(Contemporary Jazz, Piano, ACT Music) Bugge Wesseltoft - It's Snowing On My Piano - 1997, WEB, FLAC (tracks), lossless
Издатель (лейбл):
Треклист:
it's snowing on my piano
BUGGE WESSELTOFT
Жанр: Contemporary Jazz, Piano, ACT Music
Год издания: 1997
Издатель (лейбл): ACT Music
Номер по каталогу: ACT 9260-2
Аудиокодек: FLAC (*.flac)
Тип рипа: tracks
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: front
Источник (релизер): WEB (я)
Треклист:
1. It´s Snowing On My Piano
2. In Dulce Jubilo
3. Mitt Hjerte Alltid Vanker
4. Deilig Er Jorden
5. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
6. Du Grønne, Glitrende Tre
7. Det Kimer Nå Til Julefest
8. What Child Is This (Greensleeves)
9. Kimer, I Klokker
10. Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
11. Stille Nacht
12. Into Eternal Silence
Bugge Wesseltoft - piano solo
Composed by B. Wesseltoft (1, 12), traditional (2-11).
Recorded at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway on October 15 - 16, 1997.
Engineeed by Jan Eric Kongshaug and Mariann Kleiven, produced by Siegfried Loch.
Бугге со своей дочерью Марин: на заднем плане - фото 1997 года, на переднем - они же в 2009-ом, когда альбом был переиздан.
Первый сольный альбом знаменитого норвежского пианиста-новатора (род. в 1964 г.). Обладатель German Jazz Award in Gold and Platinum и Norwegian Platinum Award, вручаемых за объемы продаж. Более того, это самый продаваемый диск в истории лейбла ACT Music! К 2010 году было реализовано более 100 000 копий (кроме "It's Snowing On My Piano" такого показателя достиг только E.S.T.-овский "Viaticum").
Надо добавить, что здесь Бугге обошелся без своих экспериментов с электроникой. Альбом выполнен в традиционном (и можно сказать медитативном) ключе, задумывался он и вовсе как рождественский, но, конечно, у Весселтофта и это вышло своеобразно.
BUGGE WESSELTOFT
Жанр: Contemporary Jazz, Piano, ACT Music
Год издания: 1997
Издатель (лейбл): ACT Music
Номер по каталогу: ACT 9260-2
Аудиокодек: FLAC (*.flac)
Тип рипа: tracks
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: front
Источник (релизер): WEB (я)
Треклист:
1. It´s Snowing On My Piano
2. In Dulce Jubilo
3. Mitt Hjerte Alltid Vanker
4. Deilig Er Jorden
5. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
6. Du Grønne, Glitrende Tre
7. Det Kimer Nå Til Julefest
8. What Child Is This (Greensleeves)
9. Kimer, I Klokker
10. Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
11. Stille Nacht
12. Into Eternal Silence
Bugge Wesseltoft - piano solo
Composed by B. Wesseltoft (1, 12), traditional (2-11).
Recorded at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway on October 15 - 16, 1997.
Engineeed by Jan Eric Kongshaug and Mariann Kleiven, produced by Siegfried Loch.
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Бугге со своей дочерью Марин: на заднем плане - фото 1997 года, на переднем - они же в 2009-ом, когда альбом был переиздан.
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“It’s Snowing on My Piano”, recorded on two days in October of 1997, is Bugge Wesseltoft’s first solo piano recording and, in my opinion, his best recording thus far. Completely removed from all electronic styles, it is an extremely intimate recording of 12 Christmas songs. It is also a true masterpiece of European music and musicianship.
That Wesseltoft dared to record this material is astonishing enough, considering his background, but the result is an absolutely stellar achievement. He removes the “kitsch” that has been surrounding these songs ever since they were discovered by record companies as annual aural attacks on the present-buying public, and songs such as “In Dulce Jubilo”, “O Little Town of Bethlehem”, “What Child is This (Greensleeves)” and those Scandinavian and German timeless songs close to my heart are restored to what they once were and should be today – almost meditative pieces, embellished with silence and a particular Scandinavian sentiment, both of which restore the beauty of the songs.
