Various Artists - Retrospective

W hołdzie islandzkiemu kompozytorowi Jóhannowi Jóhannssonowi DG prezentuje obszerną, dwuczęściową antologię nagrań jego przełomowych dzieł. Wydawnictwo nosi tytuł "Retrospective" i jest dostępne w wersji deluxe z książką w twardej oprawie.

"Retrospective" zawiera wczesne dzieła Jóhannssona, które nie były wydawane od lat i będą dostępne po raz pierwszy. Znajdują się tutaj również dwa nowe eseje Wyndhama Wallace'a i Johna Schaefera oraz wiele unikalnych fotografii, oferujących głęboki wgląd w biografię i muzykę Jóhanna.
Jóhannsson był ważną postacią na dynamicznie rozwijającej się scenie kompozytorów, którzy swobodnie i pomysłowo poruszali się między ścieżkami filmowymi, minimalistyczną muzyką klasyczną, ambientem i elektroniką.
"Mam obsesję na punkcie tekstury dźwięku (... ) i interesują mnie minimalne formy i środki wyrazu tak proste, jak to tylko możliwe, sprowadzone do swojej pierwotnej formy" - Jóhann Jóhannsson.
Lista utworów:
Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969 – 2018)
CD 1: Virðulegu forsetar (2004)
1. Part 1
2. Part 2
3. Part 3
4. Part 4
Caput Ensemble
Eiríkur Orri Pálsson, Ásgeir Steingrímsson, Einar St Jónsson, Guðmundur Hafsteinsson - trumpets
Emil Friðfinnsson, Anna Sigurbjörnsdóttir, Stefán Jón Bernharðsson, Þorkell Jóelsson - horns
Sigurður Már Valsson - tuba
Guðmundur Sigurðsson - organ
Hörður Bragason - organ
Skuli Sverrison - bass, electronics
Matthias M. D. Hemstock, Glockenspiel, bells, electronics
Jóhann Jóhannsson - piano, electronics
Guðni Franzson - conductor
CD 2: Dís from the film by Silja Hauksdóttir (2004)
1. Bangkok Norðursins
2. 10 Rokkstig
3. Saumavél
4. Gúmmískór
5. Já, Hemmi Minn
6. Efripídes og Neðripídes
7. Jarðaför
8. Þynnkudagur
9. Ruslpóstur
10. Ljósrit
11. Flugeldar
12. Hótel Borg
13. Ónefnt
14. Flugeldar II
15. Dís (long version)
Orri Jónsson - drums 2
Þorgeir Guðmundsson - drums 6, 7
Þorvaldur Gröndal - drums 12, 13
Hilmar Jensson - guitar 15
Ragnheiður Gröndal - vocals 15
Viðar Hákon Gislason - bass, guitar
Jóhann Jóhannsson - piano, organ, guitar, bass
CD 3: And in the Endless Pause There Came the Sound of Bees (2009) from the film Varmints by Marc Craste (2008)
Orchestrations by Jóhann Jóhannsson and Nicklas Schmidt
1. Theme
2. City Building
3. Entering the City
4. The Flat
5. Rainwater
6. Siren Song
7. Pods
8. The Gift
9. Dying City
10. City Building (alternate version)
11. Escape
12. Inside the Pods
13. End (Snowing)
Michaela Srumova - soprano
City of Prague, Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus
Bohumil Kotmel - concert master
Miriam Nemcova - conductor
Jóhann Jóhannsson - piano, keyboards, electronic processing
CD 4: The Miners' Hymns (2011) from the film by Bill Morrison (2010)
1. They Being Dead yet Speaketh
2. An Injury to One Is the Concern of All
3. Freedom from Want and Fear
4. There Is No Safe Side but the Side of Truth
5. Industrial and Provident, We Unite to Assist Each Other
6. The Cause of Labour Is the Hope of the World
Niall Thompson, Tony Thompson - cornets
Thomas Glendinning, Russell Jackson, Ellie Lovegrove, Alex Maynard - trumpets
Callum Mackay, Graham Tedd, Alan Tokeley, David Tollington - french horns
Steve Baxter, John Bell, Brian Gibson, Alex Trotter - trombones
Eric Leckenby, Owen Wallage, Jeff Winter - tubas
Beth Steele, Ian Wynd - percussion
Jóhann Jóhannsson - electronics
Robert Houssart - organ
Guðni Franzson - conductor
CD 5: Copenhagen Dreams (2012) from the film by Max Kestner (2009)
1. Eleven Thousand Six Hundred and Sixty - Nine Died of, Natural Causes
2. They Leave Everything Behind
3. They Fed the Sparrows Leftovers and Offered Grass to Scherfig's Turtle
4. An Eiffel Tower by the Lakes
5. Three Thousand Five Hundred and Ninety One Banches
6. The Jewish Cemetery on Møllegade
7. They Dream They'll Get There
8. A Memorial Garden on Enghavevej
9. A Six - Lane Highway
10. It Will Take Some Time
11. He Hit Her on the Head with “The Wind in the Willows"
12. He Says It's the Future
13. The Song about the Hyacinths
14. There's No Harm Done
15. They Had to Work It out Between Them
16. She Loves to Ride the Port Ferry When It Rains
17. A French School on Værnedamsvej
18. Here, They Used to Build Ships
19. They Imagine the City Growing out into the Ocean
Text: “Tandem venit amor" by Sulpicia
Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Greta Guðnadóttir - violins
Þórumn Ósk Marinósdóttir - viola
Hrafnkell Orri Egilsson - violoncello
Hildur Guðnadóttir - vocals 18, 19
Sara Guðmundsdóttir - vocals 15
Ólafur Björn Ólafsson - piano, celeste
Guðni Franzson - clarinet, bass clarinet
Jóhann Jóhannsson - piano, organ, celeste, electronics
CD 6: Free the Mind (2012) From the film by Phie Ambo (2012)
Orchestration by Jóhann Jóhannsson and Peter Due
1. Free the Mind
2. Radio
3. Elevator I
4. Elevator II
5. Neurons
6. Night Montage
7. First Attempts
8. Sparkles
9. Breathe
10. Will's Story I
11. Meditation
12. Lab
13. Emotional Intelligence
14. Innocence
15. Separation
16. Love after Love
17. Will's Story II
Ólafur Björn Ólafsson - percussion, piano
Dustin O‘Halloran - piano
Jóhann Jóhannsson - keyboards, celeste, electronics
Budapest Art Orchestra
Zsofia Kornyei - concert master
Peter Pejtsik - conductor
CD 7: White Black Boy (2019) from the film by Camilla Magid (2012)
First release
1. Intro
2. Playing with Ball
3. Dying Bird
4. Exam Results
5. Nightmare 2
6. Feather
7. Sun
8. Bad Results
9. Exam
10. Nightmare
11. Time to Say Goodbye
12. End Theme
13. Automobile
Jóhann Jóhannsson - piano, organ, celeste, electronics
Ólafur Björn Ólafsson - percussion
Hildur Guðnadóttir - cello