Živkovic: Citadel of Love / Repo, Burstedt, Norbotten Neo
Details
- Composer
- Djuro Zivkovic
- Artist
- Norrbotten Neo, Riikka Repo, Riikka Repo
- Format
- SACD
- Label
- BIS
- Released
- Jul 07, 2023
- Catalog #
- BIS-2685
- UPC
- 7318599926858
About
Serbian-Swedish Djuro Živkovic has quickly established himself as one of Europe’s leading young composers. His musical style is strongly marked by Byzantine Orthodox music – spiritual, mystical and characterized by fantastic narration, virtuosic instrumentation and a stylistic, highly profiled sound. Živkovic’s music presents a profound and abstract space to reflect on the subject matter of mystery, ecstasy and transcendence. Citadel of Love is a highly personal ensemble work which manages to create a mystical aural experience. The narrative voice of the piano together with the other six instruments, subtly adding voices as well as percussion instruments, carries the listener from beginning to end through an inner drama of intensity and fullness of soundscapes.
I Shall Contemplate… II is an intimate chamber piece for viola and small ensemble, stylistically similar to a sacred cantata, in which improvisatory techniques contribute to the free and unencumbered compositional process. Here, Živkovic’s use of ancient scales creates an archaic, echoing space. The text, spoken by the soloist, comes from old Byzantine mystical books. Finally, Night Music is a fascinating crossover work in which piano works by Alexander Scriabin are mixed with newly composed musical layers, thus adding to the Russian composer an absurd fantasy, estranged passion and exotic illusions.
Tracklist 11 tracks
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1 I. Invocation 07:20
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Invocation
- Duration
- 07:20
- Composer
- Djuro Živković
- Ensemble
- Norrbotten NEO
- Conductor
- Fredrik Burstedt
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2 II. De profundis 07:41
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. De profundis
- Duration
- 07:41
- Composer
- Djuro Živković
- Ensemble
- Norrbotten NEO
- Conductor
- Fredrik Burstedt
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3 III. Rejoice, o Michael! 04:13
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Rejoice, o Michael!
- Duration
- 04:13
- Composer
- Djuro Živković
- Ensemble
- Norrbotten NEO
- Conductor
- Fredrik Burstedt
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4 IV. Peace, Bring Unto All 09:40
- Track
- 4
- Title
- IV. Peace, Bring Unto All
- Duration
- 09:40
- Composer
- Djuro Živković
- Ensemble
- Norrbotten NEO
- Conductor
- Fredrik Burstedt
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5 I Shall Contemplate… II 11:46
- Track
- 5
- Title
- I Shall Contemplate… II
- Duration
- 11:46
- Composer
- Djuro Živković
- Performer
- Riikka Repo
- Ensemble
- Norrbotten NEO
- Conductor
- Fredrik Burstedt
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6 I. Poème languide 01:10
- Track
- 6
- Title
- I. Poème languide
- Duration
- 01:10
- Composer
- Djuro Živković
- Ensemble
- Norrbotten NEO
- Conductor
- Fredrik Burstedt
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7 II. Danse languide 01:13
- Track
- 7
- Title
- II. Danse languide
- Duration
- 01:13
- Composer
- Djuro Živković
- Ensemble
- Norrbotten NEO
- Conductor
- Fredrik Burstedt
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8 III. Nuances 01:28
- Track
- 8
- Title
- III. Nuances
- Duration
- 01:28
- Composer
- Djuro Živković
- Ensemble
- Norrbotten NEO
- Conductor
- Fredrik Burstedt
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9 IV. Feuillet d'album No. 1 01:16
- Track
- 9
- Title
- IV. Feuillet d'album No. 1
- Duration
- 01:16
- Composer
- Djuro Živković
- Ensemble
- Norrbotten NEO
- Conductor
- Fredrik Burstedt
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10 V. Feuillet d'album No. 2 02:02
- Track
- 10
- Title
- V. Feuillet d'album No. 2
- Duration
- 02:02
- Composer
- Djuro Živković
- Ensemble
- Norrbotten NEO
- Conductor
- Fredrik Burstedt
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11 VI. Poème 02:24
- Track
- 11
- Title
- VI. Poème
- Duration
- 02:24
- Composer
- Djuro Živković
- Ensemble
- Norrbotten NEO
- Conductor
- Fredrik Burstedt