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One of his projects with Friman involves his writing new versions of mediaeval Lauda, a form of unaccompanied song originating in 14th century Italy, and he decided to set the entire Cortona manuscript, a total of about fifty vocal pieces. Four of these "laude" appear on Trio Mediaeval's award-winning second ECM album 'Soir dit-elle'. Although he has written many solo laude, he has extended the form to include other combinations of voices (nine sopranos, eleven sopranos, duets with tenor, trios with tenor and bass) as well as some with instrumental accompaniment.
This recording contains a wide range of these extraordinary pieces, which hover between the worlds of early and contemporary music. At the heart of them all is a love of the solo voice, specifically the glorious soprano voice of Anna Maria Friman - alone, or with the ideal pairing of John Potter's tenor.
Personnel: Anna Maria Friman (soprano), John Potter (tenor), Morgan Goff (viola), Nick Cooper (cello), Gavin Bryars (double bass)