There isn’t one single note too many on this recording; there are long-sounding chords, which are held, single soaring notes and quiet improvisation, both of which are simply hypnotic. It is moody at times, it opens up a barren but beautiful Scandinavian landscape before the mind’s eye and manages to warm the heart at the same time. When listened to closely several times, the simplicity and beauty of the sometimes extremely contemplative and thus spellbinding improvisation is astonishing. To me it seems as if, from my past experience with recordings of these songs, Bugge Wesseltoft is the one single being on the planet that has managed to capture their soul. I have no idea what the recording situation was like, but I have never heard a more relaxed-sounding CD than this one. You can almost hear the snow drizzling down outside and I like to imagine a candle-lit, warm and cozy studio in which the sound engineer is perhaps the only person present, equally absorbed by the beauty literally pouring from the instrument. As it was recorded in October, it was probably raining cats and dogs though.
After having listened to this CD a thousand times, I have one small problem with it. The title track, “It’s Snowing on My Piano”, the opener written by Bugge Wesseltoft which is mirrored by the closing tune, “Into Eternal Silence”, does not entirely convey the sheer charme and elegance of the recording. Mind you, it’s an absolutely wonderful piece, but knowing that today’s consumers usually only listen to track 1 before making a purchase decision, I recommend skipping it and taking in everything from track two onwards to see if you like this CD. Return to track 1 after you’ve heard the core of the CD, and the bookends will become the integral part they were meant to be.
You know the kind of questions one gets asked once in a while: Which concert, recording session or event in music history would you have liked to be present at? I love Duke Ellington and Basie, Miles Davis and Bill Evans, Teddy Wilson and Ray Brown, Janis Joplin and Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, Status Quo and Thin Lizzy, the Sex Pistols and The Stiff Little Fingers, but my answer invariably comes faster than any note on “It’s Snwoing on My Piano”: I would have loved to be sitting next to Bugge Wesseltoft, at a respectful distance, watching him record this masterpiece. One day I will attend one of Bugge Wesseltoft’s concerts, try to seek him out afterwards and give him a quiet hug for having put this music into my life. ~ Volkher Hofmann, livingwithmusic.com
When It´s snowing on my piano was released as a CD in November 1997, Tom Hammerø from Oslo’s biggest daily newspaper, Dagbladet, wrote, "Bugge Wesseltoft has recorded the nicest Christmas album that I’ve ever heard.” The journalist was writing not only for himself but also spoke on behalf of many, many listeners. The Norwegian pianist had succeeded in creating a classic which, every few years, manages to captivate music lovers (not only) at Christmas. The album has, meanwhile, become cult and has sold 100,000 copies so far. It is the best selling ACT production ever.
The success story began in Stockholm, in September 1997, when ACT’s label boss, Siggi Loch, discovered the painting "It´s snowing on my piano" by Ardy Strüwer in Nils Landgren’s flat. The next day, in Oslo, he suggested to Bugge Wesseltoft that he record a solo piano production "with Christmas in mind". Bugge is a declared opponent of a commercialised Christmas yet he found the idea of making a CD with Christmas music, which his young daughter would also like, interesting. In October everyone then met in the Rainbow Studio and, with his daughter Maren on his lap, Bugge began to fantasise about Christmas songs and old folk tunes. It is probably precisely this carefreeness which defines the magic of It´s snowing on my piano. Yet perhaps the fascination also lies in the fact that this is Wesseltoft’s first solo recording: you can feel the desire for discovery and originality in every sound – as they say, “the first cut is the deepest”.
Wesseltoft brings out the true beauty of the piano with an intimate sound language, the art of subtle variations and a pronounced dramaturgy. The whole wealth of his puristic piano music reveals itself in minimalism. “It’s very calming to hear Christmas songs which aren’t tacky with pathos and sentimentality but which only exude calm and tranquillity which is suited to the period in between the end of one year and the start of the next,” wrote Jazzthetik about Wesseltoft’s interpretational approach. It’s snowing on my piano is not just any old Christmas CD – with its almost celestial beauty it is, quite possibly, “the greatest to come from contemporary jazz.” (Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung) ~ ACT Music
That Wesseltoft dared to record this material is astonishing enough, considering his background, but the result is an absolutely stellar achievement. He removes the “kitsch” that has been surrounding these songs ever since they were discovered by record companies as annual aural attacks on the present-buying public, and songs such as “In Dulce Jubilo”, “O Little Town of Bethlehem”, “What Child is This (Greensleeves)” and those Scandinavian and German timeless songs close to my heart are restored to what they once were and should be today – almost meditative pieces, embellished with silence and a particular Scandinavian sentiment, both of which restore the beauty of the songs.
