If Grief Could Wait
Giovanna Pessi, Susanna Wallumrod, Marco Ambrosini & Jane Achtman
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2777197
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Description
Unique, intimate album initiated by Swiss baroque harpist Giovanna Pessi and featuring the pure, non-classical voice of Norwegian singer Susanna Wallumrød. Best known for her work in pop and indie-rock contexts (including the duo Susanna and the Magical Orchestra), Wallumrød is heard singing songs of Henry Purcell: interspersed between them are songs of Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake and two of Susanna's own pieces. Purcell has never been heard quite like this - and indeed, neither has Leonard Cohen.
At the centre of the album are Susanna Wallumrød's natural voice and Pessi's harp but the ensemble also includes Marco Ambrosini on nyckelharpa (the Swedish keyed fiddle) and Jan Achtman on viola da gamba. Pessi has often played with these musicians, individually, in early music contexts.
'If Grief Could Wait' will appeal to followers of Susanna's music, as well as open-minded classical listeners. Yet this is not a pop album, nor does it follow strict interpretations of historical performance practice. Pessi and Wallumrød simply present music that they love and the commitment of all participants brings to the repertoire unanimity of purpose.
Giovanna Pessi's exceptional harp playing has been heard in ECM in quite different settings. She has played with the Rolf Lislevand Ensemble on Diminuito and been a member of the Christian Wallumrød Ensemble, first recording with the latter group in 2006 on 'The Zoo Is Far'. Playing and rehearsing with Christian Wallumrød brought Pessi often to Oslo, where she met and befriended the pianist's sister, singer Susanna. They began playing together informally. Susanna invited Pessi to play on her pop album 'Sonata Mix Dwarf Cosmos' in 2008. And when Manfred Eicher asked Giovanna to consider an ECM project of her own, Susanna's voice was the instrument she wanted to present, alongside the harp.
Personnel: Giovanna Pessi (baroque harp), Susanna Wallumrød (voice), Jane Achtman (viola da gamba), Marco Ambrosini (nyckelharpa)
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Tracklisting
- 1. The Plaint
- 2. Who by Fire
- 3. If Grief Has Any Pow'r to Kill
- 4. The Forester
- 5. A New Ground
- 6. You Know Who I Am
- 7. Hangout
- 8. O Solitude
- 9. Which Will
- 10. A New Scotch Tune
- 11. Music for a While
- 12. A New Scotch Tune
- 13. var. . An Evening Hymn
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