Idenstam & Stinnerbom: A Saami Requiem / Idenstam, Stinnerbom, Wallberg, Weissglas, Sida Huizar

$20.99
Label
Toccata
Release Date
March 18, 2022
Format
Added to Cart! View cart or continue shopping.


    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Gunnar Idenstam, Ola Stinnerbom
    • PERFORMER
      Ola Stinnerbom, Gunnar Idenstam, Henrietta Wallberg, Erik Weissglas, Rafael Sida Huizar
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 18, 2022
    • UPC
      5060640070172
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      TOCN0017
    • LABEL
      Toccata
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Entrée

      Composer: Gunnar Idenstam, Ola Stinnerbom

      Performer: Gunnar Idenstam

    2. II. Requiem aeternam

      Composer: Gunnar Idenstam, Ola Stinnerbom

      Performer: Ola Stinnerbom, Gunnar Idenstam

    3. III. Misterioso

      Composer: Gunnar Idenstam, Ola Stinnerbom

      Performer: Ola Stinnerbom, Erik Weissglas, Gunnar Idenstam, Rafael Sida

    4. IV. Blues Yoik in C

      Composer: Gunnar Idenstam, Ola Stinnerbom

      Performer: Ola Stinnerbom, Erik Weissglas, Gunnar Idenstam, Rafael Sida

    5. V. Pols Yoik

      Composer: Gunnar Idenstam, Ola Stinnerbom

      Performer: Gunnar Idenstam

    6. VI. Saaiva - The Door to the Kingdom of Death

      Composer: Gunnar Idenstam, Ola Stinnerbom

      Performer: Ola Stinnerbom, Erik Weissglas, Gunnar Idenstam, Rafael Sida

    7. I. Mirrored Chorale

      Composer: Gunnar Idenstam, Ola Stinnerbom

      Performer: Ola Stinnerbom, Henrietta Wallberg, Gunnar Idenstam

    8. II. Percussion Meditation

      Composer: Gunnar Idenstam, Ola Stinnerbom

      Performer: Ola Stinnerbom, Henrietta Wallberg, Rafael Sida

    9. III. Adagio

      Composer: Gunnar Idenstam, Ola Stinnerbom

      Performer: Ola Stinnerbom, Erik Weissglas, Gunnar Idenstam

    10. IV. Jaamie Ahkka's Death Yoik

      Composer: Gunnar Idenstam, Ola Stinnerbom

      Performer: Ola Stinnerbom, Henrietta Wallberg, Gunnar Idenstam, Rafael Sida

    11. I. The Return Voyage

      Composer: Gunnar Idenstam, Ola Stinnerbom

      Performer: Ola Stinnerbom, Gunnar Idenstam, Rafael Sida

    12. II. Back in this World

      Composer: Gunnar Idenstam, Ola Stinnerbom

      Performer: Ola Stinnerbom, Erik Weissglas, Gunnar Idenstam, Rafael Sida

    13. III. Blues Yoik in E

      Composer: Gunnar Idenstam, Ola Stinnerbom

      Performer: Ola Stinnerbom, Erik Weissglas, Gunnar Idenstam, Rafael Sida

    14. IV. Epilogue and Hymn ('transports de Joie')

      Composer: Gunnar Idenstam, Ola Stinnerbom

      Performer: Ola Stinnerbom, Erik Weissglas, Gunnar Idenstam, Rafael Sida


A Saami Requiem is an extraordinary meeting-place of musical cultures – western classical, Saami yoik, folk-dance, electric rock, blues, improv and more. It takes the form of a journey to Saajva, the Kingdom of Death in Saami religious practice. In this death Mass the Swedish organist Gunnar Idenstam and Saami artist Ola Stinnerbom provide a parallel to the Christian Requiem, with Ola Stinnerbom as noite, the shaman who acts as guide to the Kingdom of Death – and back to this life, celebrated in the uplifting closing hymn. Some of the percussion sounds are sampled from traditional Saami drums made by Ola Stinnerbom after ancient models; the electric guitars provide a link to rock groups like Deep Purple, and Gunnar Idenstam’s unmistakable style marries the French organ tradition with the captivating world of Swedish folk-music.

REVIEWS:

Is it recommended? It is, and not least on account of its amalgamation of traditional with composed music such as leaves a tangible emotional resonance. Idenstam and Stinnerbom’s succinct annotations cover the background to this project and take the listener deftly yet surely through its various stages.

-- Arcana.FM