There isn’t one single note too many on this recording; there are long-sounding chords, which are held, single soaring notes and quiet improvisation, both of which are simply hypnotic. It is moody at times, it opens up a barren but beautiful Scandinavian landscape before the mind’s eye and manages to warm the heart at the same time. When listened to closely several times, the simplicity and beauty of the sometimes extremely contemplative and thus spellbinding improvisation is astonishing. To me it seems as if, from my past experience with recordings of these songs, Bugge Wesseltoft is the one single being on the planet that has managed to capture their soul. I have no idea what the recording situation was like, but I have never heard a more relaxed-sounding CD than this one. You can almost hear the snow drizzling down outside and I like to imagine a candle-lit, warm and cozy studio in which the sound engineer is perhaps the only person present, equally absorbed by the beauty literally pouring from the instrument. As it was recorded in October, it was probably raining cats and dogs though.
After having listened to this CD a thousand times, I have one small problem with it. The title track, “It’s Snowing on My Piano”, the opener written by Bugge Wesseltoft which is mirrored by the closing tune, “Into Eternal Silence”, does not entirely convey the sheer charme and elegance of the recording. Mind you, it’s an absolutely wonderful piece, but knowing that today’s consumers usually only listen to track 1 before making a purchase decision, I recommend skipping it and taking in everything from track two onwards to see if you like this CD. Return to track 1 after you’ve heard the core of the CD, and the bookends will become the integral part they were meant to be.
You know the kind of questions one gets asked once in a while: Which concert, recording session or event in music history would you have liked to be present at? I love Duke Ellington and Basie, Miles Davis and Bill Evans, Teddy Wilson and Ray Brown, Janis Joplin and Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, Status Quo and Thin Lizzy, the Sex Pistols and The Stiff Little Fingers, but my answer invariably comes faster than any note on “It’s Snwoing on My Piano”: I would have loved to be sitting next to Bugge Wesseltoft, at a respectful distance, watching him record this masterpiece. One day I will attend one of Bugge Wesseltoft’s concerts, try to seek him out afterwards and give him a quiet hug for having put this music into my life. ~ Volkher Hofmann, livingwithmusic.com
When It´s snowing on my piano was released as a CD in November 1997, Tom Hammerø from Oslo’s biggest daily newspaper, Dagbladet, wrote, "Bugge Wesseltoft has recorded the nicest Christmas album that I’ve ever heard.” The journalist was writing not only for himself but also spoke on behalf of many, many listeners. The Norwegian pianist had succeeded in creating a classic which, every few years, manages to captivate music lovers (not only) at Christmas. The album has, meanwhile, become cult and has sold 100,000 copies so far. It is the best selling ACT production ever.
The success story began in Stockholm, in September 1997, when ACT’s label boss, Siggi Loch, discovered the painting "It´s snowing on my piano" by Ardy Strüwer in Nils Landgren’s flat. The next day, in Oslo, he suggested to Bugge Wesseltoft that he record a solo piano production "with Christmas in mind". Bugge is a declared opponent of a commercialised Christmas yet he found the idea of making a CD with Christmas music, which his young daughter would also like, interesting. In October everyone then met in the Rainbow Studio and, with his daughter Maren on his lap, Bugge began to fantasise about Christmas songs and old folk tunes. It is probably precisely this carefreeness which defines the magic of It´s snowing on my piano. Yet perhaps the fascination also lies in the fact that this is Wesseltoft’s first solo recording: you can feel the desire for discovery and originality in every sound – as they say, “the first cut is the deepest”.
Wesseltoft brings out the true beauty of the piano with an intimate sound language, the art of subtle variations and a pronounced dramaturgy. The whole wealth of his puristic piano music reveals itself in minimalism. “It’s very calming to hear Christmas songs which aren’t tacky with pathos and sentimentality but which only exude calm and tranquillity which is suited to the period in between the end of one year and the start of the next,” wrote Jazzthetik about Wesseltoft’s interpretational approach. It’s snowing on my piano is not just any old Christmas CD – with its almost celestial beauty it is, quite possibly, “the greatest to come from contemporary jazz.” (Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung) ~ ACT Music
Надо добавить, что здесь Бугге обошелся без своих экспериментов с электроникой. Альбом выполнен в традиционном (и можно сказать медитативном) ключе, задумывался он и вовсе как рождественский, но, конечно, у Весселтофта и это вышло своеобразно.