke selbst liefert: den Fluss unten, das Gerusch von Motoren, das Knarren von Stahldrhten, Rder gegen Asphalt und das Lied der Schilfrohre im Wind. Der Chor und das Orchester der Opera North bieten den Solisten den ntigen musikalischen Raum, dazu lesen zwei Schauspieler und ein Kind aus bersetzten Gedichten des norwegischen Dichters Nils Christian Moe-Repstad.
The first pressing of the black edition comes with a CD.
"The Height Of The Reeds" started as a commissioned work to the city of Hull, Great Britains cultural capital 2017. Composed by Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang and Jez riley French, the work celebrates the longstanding seafaring relationship between Hull and Scandinavia. It was originally the musical companion to a sound walk that took place in April, May and June 2017. Those who took part could listen to the music on headphones while crossing the Humber Bridge. Initially intended for April only, the arrangement proved so popular it ended up with selling out three months, a total of 15.000 tickets. This beautifully evocative music can now be experienced through this release, where only minor adjustments have been done to justify the transition from sound walk to album. Its an exquisite addition to the artists individual discographies, and sits perfectly well with Arves popular contributions with Jan Bang on "Chiaroscuro" (2004) and "Places Of Worship" (2013).
The first pressing of the black edition comes with a CD.
"The Height Of The Reeds" started as a commissioned work to the city of Hull, Great Britains cultural capital 2017. Composed by Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang and Jez riley French, the work celebrates the longstanding seafaring relationship between Hull and Scandinavia. It was originally the musical companion to a sound walk that took place in April, May and June 2017. Those who took part could listen to the music on headphones while crossing the Humber Bridge. Initially intended for April only, the arrangement proved so popular it ended up with selling out three months, a total of 15.000 tickets. This beautifully evocative music can now be experienced through this release, where only minor adjustments have been done to justify the transition from sound walk to album. Its an exquisite addition to the artists individual discographies, and sits perfectly well with Arves popular contributions with Jan Bang on "Chiaroscuro" (2004) and "Places Of Worship" (2013).